“Messed Up -is the term which was used when some started a business back then”. These were the words spoken by Mr. Deep Kalra (founder of MakeMyTrip) at the opening statement of Startup India, they echo the sentiment of many people who dared to venture on their own in the 1990’s and early 2000. I must admit I was one of them when I started my first venture in 1996. I was very fortunate to get an...
I was recently invited, much to my surprise, to speak at a startup club’s annual event in Bangalore. I was told that my entrepreneur background and experience across 3 countries will add great value. I dont know about the value add, I hope it does, but it had been a while since I last spoke at a public event but this seemed to be a good place to start again. So I accepted. Opening up powerpoint...
After almost 20 years and 5 start-ups later, I wonder what takes me back to start-ups… Is it the love of creating, the thrill of the unknown or the passion to turn ideas into reality. Perhaps it is the excitement of sketching an idea on a paper napkin and looking for another one as the ideas keeps flowing.To me it’s all of the above. I remember in my early stages of the first start-up. I had no...