The Startup that you had an offer from but did not join, and then it went big? (Let's take a word from VCs, how they like to use anti portfolio lists on their sites - cos they got an opportunity to enter but missed)
Razorpay in 2018 ðŸ˜
I kid you not, back in 2019 i was offered CTO by 2 college kids building an app for teenagers only that works with a custom branded credit card with IDFC first bank.
I was on a video call with the two kids, i was so LMAO-ing on their idea and passed on, i was SDE 2 back then.
Fuck, few months passed by and they became huge success monetary wise.
These 2 kids were the founders.
This event changed me.
Now i by default respect anyone of any age and any background whom I see doing their own thing.
Sometimes I try to be mildly intrusive and probe for opportunities where I can help them and be in their good books.
Dunno, literally anyone can be an overnight success in india.
In my life now I'm optimising for the fact that next time when a person needs help to do something of their own and no one is believing them, I want to be the first person to help.
Kind of like always keeping a glass jar with me to catch wherever lightening strikes, because it can strike anywhere and to anyone.
Link for actual thread and comments -
https://www.reddit.com/r/startups/comments/15p8qrx/my_0100m0_in_5_years_story/
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