cellframethat led to arun pudur . arun: i worked under somebody. when i joined the company, india making less than 2000 u.s. dollars a month. $500reed to pay me about in salary. i was just out of college. he wanted me to work him. he did not have the money to pay me. company, i the started franchising for him. i wanted to do something big. about 70 franchisees. he was supposed to pay me for it, which he did not do. i under the -- understood the value of the contract as well. if i can do that for him, why don't i do it for myself. haslinda: you thought really big. you were going to compete with the big boys, we are talking about microsoft. you did not think of microsoft as a competitor. compete. can't imaginelem is i used to there was only one type of car. if you have no choice, it's a dictatorship. that's how microsoft operates. ,f i had a choice for people that's an opportunity for us to work in. market was people who couldn't afford paying three months of your salary to get this software. to buy illegal software. i want to create a product that w

let's meet arun pudur. it all came from fixing scooters. in a small garage. that's where he learned sales, marketing, customer service, and most importantly how to solve , problems. that experience helped him succeed in tech and motivated him to expand into other sectors, including retail, mining, and real estate. his motive is never take a backseat in anything you are involved in. and now it's time for this highflyer to join us on the singapore flyer and tell us about his remaining goals. arun pudur, welcome to "high flyers." arun: thank you for having me here. haslinda: you made your first billion at 26. it all started when you were 13 with borrowed money of $150. tell us the story. arun: let me make a correction. it was an investment. the best bank that you have is your parents. my friends were busy asking for a bicycle or whatever. i asked $150 at the time that was big money. that was almost two months salary for some people. i didn't want to start a business on my own. i felt i wanted to get into this business. he was earning $5,000-$6,000. i said why no