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Kidnappers Held a Gun to His Head and Pulled the Trigger. The Terror of That Moment Fueled His Billion Dollar Startup.

Two decades ago, Omair Tariq survived a nightmarish ordeal that left him with deep trauma. But it also gave him something exceptional. And he used it to funnel his ambitions into cofounding Cart.com.

By Liz Brody • Jan 1, 2023 Originally published Jan 1, 2023

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