

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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Intro
00:00 • 2min
An Unusual Childhood Companion: The Story of a Tiger Cub
01:40 • 2min
From Dinner Table to Startup Table
03:33 • 9min
Innovative Recruitment and Strategic Evolution at HCL
12:44 • 22min
Tech Acquisitions and Sales Innovations
34:41 • 8min
A Bold Acquisition at the Beijing Olympics
42:58 • 2min
Aspiration and Technological Autonomy
44:40 • 23min