Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu made waves with his latest advice to young entrepreneurs, asking them “to marry and have kids in their 20s”. His stance, a reaction and a stark contrast to entrepreneur Upasana Konidela's advice, has ignited a heated online debate.

Upasana, heir to a ₹ 77,000-crore business empire, addressed students of IIT Hyderabad and suggested that financial growth triumphs over family planning. In a controversial take, she said that freezing eggs is the greatest insurance for young women.

In a viral clip she shared on her official X handle, Upasana said, “The biggest insurance for women is to save your eggs, because then you can choose when to get married and when you want to have kids on your own terms...when you're financially independent .”

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