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Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

I remember my childhood experiences, like collecting chalk to polish my shoes, which were a treasured possession and a symbol of great wealth for me.

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Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India - Power, Democracy, War & Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #460

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Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India - Power, Democracy, War & Peace | Lex Fridman Podcast #460

03/16/25

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Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

I would collect leftover pieces of chalk from school to polish my shoes, and I made sure whatever I wore looked proper, even without arrangements for ironing clothes.

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Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

I remember a time when I ran into my uncle on my way to school, and he bought me a pair of canvas shoes, which I treasured as a symbol of great wealth.

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Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

I often reflect on my childhood and the unique environment I grew up in, which had certain fascinating aspects that are quite rare.

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Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

I often reflect on my childhood and the unique environment I grew up in, which had certain fascinating aspects that are quite rare.

NM

Narendra Modi

03/16/25

@ Lex Fridman

My early life was spent in extreme poverty, but we never really felt the burden of poverty because we had never worn fine shoes, so we didn't know what we were missing.

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Reed Hastings

02/24/24

@ Stanford Graduate School of Business

I started my entrepreneurial journey in junior high school by selling cinnamon sticks, which sparked my desire to create things.

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Bill Gates

02/03/25

@ Jay Shetty Podcast

I had experiences in childhood that were rare, like exposure to computers, which gave me thousands of hours of programming experience.

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Parker Conrad

01/11/25

@ Y Combinator

During my childhood, I didn't engage in much entrepreneurial activity, but I learned to use a computer early on and made money fixing computers for friends and family.

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Bill Gates

02/21/25

@ Stripe

My parents gave me a lot of freedom during my childhood, allowing me to explore and develop my interests, which I believe was crucial for my success.