India, Sept. 4 -- Building a business alongside a spouse comes with unique challenges, but one co-founder's journey demonstrates the power of total alignment. Reflecting on her decision to pay a bond and exit her corporate career, she shared how her husband urged her to create something meaningful. Despite facing devastating personal loss early on, the duo persevered through 11 years, two companies, and the raising of children together.

"My husband [Himanshu Chaturvedi] called me when I was at TCS and said - come back. Build something," Indore-based co-founder Komal Kokate wrote on LinkedIn. She decided to embark on her entrepreneurial journey, paid a bond to quit her corporate career, and relocated to Indore. However, soon after, she fa...