‘Like a rocket engine, the startup founder needs to keep creating a thrust’ – 35 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From innovative education to gender justice, witness the memorable journey of Indian entrepreneurship in these excerpts and stories! StoryBites is a weekly feature from YourStory, featuring notable quotable quotes in our articles of this past week (see the previous post here). Share these 35 gems and insights from the week of March 15-21 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights!
The segment of travel content and community is certainly ripe for disruption as it hasn’t seen true innovation in a few years. - Karan Mohla, IDG Ventures
We expect several acquisitions in the e-commerce, mobile and cloud areas. - Sanat Rao, iSPIRT
Raising money poses its own set of risks – notably eating up time that you should be spending on building your business. – K. Srikrishna, Zebu Games
63% millennials are more likely to check-in a store if they receive a coupon or discount. Offering a 20% discount attracts 50% of them to visit a retail store. - Yahoo
No matter what entity you pick, take compliance seriously. - Dhruv Suri, PSA
Designs are a way of inspiring people. - Shreya Dalela, Speaking Walls
There’s this huge demand for snacks in India. - Ankur Phandis, Namkeewale
The best way to keep a team motivated and pepped up is to lead by example. - Piyush Goel, Capillary Technologies
You need to keep working and reinventing. Nothing is guaranteed. - Kenneth Sebastian, comedian
We want to make travel safe for women all over the world. - Malini Gowrishankar, F5 Escapes
Dream big and dream good for the society. Never stop working towards this dream. - Ashutosh Burnwal, Buddy4study
I think being a foreigner also helps break that gender barrier, which, although fading, is still very real for many people in India. - Barbara Maim, Minsh
We need to be willing to take failure in our stride here in India and not ostracize those who attempt entrepreneurship. - Vanita Shastri, Ashoka University
I’m young and the idea is to work on building a strong voice now, and then saying all that the world needs to hear. - Yamini Ramesh, maker of film ‘She is me’
I’m my biggest critique; I constantly evaluate myself. - Oindrila Dasgupta, ESL
Unless one has tasted failure, one cannot aspire for success. - Sujay Santra, iKure
Like a rocket engine, the startup founder needs to keep creating a thrust, a momentum at regular intervals. – VikramVaidyanathan, Matrix Partners
Keep your chin up in the face of critique or lack of belief from others - Akshay Roongta, Amrutdhara
India lost INR 364 billion in corruption between October 2011-September 2012, excluding the 2G, Commonwealth Games and mining scams. - Ernst & Young and FICCI
Many kids just go about memorising stuff without understanding the meaning. - Varsha Varghese, The Wordsworth Project
I truly believe that necessity is the mother of invention; you just need to follow your dreams and passions. - Sunil Khandbahale, Khandbahale dictionary
With huge chunks of money corporates are pumping in it, sports is beginning to be a lucrative career in India. - Sanjay Dheer, Spotou
Latin America is a growing market which you can address once you have captured the closer markets of Asia and Africa. - Ankit Rawal, inMobi
Human beings live on hope. - Umesh Malhotra, Hippocampus
Living in Amritsar and thinking of making money via art is same as living in Los Angeles and thinking of making money via selling golgappas. - Gaurav Khanna, Pikscape
Put humanity first and be the best you can be. - Vikram Vincent, Free Software Movement Karnataka
I just couldn’t learn or pay attention in class. - Jaskaran Rana, EDM Hunters
If you are sure of your idea and timelines, and are in need of mentoring, look for an accelerator! - Corraine Santos, Rentalook
It is never too late to go after your dreams. Don’t give up, it’s as simple as that. - Rathesh Krishnan, Techie Brain Films
We have moved from a world of USP (unique selling point) to UXP (unique experience point). Experience is everything. - Andrew Au, Imagination.com
The challenge which most people face is to maintain quality while scaling up. - Nitin Saluja, Chaayos
We want to be the Flipkart of healthcare sector. – Pankaj Gupta, MeraMedicare
Starting Studio Dream Games, I knew, was a big risk, but then I was so sure that this is where my heart lies. - Umang Mathur, Studio Dream Games
Her fight will continue. Her death will not affect the investigation of case and I am going to fight the case. - Anirban Guha, lawyer for Suzette Jordan
Don’t ignore the power of cold calls and emails. - Satya Vyas, Orobind
YourStory has also published the pocketbook ‘Proverbs and Quotes for Entrepreneurs: A World of Inspiration for Startups’ as a creative and motivational guide for innovators (downloadable as apps here: Apple, Android).
