1. Random thoughts about 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.
2. Why entrepreneurship? 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…
3. You have a better shot at glorythrough entrepreneurship Many of the most admired people are entrepreneurial.
4. You can drive societal change through entrepreneurship 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…
5. You can create wealth through entrepreneurship You are unlikely to buy a yacht as an employee.
6. You can follow your dream through entrepreneurship Write your own story.
7. entrepreneurs dream big “What we need is more people who specialize in the impossible.”TheodoreRoethke - poet
8. entrepreneurship requires a tremendous amount of conviction, and a deep desire to win "itnishiddat se mainetumhepaanekikoshishkihaikiharzarre ne mujhetumsemilanekikoshishkihai....kehtehai agar kisicheezkodil se chaahotohpoorikaynathtumheinussemilanekikoshishmein lag jaatihai.“ Om Makhija
9. entrepreneurship is 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
10. entrepreneurs are not scared of failure but are scared of not trying. “I would rather be a ‘has been’ than a ‘never was’“ Ted Turner
11. Inspirational stories about entrepreneurship Cvent Creditworthy… Educomp Solutions 7-years lageraho… Scan café Once on a flight time… Sanjeev Bikchandani Mumbai local… You Start young. And enjoy your rainbow.
