Vijay Shekhar Sharma

CEO of Paytm

In the history of enterprise, Vijay Shekhar Sharma is one of the names that keeps returning.

The record lists Vijay Shekhar Sharma as CEO of Paytm.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma was born at Aligarh in 1978. His recorded nationality is India. He was educated at Delhi Technological University.

Modern enterprise is global, capital-light and fast: companies can reach scale in years rather than generations, and lose it as quickly.

He worked as chief executive officer, founder and businessperson.

Business reputations are unusually sensitive to the decade in which they were made.

Recognition followed: Time 100 (2017).

That the business was built from India shaped it: capital, regulation and market size differ by country, and they decide what is even attemptable.

Vijay Shekhar Sharma is still active, and the verdict on the career has not been reached.

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