The Quiet OG: Sanjay Mehrotra โ Co-founder of SanDisk ๐ฅ Who he is: Youโve probably used his product a thousand times - USB drives, memory cards, SSDsโฆ But ever heard of Sanjay Mehrotra? Didnโt think so. Why heโs underrated ? Born in Kanpur, moved to the U.S. Co-founded SanDisk in 1988โaka the godfather of flash storage Was told: โNobody will need more than 1MB of memory.โ Laughed, and built a multi-billion dollar memory empire anyway Sold SanDisk for $19 billion Today? CEO of Micronโstill building the future, silently What you use today because of him: USB drives SD cards in your camera SSDs in your laptop Cloud storage Smartphones, tablets, even Teslaโs internal systems Basicallyโฆ your entire digital life has Sanjayโs fingerprint on it Fun facts: Holds 70+ patents Studied in BITS Pilani, then transferred to UC Berkeley Survived the dotcom bust and the 2008 crash Keeps an ultra low profileโno flex, no noise, just output Legacy: While others chase fame, Sanjay Mehrotra built the memory that powers our world. No startup hype. No viral post. Just cold precisionโand billions of devices running his code. He doesnโt need a โfounder story.โ Youโre reading this because of him.
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