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In post-independence India, the IT industry was just beginning to take shape. Azim Premji, inheriting Wipro from his father in the 1960s, saw potential far beyond vegetable oils and consumer goods. He envisioned technology as India’s gateway to global business, and he committed to transforming Wipro into a world-class
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Before Uber, hailing a taxi could be frustrating, expensive, and unpredictable. Travis Kalanick saw an opportunity to transform urban mobility. In 2009, alongside Garrett Camp, he co founded Uber with a simple but bold idea: connect riders and drivers through technology to make transport faster, easier, and more reliable. Uber
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In a country where buying spectacles often meant long queues, limited designs, and high prices, Peyush Bansal saw a massive opportunity. After working at Microsoft in the US, he returned to India with a clear belief. Vision care could be affordable, stylish, and accessible. In 2010, Peyush founded Lenskart with
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When Elon Musk joined Tesla in 2004, electric cars were slow, unattractive, and widely dismissed. Most people believed EVs would never compete with petrol cars. Elon thought otherwise. He believed that sustainability could be desirable, and that technology could make clean energy mainstream. Tesla’s mission was bold. Prove that
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In the 1990s, most software companies were based in the US, dominating the global market. Sridhar Vembu, a visionary engineer from India, believed India could produce world-class software without copying Silicon Valley. He co founded Zoho, determined to build products that solved real business problems while staying independent and self-reliant.
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In the early 2000s, music piracy was destroying the industry. Artists were losing income, listeners wanted convenience, and record labels were stuck in old models. Daniel Ek, a young tech entrepreneur from Sweden, believed there was a better way. His idea was bold. Make music free, legal, and easy to
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In the 1970s, computers were massive, expensive machines used only by governments and large corporations. Bill Gates saw a different future. He believed that every home and every desk would one day have a computer, and that software would be its true power. That belief led to the birth of
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Before becoming one of the most recognisable entrepreneurs in the world, Jack Ma faced constant failure. He was rejected from jobs, universities, and even KFC. With no background in technology, Jack was simply a former English teacher with one powerful strength. Belief in the internet’s future. In 1999, Jack
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In the early 1990s, computer graphics was a niche field, limited mostly to gaming and design. While others saw constraints, Jensen Huang saw potential. In 1993, he co founded NVIDIA with a bold belief that computing would move beyond CPUs and require massive parallel processing. NVIDIA began by building graphics
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In the late 1990s, the internet was expanding rapidly, but finding reliable and relevant information was difficult and inefficient. Two PhD students at Stanford University, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, believed that the web could be organised in a far more intelligent way. Their breakthrough idea was to rank web
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In 1997, Reed Hastings faced a common frustration. Late fees for DVD rentals were expensive and inconvenient. Instead of accepting the status quo, he co founded Netflix, aiming to make watching movies simple, flexible, and customer friendly. Netflix began as a DVD rental service by mail. Customers could rent films
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In the mid 1990s, the internet was still a mystery to most people. While many ignored it, Jeff Bezos saw something extraordinary. He noticed that internet usage was growing rapidly and believed it could change how people buy everything. That belief led him to quit a secure job and start