‘Entrepreneurship and startups are synonymous with Bengaluru’ - 35 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From social activists to state policies, 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 January 31 – February 6 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights!
When you do things that excite you most, you will go places. Then work will no longer be work, it will be life. - Srividhya Srinivasan, Amagi
In entrepreneurship, you have to believe in God, and then dream. – Rana Kapoor, YES Bank
The entrepreneur must go after solving big challenges of our time with a very high-quality understanding of their space. – Sachin Bansal, FlipKart
We have to reimagine beyond the traditional processes of business and enable micro-entrepreneurs to leverage the potential usage of technology. - Kris Gopalakrishnan, Infosys
I want to use my fame to help struggling artists and inventors get recognition across the world. - Wajid Khan, artist
Unlike others, we have adopted a sustainable business model. We are not banking on discounts but services. - Gaurav Agrawal, Pick My Laundry
Discounts may not get loyalty – quick, reliable delivery will. - Devangshu Dutta, Third Eyesight
India’s 100 smart cities will require $150 billion in funding, of which $120 billion will come from the private sector. - Darshan Parikh, CRISIL
Industrial IoT has a direct bearing on productivity, client satisfaction and market leadership. - Rohit Bhayana, Lumis Partners
The entire nation is just about beginning to realise its potential; it is only a matter of time before the business fundamental will morph into IPOs. - Sanchit Vir Gogia, Greyhound
Competitive federalism brings economic prosperity to the country. - Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister
When you are still building an organisation, don’t be defensive about your culture. - Deepinder Goyal, Zomato
Many use the word ‘networking’. I would suggest ‘co-learning’. - Vishakha Singh, Red Polka
Your life derives meaning out of the things you do daily. – Sunitha Thampi, Asymmetrique
The most important thing is to keep your intention focussed on the bigger picture. - Cheelu Chandran, DeBox
You have to know your community really well. If you don’t love them, then you can’t serve them. - Zarina Screwvala, Swades Foundation
Spending time in knowing influencers and social entrepreneurs is important. These are folks who will help scale, save time reinventing the wheel, and solve common challenges through shared learning. - Ketan Deshpande, Fuel
The increasing list of women entrepreneurs is bringing the confidence to aspiring women as well as to the entire system. - Garima Tripathi, Care24
Startups best hire HR, like much else, from other startups! - Chinmaya Sharma, BigStylist.com
We’ve witnessed businesses for centuries making buying really easy. We are at the beginning of making sharing easy. - Ahmed Zain, GrabOnRent
Going online has given us a lot of visibility and has given us a lot of ideas for innovation. – Lakshmeesha, Iyengar’s Bakery
When introducing a brand new idea anywhere, some resistance is inevitable. - Fereshteh Forough, Code to Inspire
Working towards social development and conservation of natural resources is not ‘charity’. - Amitha Pai, One Good Step
Being a teacher is a phenomenal experience and one of the toughest ones. - Prakhar Bhartiya, Youth Alliance
Most products that are being marketed as natural in India actually have chemical base with traces of natural ingredients. - Manas Nanda, BubblenutWash
India continues to be the country with the highest number of people practicing open defecation: around 600 million people or nearly half of the population. - 2015 JMP Report
People in India are extremely skeptical about taking a risk, and if you decided to do so you will receive bare minimum support. - Nitin Sharma, DriveBud
Our education system should support entrepreneurship. - V Manjula, IT-BT Secretary, Karnataka
Waiting endlessly in the school lobbies for principals is a part and parcel of my life now. - Varun Kumar, KnowledgeXP
Everybody should have the right to experience life to the fullest. - Rudrani Chettri, Transgender Model Agency
Ease of doing business benefits economies. - Sebastian James, World Bank
Finding confirmed tickets in Indian railways is very challenging. - Runal Jaju, Ticket Jugaad
I would not have done what I have if I were not in Bengaluru. - Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Biocon
Bengaluru will be the largest IT cluster in the world by 2020. - K J George, Minister for Bengaluru Development
Bengaluru’s X factor is its cosmopolitan nature, climate and access to great talent pool and educational institutions. - Kamal Bali, Volvo India
Entrepreneurship and startups are synonymous with Bengaluru. - Rishikesh Krishnan, IIM
I request the State government to make the city liveable. - Narayana Murthy, Infosys
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