Join My GroSocial Newsletter: → ⁠https://newsletter.grosocial.io⁠ Connect with Sahas here: → ⁠Instagram⁠ → ⁠Squid Media In this episode, we dive deep into the incredible story of Sanjay, a tech entrepreneur who went from being bankrupt at 31 to selling his startup, Audiobooks.com, for $56 million. Sanjay shares his raw, personal journey through failures, the weight of family expectations, battling mental health issues, and the hard lessons learned from being fired multiple times. Tune in for valuable insights on entrepreneurship, mental resilience, family support, and the surprising truths about wealth and success. Website - https://sanjaysinghal.com/ IG - / sanjaysaysofficial 00:00 – Introduction 02:52 – Immigrant journey and growing up in Canada 04:57 – Relationship with his father 07:40 – Was his father the inspiration for starting a business? 12:14 – Why take risk of starting a business, and how did family react? 13:29 – The story behind his bankruptcy 18:07 – How did it feel to lose everything? 21:15 – The story behind Audiobooks.com 25:11 – How he scaled the company 26:40 – Did he always plan to sell the company? 28:47 – Does he regret selling it? 30:00 – How did it feel when $56 million hit his bank account? 33:13 – Did the money change his life? 37:07 – Thoughts on India's growth and startup future 40:47 – India vs Canada 42:54 – His thoughts on Canada’s financial system 44:31 – Audience question 45:13 – Advice for aspiring entrepreneurs 46:42 – Is an MBA still worth it today? 48:50 – His philanthropic efforts 57:40 – A surprising lesson learned

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