Are you happy to zig when others zag?

Are you happy to zig when others zag ? Manu Srikumar Marketing Manager Freshers world .com Venue: IIITM , Gwalior Date: 28 th August 2010

India – Panorama
The largest democracy
Most environmentally polluting
Bombing hotspot for terrorists
Fastest growing economy in the world
Most ancient surviving culture
Third world country
Country of naked saints & snake charmers
Or, The country that took my job!

India – The Scenario
India – A land of contrasts (missing middle)
How can you keep a billion people occupied? – more people than jobs
Jugaad ( Get it done) - backup to backup
Swelling middle class – Domestic growth – the need of the hour being innovation
Leveraging cost factors to competing in established markets like automobiles and telecommunications

India – The Opportunity!
Natural Resources
Human Capital
Vibrant civil society
India – The Challenge!
Dysfunctional Education & healthcare system
Deficient Energy supply
Restrictive Labor laws
Labyrinthine business registration process

THE INDUSTRY CAN TRANSFORM INDIA BY HARNESSING TECHNOLOGY TO ENABLE INCLUSIVE GROWTH Potential of ICT solutions Areas Source: karROX Technologies 50% of Indians do not have access to primary healthcare – technology can provide it at half the cost 80% of Indian households are unbanked – technology can enable access for 200 million families India faces a 3-fold shortage in teachers – technology can address this through remote solutions Healthcare Financial services Education Public services India suffers from a leakage of 40-50% in public food distribution - technology can ensure transparency

Social Entrepreneurship

The Great Consciousness Shift “ History mostly talks about political revolutions…But occasionally, something different happens, a collective awakening to new possibilities that changes everything…how people see he world, what they value, how society defines progress…and how institutions operate. The Renaissance was such a shift, so was the Industrial Revolution. So, too, is what is happening around the world today” Peter Senge, MIT, author of The Necessary Revolution

What is social entrepreneurship?
Creating business models revolving around low cost products and services to resolve social inequalities
Solving human development problems - poverty, education, human rights, environment
Need for social entrepreneurs
Population growth
Depletion of resources

5 questions to ask if the innovator has the seeds for a transformational idea
Is there a potential “job to be done”?
Is there a simpler way to solve the job in a convenient, affordable way.
Is there an economically attractive, scalable business model? – do you have a plan to turn this plan to reality?
Does the team have the “right stuff”?
Can your business bring profitability?

Glossary of terms
Start-up
Angel investors
Business Valuation
Venture Capital

Keep Trying!
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all !

Life is about..
Creating value
Taking calculated risks
Listening to your heart
Realizing your aspirations
So is entrepreneurship

My advice
Ideate and start something when still in college
If you don’t read good books, you have no advantage over the illiterate
Don’t be afraid of failure
Change the world
You will find smart people to work with
You will have worked on a real project when still in college
Even if the project fails, you will be wiser
You are a student – no financial obligation
Work hard, very hard, work smart, have faith

Dare to Dream!
" To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe. ” Anatole France

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