The verified origin story of Zerodha: how Nithin and Nikhil Kamath built India’s most profitable, fully bootstrapped brokerage.
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The verified origin story of Zerodha: how Nithin and Nikhil Kamath built India’s most profitable, fully bootstrapped brokerage.
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