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Childhood Friends Scale Startup to $13 Million After Dropping Out of College
Two childhood friends successfully scaled their startup to $13 million by age 21, attributing their success to dropping out of college. They believe leaving academia earlier was the right decision for their entrepreneurial journey.
29 Jun, 09:11 — 29 Jun, 09:11
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Business InsiderMostly Factual2d ago
We're childhood friends who scaled our startup to $13M by age 21. Dropping out of college was the right move — if anything, we did it too late.
Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan dropped out of college to go full-time on their AI startup. Courtesy of Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan Rudy Arora and Sarthak Dhawan dropped out of college after successfully scaling their AI startup. Their AI learning tool app has generated over $13 million in lifetime revenue. Dhawan said AI coding helps the startup ship faster, but he can feel his coding skills atrophying. This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with 21-year-old cofounders, Rudy Arora...
Read full article →YahooMostly Factual2d ago
We're childhood friends who scaled our startup to $13M by age 21. Dropping out of college was the right move — if anything, we did it too late.
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