‘Don’t go for an investor just to get funding’— 40 quotes from Indian startup journeys
From foundations to funding, 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 40 gems and insights from the week of July 17-23 with your colleagues and networks, and check back to the original articles for more insights.
Solve a real problem and solve it like nobody else. — Manish Singhal, Pi Ventures
One has to be good at everything to build a business. — Adhuna Bhabani, BBLUNT
Between equals nobody will even try to be abusive. — Nivruti Rai, Intel India
Collaboration is the future. — Peter Guse, Heimat
Analytics and automation is going to be the biggest business over the next decade. — Praveen Bhadada, Zinnov
One of the major concerns around data has been that people don’t have access/control of their own data. — Ranjeet Rane, The Dialogue
Tech is growing every second, so there is a new crime every second. We are still victims due to lesser awareness. — Shubhamangala Sunil, Cyber Security Response Team
Until we reach a point when every Friday 50 percent of films are about women and by women we have a very long way to go. — Alankrita Shrivastava, ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’
Seeds of hatred are planted in the minds, reality is different. — Shabnam Hashmi, ‘Mere Ghar Aakar Dekho’
Unless and until you touch each and every person of diverse culture in this country, you cannot actually be really successful. — Sachin Kotangle, Flipkart
Mumbai will lead the charge in making India a global fintech leader. — Radha Kapoor, ISME ACE
We live in a generation where it has become imperative to discuss if peacocks are celibates rather than discuss farmers dying. — Arunabh Majumdar, Trans-Himalayan Tour
If we want agriculture to survive in India, we need to acknowledge and respect the contributions made by farm women. — Suneel Joshi
Three-dimensional bio-printing models are going to change the way Indian biotech firms and R&D labs approach their work. — Ratandeep Bansal, NBIL
An ideal VR experience in a market like India at a valuable price point is still a couple of quarters away. — Pavel Naiya, Counterpoint Research
Pricing and quality transparency are non-existent in healthcare. India is about a decade away from quality transparency. — Nivesh Khandelwal, LetsMD
Indians want bachelor parties in Vegas and marriages in Spain. — Geeta Rawtani, WowVenue
Like many other things India is going to leapfrog existing supply chain financing solutions. — Amit Anand, Jungle Ventures
Yoga was once thought of as a traditional practice but is now being embraced quickly as a contemporary form of wellness. — Cure.fit
Today, only the rich can afford to pay for quality healthcare and if technology can make that quality care accessible to everyone, then that is the best thing. — Manish Singhal, Pi Ventures
What better way to make a child feel special than to make him or her the hero of their own storybook? — Hetal Gandhi, Bookyboo
Creativity takes root in messy procedures. — Michael Atavar, 12 Rules of Creativity
One of the benefits of being bootstrapped is that you can really back your own convictions. — Amit Das, ThinkAnalytics
In the gig economy of today, excitement and energy are key to growth and power. — R Jagannathan, 'Swarajya'
In the entire recycling ecosystem in India, the local-recycler is the most hardworking yet the most neglected element. — Neeraj Shetty, Child Reach
The ultimate goal is to build insights to personalise education for all. — Abhishek Patil, Oliveboard
History shows how money is lost to marketing instead of building a strong product. — Naganand Doraswamy, IdeaSpring Capital
There are many robo-advisory applications on the market, but there is no entity that focuses on literacy. — Nanda Kishore Sethuraman, PoAncho
Staying strong and focused and working hard are the key ingredients for success. — Neety Singh, Neety Singh Jewellery
Poverty is not having enough people who love you. — Caroline Bourdeaux, Miracle Foundation
Innovation doesn’t come just from giving people incentives; it comes from creating environments where their ideas can connect. — Steven Johnson
We ran out of money multiple times. We bet our farm but there was no looking back. Stopping was never an option. — John Paul, Maya
Often, the line between bravery and stupidity is a thin one. — Amish Tripathi, ‘Sita, Warrior of Mithila’
You just have to think of the goal and build it. — Abhinav Asthana, PostMan
The biggest achievement in this world is to see your parents smile and know that you are the reason behind that smile. — Manish Dameja, millionaire coin collector
The most important factor contributing towards the longevity of a business is happiness across the supply chain. — Rekha Babu, Soothika
Sectors like e-commerce consume a lot of capital. They have to lose money to dominate the market. — Mohandas Pai, investor
Even if you do not plan to become a core digital marketer you should learn digital marketing and marketing fundamentals. — Deepak Kanakaraju, RazorPay
There is a resistance among corporations/private owners to spend on waste management as everyone thinks it is government’s responsibility. — Alok Gupta, CIVL
Venture investment is jet fuel and it will make companies go faster in the direction in which they are already headed. — Satej Sirur, Rocketium
Don’t go for an investor just to get funding. Intellectual capital, be it advice or guidance, with the help of a mentor goes much further than capital. — Sanil Sachar, The Dark Side of Light
Mission, vision and culture statements ring quite hollow during adversity. — Prabal Basu Roy
Don’t forget your roots and always remain humble. — Vikas Khanna, Michelin chef
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