India, April 9 -- A tech founder and CEO has gone viral for providing a rare, transparent breakdown of his career earnings, moving from a Rs.10,000 internship in Bengaluru to launching his own company in Tamil Nadu. Starting his journey in 2018, he turned down a higher-paying corporate offer to gain hands-on coding experience at a Bengaluru startup. His detailed roadmap, which includes surviving on Maggi, upskilling in blockchain at night, and securing high-paying remote roles, is being hailed by social media.

"I went from Rs.10K intern to running my own company. Sharing every salary number since nobody in India talks about this openly," Immanuel John wrote on Reddit.

He added, "Fresh out of college in 2018. joined a Bangalore startup a...