The motivational story of Prafull Billore is a young boy from Indore who dreamed of receiving an MBA degree, but his faith brought him success after dropping out of the course. Prafull opened a tea stall and now he is known as MBA Chaiwala.
2. • Prafull Billore was born in the beautiful state of
Madhya Pradesh.
• He completed his graduation with a Bachelor of
Commerce.
3. • The young boy desired to pursue MBA from a
reputed college.
• So, he began to study for 8 to 10 hours daily for
several months to appear in CAT (Common
Admission Test) but unfortunately couldn’t make it.
4. • The failure discouraged Praful Billore, and then he
began to rethink and work hard for accomplishing his
dream, but could not achieve a seat in a prestigious
college even after various attempts made by him.
• Thereafter, the lad packed his bags and traveled to
Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai, but
even this was not helping to heal his pain.
5. • Then, the youth began reading motivational stories
of successful entrepreneurs and noticed that all the
millionaires had once worked at McDonald’s, so he
also started working there for Rs. 37/hr.
• Thus began brainstorming diverse ideas and
concluded on running a Tea Shop franchise.
6. • The boy lied and convinced his papa to lent 10,000
dollars for pursuing MBA in a college in Ahmedabad
instead of telling the truth about the dream of starting
the Tea Shop.
• Prafull was delighted with the financial support
received and then brought a small tea stall, utensils,
and other essential things.
7. • Everybody in the town was amused to see a tea
seller fluently speaking in English and serving tea in
a tray with toast and tissues and this became the
stepping stone for his success.
• The customers were also impressed by the interior
walls of his cafe, which were decorated with a
parody of lines inspired by Bollywood film names
and songs.
8. • Soon after the speedy success of the cafe, he
began to take orders for functions and organizing
ceremonies at his cafe.
• Within two years of hard work and dedication,
Prafull began to earn in crores.
9. • After accomplishing the dream, he started utilizing
his valuable time traveling across the world to
organising events for charity.
• On 14 Feb 2019, Prafull offered free tea to all
singles and it attracted several youths to the Cafe.
10. • The man who once couldn’t attend a reputable
university was afterward invited to IIM and Harvard
Business School to give a speech on pursuing a
dream and achieving it.
• Thus, MBA dropout became one of the most
successful entrepreneurs in India with his sheer
perseverance.