‘Didn’t tell my parents...’: Indian startup founder turns job loss into $50,000 success 

Losing a job can shake even the most confident professional — but for one Indian entrepreneur, what began as a sudden setback turned into a defining leap of faith.

Six months ago, the founder — who worked remotely for a US-based tech company — was fired during a routine morning stand-up call. “He looked a bit down,” the founder recalled in his now-viral post. “I asked what was wrong, and then he said it — ‘We have to part ways.’” Advertisement

The reason? His employer believed he was spending too much time on his own venture — Dreamlaunch , a fledgling platform helping creators and small businesses grow. At the time, Dreamlaunch was earning barely $1,000 a month — hardly enough to live on, but enough to spark hope.

“I begged them to give me another chance,” he wrote, “but the decis