Ankita Sengupta

Hyderabad-based senior consultant says long hours, weekend work and poor rewards pushed him to leave despite believing in the firm's long-term vision. He has since joined a finance company which offers him better compensation and work-life balance.

'Being physically present for my parents, being part of everyday moments, and having that sense of rootedness again, it changes your perspective in ways you can't fully anticipate,' Ramesh NN, director of engineering at IT firm Corcentric, said.

'One gentleman once sent a 90-second voice note describing his loose motions with a passion I've never heard him bring to client calls,' Shubham Gune, founder and CEO Hinglish, said. 'I opened it with chai in my hand.'

'I had made up my mind that I wanted to find my own way, do my own thing and stand apart,' Ansh Agrawal, 27, said. 'As much as I learned and enjoyed during my time at CRED, a job was never in my plans.'

The remarks mirror Buffett's 2024 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, in which Warren Buffett credited part of his success to the opportunities that came with being born in the US and being a white male. 'So favored by my male status, very early on I had confidence that I would become rich,' Buffett wrote.

'It could just be as simple as going to a local event where someone’s speaking; it could be going to a university event where a person from a company is speaking,' Netskope CEO Sanjay Beri said. He added that even informal coffee meetings can help expand professional circles and uncover job opportunities.

Recalling her work at Amazon in Mumbai, Sanya Deshmukh said, 'I was having days where I would shut myself in washroom booths and cry because the pressure kept building up.' The 31-year-old worked at the company for 3.5 years before quitting last year.

According to the App Store description, users can create a character by uploading a photo of a favourite toy or person, select a story world and choose a lesson such as kindness, courage or empathy. The AI then generates a complete story around those inputs.

Shark Tank judge Mark Cuban pointed to SpaceX’s recent stock market debut as an example of how broad-based equity ownership can create wealth beyond the executive suite.

'The startup journey can be long and tedious. The work I did over the last five years gave me enough savings that I can last two to three years without a job,' Saksham Gupta, 28, said, adding that he has always been mindful with his expenses.