Meet a 23-year old from India running a $20,000,000 company in the US
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- Опубликовано: 15 май 2024
- What it's like moving to the US from India with no money? How easy is it to build a life in a new country? How can an immigrant start a company in the US? Today's guest is Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran
Timestamps:
00:00 In this video
01:16 Who is today’s guest
01:45 How Kesava became the best in the world
05:23 From India to the US with no money
07:31 How he earned his first money in the US
08:37 Do you need to be great at school to achieve something
13:09 The story of founding Luminai
18:37 Will people be fired
20:59 Luminai now
22:12 Will it ever be easier for immigrants in the US
24:09 Why Silicon Valley
25:38 Incredible people who helped
28:50 What it’s like living in a hacker house
31:59 What’s next
40:24 Podcast recommendations
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Saw the thumbnail and instantly recognized Kesava from school days. Glad to see him doing so well!
you both were school mates?
@@akashpaul4143 was he really avg at school
@@Brodragon2225 is he american born?
@@extendo7137 i am asking you and you are asking me wtf
@@extendo7137 no his friend would reply like in his native language ( Dei yeppadi American return madhri pesae arumchutaen, namba orrae schoolae dhane paduchom - translated in English as hey when did you learn to speak English like an American when we both studied in the same school) Lol
He is an Indian success story with all the wrong reasons !
Honestly India should have been more supportive of him and his calibre and his talent.
We need to improve our systems asap to be able to retain and attract such brilliant minds !
May be later....after 2100 year.
Just know meaning of patriotism. We actually need honesty more than that.
We lack that because we read about honesty and stories on it.
Good luck 👍
It's in the hands of govt
Ramanujan went to Cambdrige 100 years back, and India still has not changed much since in providing such a support system. People dependent on government for everything. Silicon valley is just the opposite - private enterprise. It may take a few more decades to build a similar ecosystem like "silicon valley" in India but will happen.
India Support Reserved One Not Deserve One
True ! Indian VCs won't fund non college genius founders like him
He is born intelligent with some passion . No schools / education system could stop that . Its really amazing, how can a person who is only just 3 years in a country can speak the native language like naive speaker.. Thats his gift to grasp things in minutes rather than in years. Great Stuf and inspiration.
I don’t think it’s that big of a deal. I had a roommate in univ from Kanpur who arrived on campus flaunting a perfectly American accent. Told us she picked it up from RUclips tutorials over the summer. There were many others like her
@@techtronsurfer1605 English is actually a VERY easy language. Like really! And the accent isn't hard to copy as well after some time.
He Surely was Born intelligent and with Passion!!
Its easier to learn when you dont speak the language at all. You start listening to the accent that is around you. Once you learn English from an Indian teacher in India, You can never unlearn that.
@@techtronsurfer1605 Learn to appreciate bro
Interest rate is currently at 4.75%(8th rate hike since March last year) Inflation at 7% and mortgage rates is at over 7.5% but yet minimum wage remains the same and my retirement portfolio has suffered tremendously these past years, so my question is how do senior citizens retire and live off such unstable economy. The long term game is obviously not for me at this point.
In my opinion, venturing into a good investment is not just a strategy for generating passive income but a profitable saving method for future expenses. Those who fail to make the right decisions early in life end up regretting it. Nevertheless, investing can be difficult and risky doing it solely, For this reason, I advise seeking help from professionals(financial advisors). It’s not just watching videos and reading investment books the challenge is using it well
@@Victoriataylor5668 sincerely, I’m truly inspired by your words. I’m very interested in investing and I have got a good sum of money which I’m ready to put in with the right information. My biggest fear is losing my money on the wrong investment. For this reason, I’m willing to listen to your suggestions and ideas on how to invest wisely.
