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Hey I am on Medialย โขย 11d
Bhavish Aggarwalโs story is sold as bold and scrappy, but the truth is he didnโt fight the oddsโhe was the odds. IIT Bombay grad, ex-Microsoft, born into a financially stable Punjabi familyโhe didnโt risk it all, he risked comfortably. Starting Ola wasnโt some leap into the unknown; it was a calculated pivot from a high-paying job with elite safety nets. He had the pedigree VCs worship: IIT tag, fluent English, and just enough โIndia storyโ to feel edgy without being threatening. Ola didnโt win because it was betterโit burned mountains of cash, copied playbooks, and crushed competition with deep funding, not revolutionary thinking. Behind the scenes? Layoffs, toxic culture, botched EV rollouts, and workers treated like disposable code. Now he positions himself as Indiaโs answer to Elon Musk with Ola Electricโburning billions while promising revolutions. But letโs be clear: Bhavish didnโt break the mold. He leveraged it, rode it, and was never in danger of falling off.
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