India, March 15 -- An Indian origin entrepreneur based in Singapore has sparked an online conversation after sharing a candid account of the struggles early stage founders face while dealing with what he described as "toxic Indian customers".

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Taking to X, entrepreneur Yashank Jhamb wrote about the harsh lessons he learned while running his agency and how business decisions driven by survival often lead founders into difficult client relationships.

"I have gone from making 10L/month to asking for 6L loan from friends to pay salary and had to let go couple folks," he wrote, describing the financial pressure his company faced.

Jhamb said the past si...