New Delhi, April 23 -- An Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate has triggered a conversation online after sharing his experience of leaving a Rs.28 lakh per annum job to build a startup, only to face what he described as a "deeply broken" ecosystem.

In a Reddit post titled "I Quit a Rs.28 LPA Job for doing a Startup. Here's What Actually Happened," the user detailed the financial and emotional costs of pursuing entrepreneurship in India.

"After almost a year in the Indian startup ecosystem, I feel people should hear the other side. The whole 'startup ecosystem' in India feels deeply broken. It's marketed as this meritocratic, innovation-driven space, but in reality, it often runs on connections, optics, and gatekeeping," the use...