7. “The basic of business is to stay as close as
possible from your customers, understand
their behaviour, their preferences, their
purchasing patterns, etc. Over the last
decade, PepsiCo has been much more
successful than other competitors in its
adaptation to new consumer tastes and
wishes.”
Indira Nooyi
16. “Character is one factor that will guide
all our actions and decisions. We
invested in uncompromising integrity
that helped us take difficult stands in
some of the most difficult business
situations.”
Azim Premji
19. In the past decade, Titan’s market capitalisation
has soared from $45 million to $3.5 billion. In the
same period, its annual revenue has jumped from
$153 million to $1.74 billion, while profits have
mushroomed from $1 million to $118 million.
“[Bhat] brought it from the jaws of death onto
the road to success,” says Jhunjhunwala. “Now
Titan is best positioned to capture the mega retail
opportunity that India presents.”
21. “Practice is the real thing, rest is all theory.
I didn’t go to a B-school, instead learnt
lessons on the streets and at every
opportunity, tried to assimilate, gather and
absorb some of the practices that were
required to create an enterprise.
Sunil Bharati Mittal
25. "Technology may be complex, but human
motivations and interactions are even more so. I
knew India had great young engineers, and I
believed there was nothing they couldn't
accomplish if we challenged them and gave
them a proper environment to work in.“
“I won't comment on the politics in the
country. That depresses me. I just don't
understand it. I am a doer. I work. That's it."
___Sam Pitroda