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While many students were planning vacations after their Class 12 board exams... Shreyanshu Rana (17) and Pratham Pengawala (18) were building a business. The two friends launched Aes The Thick Coffee, a bootstrapped cold coffee venture operating from a customized open-air cart near Veer Narmad South Gujarat University in Surat. Their journey began with a small school fair coffee stall, where they sold 150 cups and earned their first profit. That experience convinced them there was real demand. After their board exams, they spent 10 days designing and building their own coffee cart, investing around ₹85,000-₹90,000 to bring their idea to life. Today, they serve premium café-style cold coffee in multiple flavors priced between ₹80 and ₹140, selling around 20-25 bottles daily. In less than three months, the venture has generated an estimated ₹1.18 lakh-₹1.58 lakh in revenue, proving that age is never a barrier to starting a business. Sometimes, the best time to build something... Is when everyone else is taking a break.