why am i a entrepreneur

entrepreneurship?

It’s not just about starting, sustaining and scaling-up a company.

Mahatma Gandhi too was an entrepreneur. As is Sunil Mittal. As is the

Mumbai dabbawala. As is Ila Bhatt and Vikram Akula.

Random thoughts about

entrepreneurship?Why

Here’s why not: Its risky. It is too much of hard work. Where do I get funding? A job

at least provides me the security I need. I am not a leader. I don’t have a great, new

idea. I have a family to look after. I don’t want to lose. There is too much tension in

becoming an entrepreneur. I come from a working class family. There is too much

pain and sacrifice.

Despite all the above, here’s why…

entrepreneurshipYou have a better shot at glory through

Many of the most admired people are entrepreneurial.

entrepreneurshipYou can drive societal change through

Entrepreneurs contribute to nation building

Creating jobs, infrastructure and services.

Creating platforms for change - Infosys Foundation, Azim Premji Foundation,

Kokilaben Ambani Hospital, Ford Foundation, Gates Foundation, Dell Foundation,

Khushi, India Sponsor Foundation, Akshay Patra Foundation…

entrepreneurshipYou can create wealth through

You are unlikely to buy a yacht as an employee.

entrepreneurshipYou can follow your dream through

Write your own story.

entrepreneursdream big

“What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.”

Theodore Roethke - poet

entrepreneurshiprequires a tremendous amount of conviction, and a deep desire to win

"itni shiddat se maine tumhe paane ki koshish ki hai ki har zarre ne mujhe tumse

milane ki koshish ki hai....kehte hai agar kisi cheez ko dil se chaaho toh poori

kaynath tumhein usse milane ki koshish mein lag jaati hai.“

Om Makhija

entrepreneurshipis not about a pot of gold. It is about enjoying the rainbow

“When he was alive, he lived.“

Epitaph of the founder of the Harley Davidson Club

entrepreneursare not scared of failure but are scared of not trying.

“I would rather be a ‘has been’ than a ‘never was’“

Ted Turner

entrepreneurshipInspirational stories about

Scan café

Once on a flight time…

Sanjeev Bikchandani

Mumbai local…

Cvent

Creditworthy…

Educomp Solutions

7-years lage raho…

You

Start young. And enjoy your rainbow.