'As a leader, everyone wants a piece of you' – 30 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From rights to responsibilities, 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 July 10-16 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights!
Social media now needs more organised and innovative content. - Manan Kapur, YAAP
On the one side, we are seeing an excessive usage of video games and pornography, while on the other side it also displays certain coping mechanisms. - Manoj Sharma, Nimhans
Companies and brands can come and go, but good entrepreneurs find their foothold in the right places. - Mohit Gulati, Altius
The product will sell only if customers get significant value out of the product. - Yash Kotak, Lumos
Availability of unsecured loans at low interest rates has been a challenge for small merchants. - Kiran Vasireddy, Paytm
As compared to China, which does over Rs 10,000 crore per day, India is still at a nascent stage for adoption of blockchain. – Rajashekara V. Maiya, EdgeVerve
China is increasingly trending towards technical innovation. - Tara Kola, computer science researcher
Over the past five years, we have seen the emergence of an exciting startup ecosystem in Sri Lanka. - Prajeeth Balasubramniam, investor
The low amount of unicorns being created this year is surely a positive signal to me. - Peesh Chopra, PVC
Understand urgency vs practicality. - Vedanta Kumar, SeenIt
The government should play the role of enabler. - Priyank Kharge, Govt of Karnataka
Bots are in their very early stages. It is still a hype cycle today. - Abinash Tripathy, Helpshift
On an average, 50 percent of a hotel’s inventory lies vacant. - Rohit Khetrapal, FindMyStay
Verticals give niche solutions, but horizontals educate the consumer space. - Rajiv Srivatsa, Urban Ladder
People have become busy with the modern lifestyle and most young people don’t know how to weave. The handloom industry is dying. - Daisy Nath, Assam Silk Shopping
Our society as a whole is lacking only in one thing, i.e., accepting the fact that disability is physical, not social. - Suvarna Raj, para-athelete
Women in our society are pressurised so much in their childhood that by the time they complete education, they start feeling safer in the kitchen as compared to a job outside. - Parimala Hariprasad, Amadeus IT Group
Awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention is very poor among both educated and illiterate women in India. - Swarupa Kakumanu, Mahati Trust
If everyone across the country becomes part of the solution, we could avoid the garbage dumps in the city, we could improve the quality of the air. - Manish Advani, MSSG
India will have a disproportionately large amount of the world’s global mobile development talent. - Dinesh Katiyar and Shruti Ghatge, Accel
Startups are extremely important in shaping India’s economic story and venture capital plays a critical role in that. – Ratan Tata
While the first phase is about create and conquer, the next phase is about empire building. - T N Hari, BigBasket
There are immediate cost-effectiveness of e-learning, in terms of reducing learner’s participation time involvement. - Vinay Agrawal, ISBMA
The whole process of creating a piece of art stems from values of unity and mutual love. - Kajal Singh, graffiti artist
Invest in tools and analytics. Make them your best pal. - Tina Datta Nayak, RentoMojo
As an entrepreneur, feel the prosperity in your courage, in the endurance that graces you, and in the strength of your pursuit. - Krupali Shah, Ahimsa
As a leader, everyone wants a piece of you. - Tina Garg, Pink Lemonade
The most courageous decisions are taken when you stand at the verge of losing. - Shubham Jain, GrabOnRent
Grow as a person, never stop growing. – Jwala Gutta, badminton ace
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).
