This document discusses the entrepreneurial mindset and lessons learned from failures. It introduces Ketan Sharma and his IT solutions company iNVERTEDi. It describes some of his past projects and startups that failed, including being fired from two jobs. The main message is that an entrepreneurial mindset involves failing early, failing fast, and failing often. It advises the reader to not fear failure, give in but not give up, gather the right team focused on customers, and to learn from failures by sharing experiences and continuously improving.

1. Entrepreneurial
Mindset!
What it takes?

2. Introduction
iNVERTEDi
We are an IT Solutions
provider, providing
technology solutions
across various Industries;
globally.

4. Profile
• Ketan Sharma
o BCA (PU, Chandigarh)
o MSc. SE (KU, Kurukshetra)
o MSc. Distributed Systems (De Montfort, UK)
o Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Windows NT/2000, Yr. 2000)
o ITIL Foundation, 2010
o Project Management, Prince2 Practitioner 2011
• Over 10 years of IT experience in team
management and project delivery.
• 2 Startups

5. Projects
• Lanasia – concept realization, got nominated for
ProCon Awards, Leicester, UK 2001.
• Filmpur – Website to make Leicester UK the
gateway for Bollywood in Europe. Leicester, UK
2002.
• Suhetu – Project Initiation, Branding and Launch,
Times Now, 2003.

6. Failures
• Failed in 12th (Non Medical)
o Moved from DAV College to DAV School
• First startup failure – True Solutions
o Wrong team!
• Got fired from my first job
o Wrong job!
• Got fired from my second job
o Wrong company!
• Many more to come…

7. So what is this
entrepreneurial mindset?
FAIL EARLY, FAIL FAST & FAIL OFTEN

8. Be Fearless
Fear is a state of
assumption, in lack of
knowledge.
Trick to snowboarding
downhill!

9. Give In
but don’t
Give Up!

10. Learning So far!
• Gather the right team.
• It’s the team’s responsibility.
• Centre around your customer. You are solving their
problems.
• It’s OK to fail!
• Share your learnings. You are not the first one and
certainly not the last.
• Evolve and improve.
• Control your costs.
• Execute! Don’t keep planning…

11. Go MAD Session
By: Andy Gilbert

12. Thank You