@@anyadni As an OAP with a lot of experience, I firmly believe that the success of any investment depends on having the right information, regardless of what others say, do whatever you set your mind to. Warren Buffer always says "be greedy when others are fearful and be fearful when others are greedy". This is certainly the trick to succeeding even when others fail. I made $100,000 working with ALICE ELAINE HAYHURST a licensed financial adviser. It’s been a promising experience so far with her.
@@Brittany-reeds Thank you, Going through her profile on her webpage out of curiosity, and surprisingly she seems proficient. I appreciate this.
We're not gonna have retirement NOR inheritance from family, if the world keeps going the way it's going 🤷🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️
This guy is next level! And he is absolutely right about the education system. Not made for everyone. Not for me for sure to say the least.
Hamza doofus. having an idea and implementing an idea is different. it is not possible without serious education. behind the engine there is a brain.
did steve jobs woke and build apple. he used talented engineers and best of the best has worked. the other steve who wrote was a genius.
if anybody told you that education is not needed his head needs to be checked.
this computer cannot be done in a dream. there is serious engineering at elite level to make it happen.
starts ups galore in the valley including yours truly here. it is nothing new. making it happen you need best of the best and that is why competition is cut throat.
BARRING MIGHTY USA THERE IS NO PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE IT IS SAID: SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT, DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE MONEY AKA MAKE AN OFFER YOU CANT REFUSE!
Silicon valley and USA Is a pioneer in respecting talent. they just dont measure you by bank balance they respect the knowledge. that is the very reason people still flock to usa.
you are listening to a kid and getting carried away.
Go and ask super kids zucker and bill gates and gates and see they respect engineers and docs are not!
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YOU EFFING NEED TOP OF THE CHART: MATH,SCIENCE AND BUSINESS SKILLS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.
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HARVARD CHURNS OUT BILLIONIARES EVERY YEAR SO DOES STANFORD. NO NATION IN THE WORLD HAVE TOP SCHOOLS AND MOST OF THE BILLIONAIRES HAVE GRADUATED FROM THERE.
AND THOSE WHO DROPPED OUT USED BEST TALENTS TO BUILD THERE DREAM NOT ANOTHER COLLEGE DROP OUT WHO DONT KNOW JACK ABOUT ENGINEERING.
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GET YOUR KNOWLEDGE RIGHT FOOL.
Yes, but what are you in place of the standard education system? Likely nothing, sitting at home and watching Netflix.
@@jpichet6999 hahhaha blame education system while watching web series 😂
Dude there were teachers who made a joke out of students, they should know they come to teach and not to create Netflix stories out of students in schools.
You may learn everything yourself, so it could be faster to follow a program
I have seen kesava at a Rubik's cube competition in 2017, he was great competitively!! Didn't talk to him really, but he was really good at it, so I knew him. Loved to see him here, can't wait to watch this video now
Indians are hard working and humble people it's in culture
Not all of them. I am Indian myself .
@@J7pat7 but the culture here is somewhat competitive
@@J7pat7 Thats ur problem lol 💀
@@J7pat7 dude why cant u take the compliment and move on .isnt it obvious in any country everyone cant be the same. Do you have to stress your point?? Why people ar so obsessed t criticize India.really funny people
@@jayakishore565 Because a lot of people in India think they are superior . An Indian person does something good and instead of focusing on how good that person was Indian people claim it's because they are Indian . It's actually arrogant and not a good trait.
One thing to note about Keshava English, he studied at UWC Mahindra College, which is an ultra-expensive international boarding school that has an English language immersion program (equivalent to Phillips Exeter Academy) but he is smart enough and resourceful from a family perspective to study in it.
Ikr! Going to an expensive boarding school and pretending to be poor doesn't add up.
Watched him from India and inspired. Everything I wanted to do in my life he is doing it. Also he is living my dreams totally jealous 😅and only good wishes for him much love.
This is such a great interview. I am so glad that I have come across this video and here is a playbook that me as an immigrant can emulate. Thank you again
Wow this guy is a genius!! His English is phenomenal, and his communication skills are exceptional. He is so humble and yet very intelligent. South India must be proud of him.
a lot of people from India speak English just with an accent
English is the National second official language of India. SMH.
