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Hyderabad founder sells ₹15 crore company to start career as content creator at 39
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Class 10 dropout turns entrepreneur, builds ₹15 crore empire, quits to become content creator
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"I folded shirts, cleaned racks": Hyderabad dropout builds ₹15cr empire, sells it to start over
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Rajive Dhavan: Putting Hyderabad on the digital map
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Hyderabad entrepreneur sells ₹15-crore firm to pursue content creation at 39
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Rajive Dhavan bags All India Achievers Foundation Award for business excellence
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Hyderabad entrepreneur gives up ₹15 cr venture to start over in content creation
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Rajive Dhavan bags All India Achievers Foundation Award for business excellence
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From dropout to CEO to back to zero at 39
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Rajive Dhavn's career pivot: From company founder to content creator
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Entrepreneur sells his ₹15 crore business to become content creator
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UNI (United News of India)
City entrepreneur launches STFU - Start The F Up book
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STFU — Start The F*ck Up. Published 2015.
Written and published while running a full-time agency. A business book for aspiring entrepreneurs.
Endorsed by: Professor Keith Murnighan (Kellogg School of Management) · KV Sridhar — Pops (Chief Creative Head, SapientNitro / Cannes Lions Jury) · Mukund Mohan (serial entrepreneur, 30+ investments).
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