Chennai entrepreneur starts business with ₹90,000 after leaving ₹1 crore job
Vivek Thiruvengadam, founder and CEO of Qubit Fitness, left a US job paying ₹1 crore annually and returned to Chennai.
He started Qubit Fitness in January 2021 with ₹90,000 in savings, no office, no investors, and no team.
The company generated ₹20 lakh in revenue by the end of 2021.
Six years after returning, Thiruvengadam achieved his goal of matching his US income as a business owner.
He attributes his success to consistency and patience, noting that 'consistency beats talent'.
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