Only south India huh? 😂
@@kartikpepakayala8389 that’s true about South India. All the South Indian provinces have provincial language as first language and English is second language
Feel proud and do what? My take is, Instead being proud about him people should get the inspiration and work towards their goal.
Offcourse happy for him on his growth.
Great to hear Kesava's path to entrepreneurship. Thank you Marina for taking time to interview and share this video. Best wishes to Kesava!
Man, I remember seeing this guy during the WCA cubing competitions in Chennai! Glad to see him grow to great heights!
That was a great interview! I am sure he is gonna inspire a lot more people
Wow, it's inspiring to see young entrepreneurs succeeding on such a large scale. This video really showcases the power of hard work and determination in achieving one's goals.
I am amazed by Kesava's story - it's very inspiring! Thank you, Marina!
Don’t get your hopes high he just got lucky that’s it. Success is only for few people
Thanks for interviewing and introducing this young man. This kid is definetly going places. This Indian younger generation is amazing, so entreprunerial . A very good interview.
Great job Marina!!!. New format is absolutely amazing while watching it seemed to me like l am watching TV show. Keep going all the best for you.
So glad to see him getting the recognition he deserves. Proud to be UWC Mahindra alums
I met him in 2019 for a brief chat. Super bright guy. He’s gonna be a billionaire.
I totally agree with you on that billionaire part, I see it too
Thank you for creating this content, truly inspiring!
Thank you for putting this interview together, really inspiring :)
Love this interview!! Thanks for sharing your story Kesava. Greetings from Spain
Nice of you to comment.. Also could we spanish folks stop this cringy childish nation promotion everywhere ('Greetings from Spain') like what does it matter really?, No offence but Just ask your self how does it feel when people living in the UK or else where would do that (' Hello greetings and salutations from Whales').
It's supposed to make people sound like attention seeking baby aliens from another planet to have to let everyone know where they belong on a RUclips forum! 🍷
Wow!🔥This is the very inspiring story! Thank you Marina for the interview!❤️
I love how you can hear his true accent come out when he says certain words, it's very endearing :)
I am surprised at his accent. Born, bred in Chennai but developed his accent so very well. No wonder, he is doing so well California, US.
Your are a sucker for a big fib story.
Most pathetic speaker with like in every sentence , clearly he talks nonsense
he studied in some elite school in chennai...i wonder if that played a part.
@@samuraijosh1595 😂
Silicon Valley attracts the best talent from all over the world; these two are a great example of that
So that they can make America great 😃
@@somnathchowdhury7334 long live capitalism. 😁
@@CometFire2010 i hate usa
@@somnathchowdhury7334 so that they thank and contribute to the country that actually helped them to grow
@@somnathchowdhury7334 so that they thank and contribute to the country that actually helped them to grow
Golden and life changing 42 minutes.❤ Keshav is actually a great inspiration and he is absolutely genius. 🤓👏👍
nice to see you share the story of Indian founders in the valley. please share more such story
Amazing story!❤ such a bright guy, very inspiring!
Thank you for this video so much! Very inspiring!!!!
This is so inspirational ! Thank for sharing !
From Egypt sending all respect! this is truly springing and motivating. Hoping one day each part of the world to have it's Silicon Valley.
Ancient Kemet Egypt was the original silicon valley
Already India has Silicon Valley "Bangalore" In this city, there are more R&D centers than the entire UK country, All top USA companies outsource coming from here and more than 50 - 60% of all H1B VISA people in the world are coming to the USA from Bangalore alone!. Bangalore has almost the same engineers count as silicon valley USA.
@@niranjanbhat9432
Ok well done
Now stop the brain drain
@@robertmitchell8630 It may take up to 10 years. Anyway now slowing down and people are creating their own startups here. Now Bangalore has 2nd highest startups and 5th highest investment(This is surprise, because India currency value is less than America & Europe, still in terms of dollars, it got 5th place.) 3rd highest Unicorns.
