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I'm Guy Kawasaki and this is remarkable people. Today's remarkable guest is Nikiel Kamath.

Nikil is the co-founder of India's largest stock brokerage firm, Zerota.

If this sort of thing impresses you, he is in his 30s,

and therefore one of India's youngest billionaires.

His made-for-movie story is that he dropped out of high school to play

chess, worked at a call center answering support questions, started a stock brokerage, and became a

billionaire. Kind of a queen's gambit meets slumdog millionaire meets Charles Schwab. But the actual

storyline is not as Bollywood as you might think.

The real value of this episode is his insights regarding the value of removing barriers for people,

methods of monetization in an industry where almost every service is free, the advantages of not

raising venture capital, using sentiment and psychology to make

investment decisions, the pitfalls of cryptocurrency, and the advantages and disadvantages of a

calm demeanor. This episode of Remarkable People is brought to you by Remarkable, the paper

tablet company. Yes, you've got that right. Remarkable is sponsored by Remarkable, the paper tablet company. Yes, you got that right. Remarkable is

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