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Manish Agarwal on failure, faith and building to last
Agarwal’s talk — part confession, part masterclass — anchored the evening’s theme of resilience.
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Lalit K Jha (IANS) - Wed, 15, Oct 2025
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Manish Agarwal. / Indian American Business Impact Group
When Manish Agarwal took the podium at the Indian American Business Impact Group’s annual GovCon summit, he didn’t bring a polished victory speech. He got scars — stories of lost contracts, near-bankruptcy, and the grit that turned a $40 million startup into a $400 million success story.
The ballroom in McLean fell quiet as Manish Agarwal — a former KPMG partner and now a sought-after GovCon strategist — began to recount his journey. “I used to think I was fairly successful,” he said. “I ran operations in 16 countries, and then I started my own company — and nearly lost everything.”
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