@Robert Mitchell It's starting to happen. The wage gap has narrowed and the new generation is more willing to take risks. However, silicon valley has a unique mixture of talent from around the world, culture and venture capital that's hard to duplicate.
An amazing individual with some great questions from the interviewer! He seems to be destined for greatness! I hope he succeeds beyond his imagination. I am sure that a lot of people are rooting for him!
One food for thought - my 2 cents worth - for the gentleman is that his website and marketing messages and overall positioning needs a total rethink! As he correctly said that his solution is beyond doing customer support better. I think that fact doesn’t come out well. Imagine the effort of his B2B sales teams have to do to just introduce the company!
One thing this reaffirms to me countering all the nay sayers - the USA is the place where big dreams become real! May God bless this great country and its people!
Amazing interview! 💪🏾
This is so inspiring!!
I had the pleasure of working with Kesava for a few months - he is one of the smartest and nicest people I’ve met. Awesome dude, wish him all the success in the world.
What do you do please. How did you worked with him😮
@@IsmahaanAhmed-bc1jy when in chennai probably
Hi Marina and Keshav such an amazing to hear communication, sharing his ventures personality, friendliness ..love it all the way …true entrepreneurs skilled, motivating me to go for something… age doesn’t matter … anything comes from within.. You can do it… excellent 👍🖐️👆🤜🤟⭐️⭐️
Wow, great interview, this young man will go long way,someday he will famous for what he is doing. GB! ❤️
Absolutely amazing!!!! Really enjoyed watching this.
The fact that he is 23 just blew my mind! Such a great interview
Really? Even as an Indian? lmao. I don't think so. I expect that.
Yeah..and hes lived in india all his life .only 4 years in usa
Right ambitions, right person and right opportunity at the right place! Happy to him and wish him great success for his future endeavors
Thanks for sharing keshav's story. Quite inspiring.
Both of you are so positive 😍 Thank you!
This guy is not just a big inspiration for us but also he is so humble ❤ from Brazil Thank tou so much❤
Kudos to this guy, I have a similar story. Came to USA with only 200,000$ in my bag, rest were in bank and real estate. Became a millionaire recently, I hope it inspires you.
200K$ in the bag? 😮😮
It is a humour guys
@@Anonymous-8080 😂
Comedy gold
Great interview, loved it
This made me smile! it is amazing to see someone I recognize! I met him at Rubik's cube competitions!!
Finally got my American citizenship 🇺🇸.
I'm also from India..
Good luck to my fellow Indian brother.
bro, are you in new york or somewhere, if you are in new york could you please meet me as I want to see meet some Indians.
Congratulations!!!
Hope you left your casteist and pervert mindset at Delhi Airport itself
How did you got, citizenship ??
@@Jack-tk1is
By living in usa
I low-key remember marina posting a photo with him on Instagram Abt a year ago saying he was a student of marina wow now he's being interviewed by marina probably his fav teacher 😊 tysm marina for everything you're doin for us ♥️
Very motivational for a kid like me who is studying hard only for the society suppressing my imaginations . I swear I will break out from this and I will make my mother proud smiling in the face of society
What a dbag!
be motivated but not just try to live imaginations, we see 1 success out of 1000, we have to remember that 999 are not success in the same sense of the success of that 1 person........ you may not be prepared to do everything that this person did to be the one among 1000.... :)
Yes brother. We have to do something for ourselves to meet our desires not for the society
Let the money you make not be the way you measure success
That's What Usually happens; You would think that in the Year and Century that We are in; humans would be at Another intellectual and Spiritual Evolution, but instead they chose to Go backwards and want to CONTROL everything & everybody.
