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He quit IIT prep at 19 only to raise $3 million and earn a US O-1 visa. What does Dhravya Shah’s rise teach every founder who’s tasted failure? Dhravya walked away from IIT prep to build Supermemory, an AI startup giving language models real memories. He raised $3M from Google AI’s Jeff Dean, DeepMind’s Logan Kilpatrick, and funds like Susa Ventures, Browder Capital, and SF1.vc. At 20, I too tried raising for my ag-tech idea. I failed, but those rejections became my best lessons. Seeing someone this young crack it in AI feels both validating and challenging. He built tools early, rejected Y Combinator and a16z to stay independent, and focused on solving a tough AI problem. That’s conviction. Key Takeaways: 1. Failure is unpaid tuition. 2. Conviction beats comfort. 3. Real products outshine narratives. 4. The journey defines the brand. The next startup hero might just be the one who refused to quit. To all my fellow founders and fellow humans, just hang in there.

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