The Quiet OG: Sanjay Mehrotra – Co-founder of SanDisk 🔥 Who he is: You’ve probably used his product a thousand times - USB drives, memory cards, SSDs… But ever heard of Sanjay Mehrotra? Didn’t think so. Why he’s underrated ? Born in Kanpur, moved to the U.S. Co-founded SanDisk in 1988—aka the godfather of flash storage Was told: “Nobody will need more than 1MB of memory.” Laughed, and built a multi-billion dollar memory empire anyway Sold SanDisk for $19 billion Today? CEO of Micron—still 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 Tesla’s internal systems Basically… your entire digital life has Sanjay’s 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 profile—no 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 precision—and billions of devices running his code. He doesn’t need a “founder story.” You’re reading this because of him.
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