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Kidnappers Held a Gun to His Head and Pulled the Trigger. The Terror of That Moment Fueled His Billion Dollar Startup.Two decades ago, Omair Tariq survived a nightmare that left him with deep trauma. But the ordeal also gave him a ravenous drive to succeed.And he funneled that ambition into founding a billion-dollar business.

ByLiz Brody•

This story appears in theMarch 2023issue of狗万官方.Subscribe »

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