Indian techie left high-paying job at Meta to start his own biz in Bihar, forced to quit…
By
Neha Kumari
Amit Kumar, a former Vice President of Product Development at Meta, has opened up about his failed attempt to build a thriving startup ecosystem in Bihar. The IIT Delhi and MIT Sloan alumnus left his high-paying tech job in California in 2023 to return home and invest in the state’s innovation ecosystem.
A dream to transform Bihar’s startup landscape
In a now-viral LinkedIn post, Kumar wrote, “Two years ago, I made one of the biggest decisions of my life.
