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"Powerful people come from powerful places" I don't. I come from Haldwani. Life's simple here. Actually, good. I've always excelled at academics and extracurricular both. Directed & acted in school plays. School's poster boy. Everyone's favorite. Not that a big deal though. I was one of the 4 students in our batch ( 12th-PCM) at school. Yes, just 4. I was underexposed but extremely curious & hardworking. I ranked 99+ percentiles in National Level examinations like JEE, IISERAT, etc. Fun fact: I share my same alma mater with Shree Mukesh Ambani & several other super successful entrepreneurs running Asian Paints, Pidilite, etc. I share the campus with some of the country's most talented folks. From young scientists to National level Athletes. Mumbai is the City of Dreams indeed. It's cool to know them but daunting to compete. 1st Mid-sem exams & I realized, Not Engineering. I was over-confident to get into clubs & teams until I didn't. Identity crisis? Maybe home-sickness. From everyone's favorite to 'No-one' in a foreign land isn't ideal. Entrepreneurship Summit felt less competitive. I gave my best but nothing here too. I asked Sarjerao Sir, the Judge 'why?'. "You narrated a story without numbers. Let's catch up?" I visited him later that night. He gave me thorough feedback on my pitch & business model. Prepared, I kept participating & volunteering in the Mumbai startup ecosystem. By Dec'18, I was sure to Startup. Asked my father to drop out. Fortunately/unfortunately, he denied. Multiple times. On Feb 26th '19, I began freelancing with David Wagstaff, Founder of Eprenz (one of USA's largest community for entrepreneurs) & ClarityFi, a US-based financial consultancy firm. I was closely working with David on multiple Community initiatives ranging from marketing, growth, product management, etc. In June'19, I became probably the youngest freelancer in the world to be recognized with the Rising Talent Badge by Upwork Inc. Then I operated SIPWay School, a community-led education initiative from ideation to above 500+ students. Our AUM grew twice to $270k+ within just 3 months of launch! Started Serri (Edtech), got pre-incubated at IIT-M, & raised funds from Harvard alum. Started enSeed, profitable & bootstrapped. Had to down both later :( Lately, I served as interim CEO at Younited Communities, a community-tech startup. With learnings & earnings so far, I'm building Serri. Backed by Google, Deshpande startups, Riidl & amazing entrepreneurs & investors. Won Eureka! Siginng-off from Haldwani💙 "Powerful people make places Powerful"