‘Entrepreneurship will become a common, respectable profession’ – 25 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From success to status, 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 25 gems and insights from the week of October 16-22 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights!
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
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