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She spent 3 years preparing for UPSC, built a $2 million business and started again; how Nikkitha Shanker built an AI startup
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Nikkitha Shanker spent three years preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination with the goal of becoming a civil servant. She eventually did not clear the examination, but the setback pushed her towards a career she had not originally planned.
- Nikkitha Shanker spent three years preparing for the UPSC Civil Services Examination with the goal of becoming a civil servant. She eventually did not clear the examination, but the setback pushed her towards a career she had not originally planned.
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- She spent 3 years preparing for UPSC, built a $2 million business and started again; how Nikkitha Shanker built an AI startup
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