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Suhas Gopinath
Suhas Gopinath
I come from a middle class family. My father worked as a scientist for the Indian Army. I used to
study in the Air Force school in Bengaluru.
As a child, I was more interested in animals and veterinary science. But when I saw my friends who
had home computers talk about it, I had this urge to learn and talk in their wave length.
But we didn’t have a computer at home. In those days, computers were very expensive and we
couldn’t afford one.
So, what I did was, I located an Internet cafe near my house. With my modest monthly pocket money
of Rs t; font-weight: bold;”>. 15, I couldn’t afford to surf the net every day.
I noticed that the shop was closed in the afternoon from 1 PM to 4 PM. So, I offered to open the shop
for him after my school hours and take care of the customers.
In the bargain, he let me browse the net for free. That was the first business deal of my life and it
turned out to be a successful one.