Although many bits of Indian industry have leapfrogged over their rivals from other countries to achieve great success in areas like information technology, internet-driven businesses remain stuck.

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I've worked hard to cultivate a more sophisticated level of discourse on Facebook, which is something established reporters like Nicholas Kristof have been able to achieve with great success.

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"To the fans who travelled to Liverpool and to all Villa supporters, let me assure that we are working as hard as we possibly can to achieve the level of success which this great club aspires to, " wrote Houllier, who took over from Martin O'Neill as Aston Villa manager in September.

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Likewise for us, not all of us can achieve the great heights of glory and professional success that we look to with envy in others.

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The best way to challenge this stereotype is to be disruptive with new ways of solving problems and working in businesses that can also achieve success and make for great start-ups.

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