India, July 12 -- A startup founder has sparked a discussion on unconventional career paths after sharing how meeting a former grocery shop owner in Himachal Pradesh changed his perspective on success.

Harshil Tomar, founder of Dream Launch Studios, shared on X that he met a man who went from running a kirana store to building a business generating around $700,000 (approximately Rs.6 crore) in annual recurring revenue (ARR) with a team of just 2 people. "I met a guy in Dharamshala who went from running a kirana shop to building a $700k ARR empire with a 2 people team," he wrote.

The founder said that growing up in a city often limits people's understanding of career opportunities to conventional professions such as technology, marketing...