New Delhi, May 9 -- An Indian startup cofounder's post about leaving behind a high-paying internship in the United States to build companies in India has gained attention online. Aman Goel, cofounder of GreyLabs AI, shared on X how a summer internship in Silicon Valley helped him realise what he truly wanted to do in life.

In his post, Goel wrote, "Ten years ago, I landed in San Francisco as a 20-year-old kid from IIT Bombay, headed to Palo Alto to intern at Rubrik's Software Engineering Team. I was earning $8,000 a month, approximately Rs.6.9 lakh. It felt like a dream."

Goel said the internship introduced him to a strong engineering culture and taught him a great deal about building products. "My mentor was an @CSE_IITBombay senior, w...