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Musk is known for his penchant for technology, social media, and a grandiose vision for the future. It is fairly common that a man of such stature will inspire millions and many will rush to draw parallels between him and his national equivalents. Musk’s recent bid to acquire Twitter and the back-and-forth that ensued has made him a widely discussed figure across the world.
Co-Founder and CEO of Snapdeal, Kunal Bahl, took to LinkedIn to share his thoughts on who is the Indian equivalent of Elon Musk. According to his post, the 50-year-old American billionaire is an embodiment of the confluence of ambition, technology, and impact.
Consistent & Impactful
The Snapdeal boss said that one needs to look beyond the start-up space to find a person who has consistently created lasting businesses and platforms. The 38-year-old entrepreneur said that for him Nandan Nilekani was India’s Elon Musk.
The co-founder of Titan Capital went on to elaborate that Nilekani’s contributions such as Infosys, Aadhaar, UPI and now ONDC and their impact and global standing have been incredible. He said that the 66-year-old Indian entrepreneur’s ability to consistently create projects that are lasting and impact people positively is simply amazing.
“Whether it is Infosys or #AADHAR or #UPI and now #ONDC, his impact on India & its global standing is nothing short of incredible. His ability to repeatedly create something from scratch that endures for so long & impacts billion+ people positively, is just amazing,” added Bahl in his post.
Inspirational Figure
Bahl also stated that although Nilekani’s personality and approach are different from Musk's, the quantum of their actions and their impact on the people is on similar lines. The Snapdeal co-founder ended his post by saying that he finds Nilkani very inspiring.
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Nilekani who co-founded Infosys four decades ago went on to become one of the most revered billionaires in India. He pioneered the massive government program to introduce biometric identification for India's 1.4 billion population. Nilekani is currently building an open technology network that will offer a level-playing field for small merchants who have been impacted by e-retail giants such as Amazon, Flipkart and Walmart.
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