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How Ajai Chowdhry Co-Founded HCL and Shaped India’s Tech Industry

Mar 10, 2025
Ajai Chowdhry, co-founder of HCL Technologies and author of "Just Aspire," shares his inspiring journey through India's tech landscape. He reflects on HCL's pioneering achievements and recruitment innovations that set the company apart. Ajai details the company's strategic shift from hardware to software and impactful acquisitions, including a tense outbid during the Beijing Olympics. He emphasizes the importance of aspiration for success and advocates for India’s need for an indigenous semiconductor industry to achieve technological autonomy.
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