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A boy from the office boy to the CEO : Originated from a drought-prone village in Beed district, Maharashtra Studied only up to 10th standard and later completed an ITI course Moved to Pune in search of work with an initial monthly income of ₹ 4,000 Got a job as an office boy at Infosys with a salary of ₹ 9,000 His duties included cleaning, running errands, and maintaining the guesthouse premises Observed IT employees working on computers in comfortable conditions and earning well Asked colleagues about shifting to technical roles and learned that creative fields like graphic design were more flexible Recalled his childhood interest in drawing, inspired by a local painter near his school Worked night shifts and spent daytime learning graphic design skills Within about a year, transitioned from office work to professional design work Chose entrepreneurship over seeking corporate jobs that required formal degrees Launched a design startup named door graphics, offering design templates and creative tools During the COVID-19 lockdown, had to shut his Pune office and returned to his village Faced challenges of poor electricity and internet connectivity in the village Set up a small workspace near a cowshed on a hill where mobile signal was better Continued working from this setup and scaled his design business Trained local youths in graphic design to build a rural talent base Featured on Shark Tank India and secured an investment of ₹ 1 crore for 10 % equity from Aman Gupta The company was valued at ₹ 10 crore at the time of investment Business revenue reached around ₹ 1.6 crore and was projected to cross ₹ 3 crore in the following year His journey gained national attention and appreciation for embodying the “Make in India” spirit Aims to make India self-reliant in design tools and reduce dependence on foreign software. Believes in trying different things to discover one’s passion and then pursuing it with focus and consistency.