Former Meta USA Vice President of Product Development Amit Kumar has announced the closure of his Bihar-based startup operations, saying the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem suffers from “deep-rooted challenges” that make it difficult to build sustainable ventures.

In a candid and widely shared LinkedIn post, Kumar said he left his corporate career two years ago to return to India with a dream of fostering innovation and collaboration in his home state. But despite significant effort and investment, he said, the experience left him disillusioned. Advertisement

“After years of effort, personal investment, and countless sleepless nights, I’ve realized one hard truth — intent alone isn’t enough,” Kumar wrote. “I’ve seen more self-interest than collaboration, more promises than actions, a

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