In a fascinating chat with Indian-origin American author Ruchir Sharma, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath revealed a surprising detail about his early career.

Kamath said that he used to earn just $1,000 a year working at a Bangalore call center in early 2000s.

This was a stark contrast to Sharma, who shared that he was offered a whopping $100,000 job by Morgan Stanley in 1996, when he was just 22 years old.

When Ruchir Sharma chose money over PhD

Sharma, now a well-known name in the finance world, recalled how Morgan Stanley, one of the first major foreign firms to set up in India, spotted his talent.

“I was all set to pursue a PhD,” Sharma said, “but they asked me, ‘Do you want to study or make money?’ I chose money.” The offer was life-changing – $100,000 was a fortune in the mi

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