‘Entrepreneurship will become a common, respectable profession’ – 25 quotes from Indian startup journeys
The article by Madanmohan Rao was published by Your Story on October 23, 2016. Subhashish Panigrahi was quoted.
When it comes to e-commerce, IoT will exceed overall expectations. – Avinash K Gautam, Silvan Innovation Labs
Chat will play an important role in the future of communication for customer service. – Girish Mathrubootham, Freshdesk
The customer experience is important, especially when things go wrong. – Radhika Aggarwal, ShopClues
Organisations will have to prepare for a digital future and they will have to use technology skills that offer artificial intelligence and design thinking. – Vishal Sikka, Infosys
Design isn’t only about ‘wow’ features. Learn about user preferences and behaviour. – Jay Dutta, SAIF Partners
Overall, there are 30–40 million sarkari naukri aspirants in the country. - Konark Singhal, Sarkari.Jobs
The growth of energetic startups is sure to translate into growth for the agriculture sector if channelised appropriately. - Varun Khurana, Crofarm
Awareness with respect to organic food is on the rise. - Likhita Bhanu, Terra Greens
Almost 100 percent of adhoc transport still happens through truck stands or ‘nakas’. - Kausalya Nandakumar, SmartShift
The opportunities to build connected mobility and electric vehicles in India are immense. - Chetan Maini, Reva
We foresee a paradigm shift in corporate outlook towards on-site childcare. - Chirag Shah, Little Big World
There is need for collective action towards bolstering growth for our cottage industry. - Parul Mehta, Ishanya Foundation
India has more than 250 million students enrolled in government and private schools. Unfortunately, more than 70 percent of children never complete their education. - Anil Bhansali, Microsoft India
Sales this festive season have probably not changed too much over last festive season. - K.Vaitheeswaran, retail entrepreneur
India has become our largest market outside of the Chinese mainland. - Lei Jun, Xiaomi
There is no better time for anyone who can read and write in their native Indian language. - Subhashish Panigrahi, Centre for Internet and Society
Both men and women have to balance work and life, however, a woman is at the receiving end of prejudiced approaches more than men. - Shweta Jain, William Grant & Sons
Mistreating and disrespecting women doesn’t make a man cool, it makes him a monster. - Sunny Leone
Social crowdfunding is here to change the face of social activism. - Piyush Jain, Impact Guru
It’s beneficial that angel investing is considered sexy. - Siddhartha Ahluwalia, Babygogo
Future growth depends on empowering people. Innovation and globalisation have created opportunity the likes of which has never before existed. – Alec Ross, ‘The Industries of the Future’
Live in the present and be grateful for what you have in life. - Anni Sharma, SelfV Survivor
Follow your dream and passion consistently. - Shyamala Ramanand, Akanksha
Life’s not an easy journey. We live only once and we are responsible for own happiness. - Haritha Khandabattu
If you solve a real problem, you will do well. And God knows we have a lot of problems to solve. – Suveen Sinha, ‘Tip of the Iceberg’
Entrepreneurship should be a happy and joyous journey and a journey filled with purpose to be called truly successful. - Ashok Soota, Happiest Minds
Entrepreneurship will become a common, respectable profession. - Sanjay Padode, DaRT
