Nikesh Arora, the Indian-origin CEO of Palo Alto Networks who earned more than Mark Zuckerberg and Sundar Pichai in 2023, revealed that over 400 companies rejected his job application 30 years ago. Speaking to Humans of Bombay, Arora said, "It was kind of cool...I saved all [rejection letters]...They're my motivation." He added that some letters weren't even fully printed.