Forbes TeamGrowing up in rural India, Akanksha Singh found herself without access to electricity or a computer. But neither stopped her from later obtaining a degree in computer science from University of Michigan and going on to work at Microsoft. Now, she’s the co-founder of Backdrop: a startup bringing the latest technologies to the entertainment world.
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