By 2045, Robots Take Over Everything—This 17-Year-Old Founder Explains Why

Abhinav is 17, just finished Class 12, and has spent nearly a decade in tech—starting with dismantling old electronics in third grade. Today he's building SalvaZer, an early-stage AI-integrated robotics startup working on a hospital assistant robot, and runs a web development agency called Decoding Blaze that he grew through hundreds of cold calls, sometimes 150 a day, even during his pre-board exams. In this conversation, he talks about why he believes AGI could eventually replace entire companies, how both white-collar and blue-collar jobs are already being trained out by AI, and why he thinks India's education system and founder mindset are holding the country back compared to the US, China, and Japan. He's also honest about the harder parts of the journey—being isolated at school, his teacher telling classmates he was "making his life difficult," getting rejected by investors and Shark Tank, and the nights he locks his door to cry alone before getting back to work. It's less a polished success story and more an unfiltered look at what ambition actually looks like at 17. A must-watch for anyone curious about India's tech future and the young minds building it. #AI #Robotics #IndianStartup #TechPodcast #GenZFounder #rapidrashmi #justcuriousindia Here are Abhinav Pandey's social media handles and contact details: Instagram:   / decodingblaze   YouTube: Decoding Blaze –    / @decodingblaze   LinkedIn:   / abhinavpandey-in   X (Twitter): https://x.com/pandeyyabhinav Startup Website: https://salvazer.com Personal Brand Website: https://decodingblaze.com Contact Email: [email protected] Powered By: @polarbearicecreams Check out our new saree brand—RADHA! 🌐 Visit: radhabyrapidrashmi.in We will continue to think out of the box to entertain you :). Thank you for your support. The Team Behind the Mic: Host & Conceptualization – Rapid Rashmi Senior Program Producer – Punith Program Producer – Priyanka M. Social Media Team – Ragha Sudha & Rahul Kakde Editors – Vipin Rao, Pawan Kumar, and Akshar Special Days Reel Editor – Govardhan Yadav Thumbnail Designer – Harshith R. DOP – Koit Kiran Content Research – Rapid Rashmi & Meghana Nataraj Guest Co-ordinator – Ravi Hiremath & Bhargavi V. Sales Team – Shruthi Subramanya & Deepika Krishna Murthy Makeup – Pooja Set Designer – Rapid Rashmi & Koit Kiran Set Assistant – Yesuraj I. Check out our new saree brand — RADHA! 🌐 Visit: radhabyrapidrashmi.in 📸 Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/radhabyrapi... Just Curious Kannada Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7g9yoSK... Just Curious India Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/45VmawC... For shorter clips from Just Curious Kannada visit our Clips channel -    / @clipsofjustcuriouskannada   Just Curious Kannada Playlist -    • Just Curious   Just Curious Kannada Shorts Playlist -    • Playlist   Follow us on: Facebook:   / rapidrashmiofficial   YouTube:    / rapidrashmi   Instagram:   / rapidrashmi   Twitter:   / rapidrashmi   Linkedin:   / rapid-rashmi