ProjectX Founder's Viral Pitch Attempt to Ashneer Grover

The founder and CEO of ProjectX (YC P26) recently shared an old video showing his attempt to pitch his product to Ashneer Grover, founder of BharatPe.

The incident happened in 2022 at a public event where Ashneer Grover was speaking. During the session, he invited someone from the audience, and Adhikary used the opportunity to try and pitch his idea to him, but the response was dismissive.

“You want to pitch? Tu baith jaa yar (You sit down),” Grover replied. The diss drew laughter from the audience, but it seemed to have spurred Adhikary to work harder.

The founder of ProjectX compared the 2022 incident with clips from his time in the US, where he has been attending various fellowships. His startup has also been selected for the Spring 2026 batch of Y Combinator.

He shared the video with the caption “Baith gaya bhai” and it quickly went viral, crossing 10 million views in a day and drawing hundreds of funny reactions from viewers.

video credit- Rounak Adhikary
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