Mocked for his accent and 'destined to fail,' he dropped out of Stanford to build a $3 billion empire.
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- ✓Acquisition.com CEO Sharran Srivatsaa shared his journey from working as a janitor to building three billion-dollar ventures.
- ✓Despite being told his thick Indian accent would prevent him from getting a job in the USA, he persevered.
- ✓He said, “Not giving up is the most heroic thing you could do.”
Story at a Glance
- Category
- BUSINESS
- Reported By
- The Economic Times
- Reading Speed
- 4 Minute(s)
- Market Focus
- India Economy
Synopsis
Setbacks are inevitable. The best thing you can do for yourself is not giving up. Taking to Instagram, Acquisition.com CEO and managing partner Sharran Srivatsaa shared his incredible journey from being a janitor to making it as a tennis coach and later as an entrepreneur through a viral video.
Where there is a will, there is a way. Taking to Instagram, Acquisition.com CEO Sharran Srivatsaa shared his journey on Instagram through a viral video. He revealed he had been practising tennis for six years, starting at age 4:00 am and sleeping 16 hours a day on a cardboard box to get a visa once upon a time. He became a semi-pro at tennis at the age of 17, got into college, and worked as a janitor to pay bills.
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