{"id":610496,"date":"2026-05-29T14:57:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/610496\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T14:57:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:57:54","slug":"mom-stopped-talking-to-me-wife-said-im-mad-man-leaves-high-profile-job-at-%e2%82%b9300-crore-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/610496\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mom stopped talking to me, wife said I\u2019m mad\u2019: Man leaves high-profile job at \u20b9300 crore company"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Indian<\/a> entrepreneur’s viral video detailing his decision to walk away from a corporate executive life has sparked widespread social media praise. He claimed that at age 40, he resigned from his high-paying position as Vice President of a \u20b9300 crore company to launch his own startup. The unexpected move initially upset his family, causing his mother to stop talking to him and his wife to question his sanity. Despite having luxury perks like foreign trips and an air-conditioned cabin, he sacrificed it all for true mental peace.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe man who left his lucrative job mid-career to start his own business. (Instagram\/@thedhandhaguru)<\/p>\n

\u201c300 crore ki company chhodne ki kahani \u2014 pehli baar camera pe. Ye decision easy nahi tha,\u201d Ashwani Kumar, whose Instagram profile says he is an entrepreneur, wrote. He recalled his story of leaving his job to start his own venture in a video<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Woman shares why she quit 7-figure job at 21 with no backup: \u2018I wanted exploration, not stability\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n

Kumar says, \u201cI left the job of a VP in a \u20b9300 crore company and my mom stopped talking to me for three days.\u201d He explains that he worked at an MNC for years, and it gave him everything – from a high salary to a car to a house. Still, he decided to leave, as he realised one day that he was building a brand for someone else, not himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cI resigned the next day,\u201d Kumar recalls, adding how his mom stopped speaking with him, and his wife said that he had gone mad. Undeterred, he began again and built his own brand at 40.<\/p>\n

Kumar said he shared the video, hoping his journey would motivate those still debating whether to leave their jobs to start something of their own.<\/p>\n

What did social media say?<\/p>\n

An individual posted, \u201cMotivation at its peak.\u201d Another added, \u201cI have also started my own business.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third commented, \u201cThis is the real motivation.\u201d A fourth wrote, \u201cI really respect you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In a comment on his post, Kumar responded to his post going viral. He shared that when he posted the video at 3:42 am, he thought people were asleep and that hardly anyone would see it. However, he claimed that by 6:17 am,, it had gone viral, with nearly half a million interactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cRaat bhar aap jaage. DM crash kar diya. Ab subah ho gayi. Uth gaye ho to batao. 300 CR ki neend me sukoon nahi tha. Aapke 489K views ne sukoon de diya.\u201d<\/p>\n

What does he do now?<\/p>\n

Kumar claimed that while working as VP, he had everything, from a large team to an AC cabin to frequent foreign trips. However, he feels much more satisfied leaving it all behind to become the founder of BadaFranchise, a startup that helps Indian companies expand their businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"An Indian entrepreneur’s viral video detailing his decision to walk away from a corporate executive life has sparked…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":610497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[84,6373,4203,103,2699,33114,56,54,55,5919,12111],"class_list":["post-610496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entrepreneurship","tag-business","tag-corporate","tag-entrepreneurship","tag-instagram","tag-man","tag-mom","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-viral-video","tag-wife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}