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Recently, the Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India (EDII) Ahmedabad invited me to take a 3-hour guest lecture at their sprawling campus. The event was hosted by Dr Satya Ranjan Acharya,…
Do you feel demotivated easily at your workplace? Are you critical of everyone at your office? Do you find it difficult to be part of group projects? Do you think…
Peter Drucker wisely said, “The aim of marketing is to know and understand the customer so well that the product or service fits him and sells itself.” But how do…
“It is too late now… I have missed the bus.” “You are too old to do that…” “Behave according to your age. What will people say?” Have you ever heard…
As little children, we all were very creative, but our creative instinct started getting eroded as we grew older. To remain creative, we must try out new things, learn to…
Most of us have experienced this situation at least some time in our life when we have resigned from a situation assuming that we will not succeed at it. We…
Today, the story that I am going to share is a popular European folk story. Let me introduce the story with you, and reflect later! “The Stone Soup” Once, a…
In our culture, we have learned to take offence to someone saying “No” to us. It goes both ways too: We ourselves may feel guilty when we must refuse someone,…
Today, I wanted to take the opportunity to address young, enthusiastic entrepreneurs. This is a lesson I learnt from my life experiences the hard way, and I am always generous…
I recently came across a story which, according to me, is a wonderful example of work ethics and professionalism. I think this is an anecdote that you may be familiar…
Starting a new business and/or a commercial or social enterprise is thrilling and intimidating at the same time. The delight of boarding on a new expedition, mapping a new path, being self-sufficient and in control, the…
Many people have this misconception that only people with money can jump into entrepreneurship. Many others believe that everyone who does business must have an MBA degree to guarantee success!…
Having embarked on your entrepreneurial journey – you must be very critical while spending money for an initial period of 2 to 3 years – irrespective of the fact that…
In my classroom, I always encourage that students develop a growth mindset. Even a student of business studies or entrepreneurship needs to have a perspective similar to a researcher. You…
Capitalize only to the extent necessary – overcapitalization may increase your borrowings and increase your interest burden. While ideally, you should have adequate capital with a healthy operating cushion (to…
This article is based on a talk that I recently delivered at IBS, Mumbai at the request of the Entrepreneurship Cell of IBS. This was an online session of 60…
Many times in life, we are confronted with huge, important tasks that require our attention. Daunted by the challenge, we procrastinate. We don’t know how to begin to tackle them.…