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Raj is a Graduate student in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in business. While studying at OSU he got interested in entrepreneurship and wishes to have his own Luxury Product company in near future. He is excited in learning different ways in which technology or any idea for that matter can be commercialized using lean entrepreneurship principles working alongside the Advantage Accelerator. He likes to conduct research on different business models and enjoys learning the nuts and bolts of building a sustainable business. Currently, Raj is working on starting his own company: PowerZest Energy Solutions which is green tech company to produce wind turbines that can work effectively in low wind conditions. While the project started as a final year bachelors project in his native India and was propelled further after winning the Smart India Hackathon competition among 10 ministries, the project is currently being developed under OSU’s Innovation X program: Launch Academy. Aside from academics, he is passionate about vintage and modern mechanical watches and enjoys playing badminton, painting and playing with children.