Over the years, I have had the good fortune to have a number of wise and well-meaning folks who supported me and guided me. Here’s a summary of what I learnt from their wisdom and tremendous perspective.
- My dad: Failing to plan is planning to fail. He used to tell me “If you have 10 hours to cut a tree, spend 6 hours sharpening the axe”
- Pravin Gandhi: Its very difficult to do even one thing well. Don’t attempt to do to many things. Focus on one thing and do it well.
- Raj Desai: Do not try to stir an ocean. Find an oasis and build a good eco-system around it.
- Saurabh Srivastava: Assuming that you could do it better than others because you are smarter than them is a weak and dangerous assumption to base your business on.
- Sridar Iyengar: When I had once asked him how is it possible to create differentiation in a crowded space, Sridar pointed to a ceremonial lamp with 8 – 10 wicks burning.. and said “One of these wicks will last longer than others. And it will be because something was different about it. Perhaps it was wound tighter, perhaps it was dipped in the oil differently, perhaps it was a little longer than others, perhaps it was placed differently, or perhaps it was placed shielded from the wind. In your business to, find out what that differentiation will need to be to burn the brightest and longest.”
Please do share your mentor experiences with us too.
Originally published on my blog : https://thehubforstartups.wordpress.com/
Amish
Words of wisdom…
Karan Pandhi
Prajakt Sir,
As I keep on saying …… you are one of the ideal mentors who has helped me with all your posts quite a while …..
Thank You so much Sir …….
Regards,
Karan Pandhi
Prajakt Raut
Thank you Karan
Manan Shah
during our interaction at Willinger college Mumbai last year, in the end you asked where you see your company after “n” (forgot the no.) years .. and one gentleman said 100 crs, you quickly asked why just 100 crs and not 1000 crs he said, may be i am not capable enough for that, then you said in a very polite manner , are you surely capable of 100 crs ??? .. then you explained THINK BIG ..
Prajakt Raut :- Think Big
Tejas Vishnu Nimbargi
My uncle said this thing….
“Do Not Build Business, Build Value. Do not Follow Money, Follow Ethics. All the Best to you”
This was the entire conversation…
Great learnings Prajakt Sir. Thank You… :))))