Founders need some early success in their pursuit. Those early successes are more of a validation and less about where that would take them. The journey ahead is full of rollercoaster rides, many ups, and many lows too..
However, none of the ups should throw you out of the ride, or you drop at the low.
You seek to learn from these rides and keep building a great journey.
This week, while listening to a few podcasts, I found these gems:
Growth as a Way of Life: Some individuals inherently seek growth and find joy in the journey itself, not just the end result.
Entrepreneurship as Giving Back: Viewing entrepreneurship as a means to contribute positively to society, rather than just for monetization.
Addressing Hard Problems: Engaging in discussions around challenging issues can significantly impact an entrepreneur’s journey.
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Risks, Growth, and Ethics of Entrepreneurship | Kunal Shah & Mukesh Bansal
And there are super inspiring gems here:
“I enjoy doing my job. And for me, the journey is important, not the destination. So that is the way we take it.”
“During the journey almost… I was bankrupt four to five times. The first bankruptcy, or rather close to bankruptcy, was scary. Scary. But once you got through that, the second one, the third one was not scary.”
Chandramogan’s success was driven by principles of frugality, resilience, and compounding. Despite his company’s substantial revenue (over 7,000 crores), he maintains a humble attitude, once stating that he doesn’t consider himself a billionaire and that his only asset is his house.
First to digitalize payments to 4 lakh farmers in 2015, far before UPI. Forced to innovate as cash handling became difficult.
7000 crores revenue (INR)
4 brands
a founder for over 5 decades now, having launched his venture in 1970.