Kesava’s story is fascinating. Look how well this man worked on his English and storytelling skills. Inspiring for me as immigrant. Thank you Marina 🙏
worked on his English? 🤣 lmao
india is full of english speaking people. lmaooo. wherever you are from "speaks english" might be a big skill.
@@nonefvnfvnjnjnjevjenjvonej3384 He must be from Iran, bruh.
Yea he barely has any accent its impressive
he said himself that he is an immigrant implying english isn't his first language why are you guys making fun of him💀
This really inspires me being an South indian
Very inspiring personality. Makes me dust off myself and reignite my dreams
rock on Bro !! Wish you all the best ! Thank you for sharing this !
I'm trying to imporove like that guy. That make me more inspire and got more energy to continue my goals. Thanks, this "Silicon Valley Girl" channel interview like that.
We r really v v proud of Kesav as he is our neighbour in chennai and doing extremely well in the No. 1 country in the world at this budding age.
All the best Kesav and we pray and bless that you should excel in all your future endeavours.
looks like another warren buffet's speech. love from India 👍
with 11 yrs in the USA and over a decade older to Kesava, I cant even come close to being this articulate. Really impressive!
she is mesmerized by his ideas, the way he talks and his young age! can see that excitement in both of their eyes!
10:15 is very well explained. 👏4 years here and has simulated well with the lingo, just like my son did. 😍
This is the best thing I watched today! 🙌
THIS IS GOLD!!!!
i am from india . love watching you kesava brother .❤️❤️
Very talented guy and this interview will inspire a lots of people and good to see people like him there and this kind of people give me a hope in life
The way he spoke.. that fluency and his saying along with the hand movements throughout the video.. these are really great advantages that people tend to leave out.. and top of that such an inspiring story
Moving hands while talking is not appreciated in west .
@@malar1455 I can't speak for all western countries but at least in the US... 50% of Americans like it and think it's professional and a sign of a good speaker (including me), the other 50% of Americans don't like it and think it's shows a bad speaking skill so just do whatever u prefer
@@woohoo721 I was talking about enrire WEST . Not about only America. Definitely most western country people didnt move hands while they speak with others. It is same as they dont like tooting vehicle's hornes on streets. But in India tooting hornes is a normal act.
They use hands only when needed . Eg : deaf people use hand sign . But they dont consider moving hands all the time when they speak with others as a good manner.
@@malar1455 thats not true. im from the uk and there's no nationally accepted sentiment that moving hands is unprofessional.
@@samuraijosh1595 I am in Europe 30 years. Even in USA it was not a Good culture to move hands during speaking with others . UK is a country with full of Indian and Pakistani , South Asian immigrants . No wonder this culture became normal there.
What an amazing interview. Lots of this guy story send me back over 25 years to reflect on my own life. It makes me feel like I squandered my life away despite all the degrees I have presently.
Very inspiring. Obviously this guy has brain power, $$$, early mentorship and guidance to get this done, skirting the immigration system is impossible.
Wow this was amazing.
Please make more videos like these. Thank you!
Incredible story. Cheers
I found your channel after seeing this video!! Keep it up girl! Nice to see a Tamil boy succeed! 💖 his American accent is 👍
Ms Marina thanks a lot for this interview, love a new format, this format will help to improve listening skills a lot ♥️♥️♥️
Motivating and Inspiring interview 🔥
This interview is really helpful for me. I like it
Keep Going Man 👍👍
A spirit of shiva is inside this good man
proud to a indian by some people like him.
Great and grand presentation ~ Stanley Smith from USA
Thank you very much Kesava and Marina for the video, it was very interesting. Looked in one breath.
Silicone Valley is the density of ambitions ! Well said 👏
There is an older movie, Blow, that has a great line in it about ambition exceeding talent. I think that line epitomizes silicon valley. The SVB bank closure showcases that imo. Not saying ambition is bad but an environment that rewards ambition without talent or value is doomed to fail.
