Realizing Dreams success stories of famed entrepreneurs

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ReportBy,
T.Samuel Pongen
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Reality of Dreams
-Success stories

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Contents
1. N.R Narayana Murthy 3
2. Ralph - Lauren 4
3. Comparison 5
4. Leadership Analysis 7

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N.R Narayana Murthy
“He has set a benchmark for doing business globally and played a large role in putting India
on the global IT map” – SIFY
 Born : August 20, 1946, Karnataka
 Education: NIE, University of Mysore
IIT Kanpur
Narayana Murthy founded Infosys Ltd in 1981; Infosys is a global software consulting
company. Under his leadership Infosys was listed on NASDAQ (National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotations) in 1999.
Among his most notable rewards is the Padma Vibhushan and Padma Shri, He designed and
implemented the Global Delivery Model which has become the foundation for the huge
success in IT services outsourcing from India. Narayana Murthy was listed as one among the
“12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time” by the Fortune magazine in 2012. The Economist
ranked him among the ten most-admired global business leaders in 2005.
Career and Life
Narayana Murthy was born in Mysore and graduated from the University of Mysore and
pursued his masters in engineering from IIT Kanpur in 1969. He worked with institutions
such as IIM Ahmedabad, and pursued his first entrepreneurial dream in 1976 founding the
company Softronics, He later founded Infosys in 1981, and he currently serves as the
Chairman of Emritus, Infosys. Narayana Murthy also serves as an independent director on the
corporate boards of HSBC and has served as a director on the boards. He also serves as a
member of the advisory boards and councils of several educational and philanthropic
institutions, including Cornell University, INSEAD, Ford Foundation and the UN
Foundation
Infosys
Infosys is an international provider of business consulting, technology, engineering and
outsourcing services helping companies in over 30 countries. It is Headquartered in
Bangalore, India. Infosys has a global footprint with 66 offices and 69 development centres,
and employing over 1, 53,761 employees. Infosys has also created the Infosys Foundation an
initiative to assist in learning and education.

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Ralph-Lauren
“A leader has a vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power
and energy to get it done.”- Ralph Lauren
Born : October 14, 1939 New York
Education: Graduate DeWitt Clinton High School
Discontinued Studies from Baruch College
Ralph-Lauren is an American Fashion Designer and Business Executive, an epitome of the
entrepreneurial spirit; he is the founder of the Polo Ralph Lauren Clothing Brand and the
Ralph Lauren Corporation.
The Ralph Lauren Corporation is an American Lifestyle company that focuses on high end
clothes, accessories, footwear etc. Ralph Lauren stores are now located in over 631 locations
worldwide, it has also taken active sponsorship in sports such as Wimbledon. Among Ralph
Lauren’s many achievements he has been inaugurated to the COTY hall of fame and has
received the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Career and Life
Born in the Bronx, New York, Ralph Lauren (originally Ralph Lifshitz) parents were
Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants from Belarus, Ralph Lauren began his entrepreneurial dream
selling ties to fellow classmates in his school, he pursued a business degree from Baruch
College but discontinued only after 2 years to focus on other ideas. He had associated himself
with fashion companies such as Brooks Brothers, later in 1967 he opened a necktie store and
sold toes of his own design under the label “Polo”.
The Ralph Lauren brand began branching labelling itself as one of the leading names within
the fashion Industry as of 2011, Ralph Lauren employs over 24,000 employees worldwide.

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Comparison
Narayana Murthy Ralph-Lauren
Family
 Narayana Murthy was born to a
middle class family in Karnataka
from child hood his father
inculcated in him the importance of
discipline, determination and good
values.
Family
 Ralph Lauren’s family settled in
America, his entrepreneurial spirit
was inborn and was growing even at
the age of 12, with no proper
guidance he still chased after his
dream.
Principles
 Undertake something only if you
have the capability and confidence,
build relationship within an
organisation.
 It’s better to have a small part of a
large pie than have a large part of a
small one.
Principles
 Every design created is a dream
come true.
 Styling is like a story.
Lifestyle
 Even though Narayana Murthy has a
personal wealth of 2500 crores he
has a very modest lifestyle. He lives
in a simple 2-bed room flat in
Santacruz-Mumbai.
Lifestyle
 Ralph Lauren lives a rich and
exciting lifestyle full of
flamboyance; he is one of the most
famous collectors of automobiles,
his collection even being displayed
in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts.
Net Worth
 1.49 billion
Net Worth
 7.5 billion
Education Summary
 Narayana Murthy was known for
maintaining an excellent academic
record even from his school days.
He pursued a degree in Engineering
from the university of Mysore than
aimed for a masters in IIT, Kanpur.
Education Summary
 Ralph Lauren pursued a degree in
business but discontinued his studies
to focus on his dreams, even though
he had no formal training in fashion
he was inclined to learn working
with Brooks Brothers as a Salesman

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 Finding work in IIM Ahmedabad
and then Patni Computer Systems,
and later founded Infosys with only
a capital of 10,000 which was his
second entrepreneurial undertaking.
and setting up his own store which
after a few years became a global
brand.

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Leadership
Narayana Murthy
 Simple living-high thinking - Narayana Murthy lives a very modest lifestyle, despite
his vast fortune he advocates simplicity.
 Under-promising & Over-delivering – This philosophy is encouraged by Narayana
Murthy especially to create respect among each other.
 Performance Oriented - He is a man who always measures performance against
value. According to Murthy peoples performance in the knowledge industry is as
valuable as gold. Thus by introducing ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Program)
he motivated his employees to work smart and hard.
 Customer is the King - Even though there is a lot of competition in the market he
believes in one thing that is, being unique in the market place and making sure that
you are the 1st mover.
“Growth comes from repeat business, repeat business comes from relationships, and
relationships with customers are built on trust and trust is built by delivering quality
products.
 Social being - He believes in putting the public good ahead of private good in every
decision he makes. This differentiates the developed world from the developing
world. Infosys practices its Social responsibility very well. Rehabilitation drive,
literacy programme, donations etc are few ways in which he works for the society.
Ralph – Lauren
 Active responsibility in both designing and business – Ralph Lauren is the Chief
Executive Officer, Chairman and Director since 1997. Mr. Lauren provides leadership
in the design, marketing, advertising and operational areas. He served as a member of
the Advisory Board or Board of Directors of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation’s
predecessors.
 Branding – Ralph Lauren’s brand policy is not to excessively advertise but to rather
capture the ‘mind’ their motto G.I.V.E Get Involved Volunteer Exceed.
 Delegator - Ralph Lauren’s organisation promotes equal opportunity for all.