‘Being an entrepreneur is no longer taboo in the marriage market’ – 30 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From social entrepreneurship to societal attitudes, 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 30 gems and insights from the week of November 8-15 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights!
Being an entrepreneur is no longer taboo in the marriage market!
With great hacking skills you get power, and with great power comes great responsibility.
- Reuben Paul, Prudent Games
It turns out that some of the most groundbreaking innovations began as quaint novelties that only the rich could afford.
- Shubhankar Bhattacharya, Kae Capital
Ten years ago we talked about the ‘Innovation Economy.’ Today, we talk about the ‘Insight Economy.’
– Rowan Gibson, ‘The Four Lenses of Innovation’
The most sought after IT job of 21st century is that of the Data Scientist.
In just the next few years there will be at least five unicorns in this mammoth foodtech space.
The healthcare market in India will touch $280 billion in 2020.
Beauty and wellness services is a $5B industry in India growing at 20% year-on-year.
Indian consumers are demanding new designs and varieties in jewellery.
- ASSOCHAM
In a matter of five years, e-commerce will be bigger than a 100-year-old FMCG industry.
There is no big money needed to start selling online.
Just as most startups fail, most angel investments will also fail.
- Kashyap Deorah, ‘The Golden Tap’
Funding is not an end by itself, it is one aspect in the journey of your need to create a valuable company.
In the end, it’s not how much money you have raised, it’s about creating an impact and value that can outlive you.
A company can be successful only when its customers are happy. Your potential customers don’t care about the amount of funding you raised.
Be on the ground, not in the headlines.
Adolescent girls are the most overlooked population. In India, only one in 100 girls reaches class 12.
- Laurette Cucuzza, Dasra Girl Alliance
I have seen the torture that a mother undergoes when she comes to know that she has delivered a girl.
- Dr Ganesh Rakh
Don’t try to fit in for the heck of it – your femininity is an asset, not a liability.
- Meenu Bagla, Quinnox
I can teach a girl or a woman to earn a minimum of 500 rupees a day so she can stand on her own feet and not have to depend on anyone.
- Chhaya Sonavane, Dev Shree
Women need to have faith and step forward, and then they will find people around them who will support them.
- Sucharita Eashwar, WeConnect International
There is a great need to reduce the cultural gap between the young and the old – only then can we make for an ‘empathetic society.’
- Dipti Varma Narain, Silver Surfers Club
We must create inclusion by design and not as an afterthought.
- Mohan Sundaram, Association of People with Disability
Human psychology is all around us, we just need to stop and take notice.
A mentor is the one who puts a perspective to your passion.
- Yukti Mehandiratta, Concept Exhibitions
People said I am going to die in a room, in my own faeces – here I am, with two full passports, travelling the world!
- Deepa Malik, paraplegic athlete
Blame school for teaching us that business is business, science is science, art is art and that business and art do not mingle on the product side.
How long does it take to appreciate a fellow human being?
We need a community of changemakers to bridge gaps between sectors, countries and social classes.
- Olivier Kayser and Valeria Budinich, ‘Scaling Up’
The world is full of good people.
- Naga Naresh Karutura, Google
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).