@@alantheusthompson5594 i disagree with this. you always need talent to do something. ambition alone is not enough and it will never be enough. it be successful the formula will always be either money and connection or talent and hard work. it will never be just hard work. we need to stop lying to young kids
@The Wandsmen I think you are taking what I said and adding your own twist to it. I agree ambition needs talent to be of true value. But as you said, the formula, for most or at least in recent times, has been money and connections. Money isn't so easy now. My point was silicon valley is not the density of ambitions, it is the density of people chasing money and connections.
@@alantheusthompson5594 sorry I didn't read your comment properly
Sil8con valley used to be a dense collective of vision, ambition, talent and skills, hardwork and perseverance. Though the past 20 years have been ruled by web1.0/2.0, which brought in new talent, fast money and greed percolated since 1998. Now in the new era of AI for the next 20 years, I hope the old true golden values comes back into the valley.
wtf, i know this guy! super cool to see folks from indian speed cubing community excelling in random places. this is like the 2nd time it has happened to me.
Inspiring !!
Amazing interview and very inspiring one.
Dear good evening,very interesting interiew with nice converation relating company,indian culture and flow of American english,personal activity and grow of company .thank you ma,am.
This is a truly inspiring story. I believer all hyper ambitious people should have a sense of responsibility regarding forcing themselves into environments of abundance from which they can enable abundance in other environments.
awesome work Keshav!
Wow! Awesome and inspiring! You've got this down! Now, where did I put that cube? I know it's somewhere on my desk!!!🤩
Super proud of you Kesava! ♥️♥️
Didn’t know Stanford was open and anyone could audit courses and the roster was online…I’m heading to check a few classes out…amazing podcast ❤
what's roster ?
@@vinaypasupuleti9486 list of courses offered. I think.
@@vinaypasupuleti9486 the "list of participants" in a group/class/team
Check coursera
so is MIT...
Very interesting indeed, well done✌
THE WAY HE SOLVED THE RUBIKS CUBE IS SO MINDBLOWING. I CAN'T EVEN THINK FASTER THAN HIM MOVING HIS FINGERS
Appreciate the approach, grit and perseverance! Looks like he also acquired the American accent faster than the speed of solving the Rubics cube!;-)
He studied in one of the top schools in India, so he probably had teachers from West. Many actors , cricketers , Rajnikanth daughter they all studied in that school.
❤ your accent/confidence/desire to succeed/ you’v a vision n perseverance to do the best/ super smart guy/ ❤️ his explanation on tech/AI replacing certain jobs . Wishing him all the best for successful/happy life
That is so great to feel adopted when you move ti new place! Especially when you are young.
I'm happy to see someone get himself out of this rotten education system and make it in the real world, incredibly inspiring, thanks for this interview 👏
Many of Those who go through the same rotten education system with schl way more lower in facilities or standard than the level of schl he attended (he went to one of top schools of tamil nadu where teachers r well paid & getting into that schl is difficult) also has proven to make it in the real world, their journeys r even more relatable yet inspiring or gives sort of idea to how make things work even in this environment with less of opportunities available than those developed western nation.
Yes brother
rotten Education system or not is the big problem, the platform to exhibit and creating a fertile ground for people to grow is needed..
@@dineshraj78 we'll be dead before that happens I feel
@@AparnaGurudiwan we should not wait for it to happen, let do our best to bring that sprit. positivity is what we needed, so as the first step we should not talk negative like this, sorry being rude.
Very nice and candid interview!!
Semma Machii Nee ! Extremely Mind Blowing 💥💫
The thing that always alludes me is how do you get to this point on a vacation visa? Did he start his own company and therefore got a work visa? Winning hackathons to survive is one thing, but getting to the next level is what I'm curious about.
Did you listen to the interview? He said EB1 work visa and he is going through a tough immigration process, as it should be.
This guy solves the rubicks cube in the same time I can eat a Big Mac.
We're both achievers.
He is an year younger than me and have already achived almost everything I ever wanted in my life (while I was finishing college and writing code for others).