The Economic Times

Rejected by 17 companies, denied a job at Google: How Ankur Warikoo turned setbacks into success

Ankur Warikoo revealed facing 17 rejections, including from Google at age 29, for a product role due to lacking an engineering degree. This setback, however, spurred him to launch his first startup. He keeps the rejection email as a reminder to persevere through challenges, a sentiment that resonated with many online who shared similar experiences with career hurdles and the evolving job market.