‘Speed is a differentiator’ – sixty five quotes from Indian startup journeys

Posted On Mar 4, 2020 By admin With Comments Off

Launched in 2014, StoryBites is a weekly peculiarity from YourStory, featuring noticeable quotable repeats in our sections of this past week( construe the previous announce here ). Share these 65 pearls and insights from the week of February 24 -March 1 with your colleagues and structures, and check back to the original articles for more insights. See too our compiling of Top Entrepreneurship Quotes of 2019 here .

If you don& apos; t give yourself an opportunity, who will? – Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Paytm

Confidence and aim go hand in hand. – Geetika Dayal, TiE Delhi-NCR

While counts are important, they are not everything. – Viraj Sheth, Monk-E

Ideas that seemed crazy or even imaginable just a few years ago are commonplace today. – Isaac Vas, KCCI

Make sure you really want to do it, and once you are sure, be the best at it. – John Wood, Kitchen CUT

As an entrepreneur, your commodity or service cannot be something that is not value for fund. – Krishnan Ganeshan, GrowthStory

The tech industry is evolving at a rapid speed and the government as well as the educational institutes are also embracing this vary.- Pankaj Raut, AjnaLens

With a mix of practicalities, smartphones are merely going to be bigger and better. – Prasanth Kumar, GroupM South Asia

Data is the next digital coup, which will be bigger and more disorderly than the web. – Chethan KR, SynctacticAI

Medical imaging is one of the fields in healthcare where there is enough digitised data to turn the promise of AI into a reality. – Anjana Sasidharan, Sequoia Capital India

Pharmaceutical organisations can leverage AI in a big way to drive insightful decisions on all aspects of their business. – Sameer Dhanrajani, AIQRATE

As more people maintain planning their pilgrimages, the amount of cash they carry on the road continues to reduce. – Mohit Poddar, Shoes on Loose

Much like how we use the internet today, blockchain-powered works will not be known for the fact that they’re built on the blockchain. – Nikola Stojanow, AE Ventures

We need to ensure that digital involvements lead to broadening of productivity. – Satya Nadella, Microsoft

The most attractive thing about fintech is that one has the ability to marry the best of technology with scalability of ecommerce. – Siddarth Pai, 3one4 Capital

Mobile motorists today face twinned adversity – from pricing influence and rising costs, while also facing a shortage of data scientists. – Jin Jeong, Apis

Preserved leaves can defy extreme temperatures and impound more weight.- Tenith Adithyaa, Tenith Design

The coworking sector has become one of the most promising segments of the startup ecosystem and has attracted the attention of numerous leading investment firms. – Gabriel Mengin, Great Point Capital

Affordable housing finance presents a large untapped opportunity. – Nirav Mehta, Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia

India has traditionally been a country of savers. Slowly, it is turning to borrowing very small amounts to be able to upscale and address its needs. – Varun Sridhar, PaySa

Global MNCs are looking for a& apos; China +1& apos; alternative for a manufacturing centre. This situates India in a sugared discern to become a beneficiary of relocation for setting up terminated manufacturing divisions. – Bindu Dalmia, Niti Aayog

Cash is still king. People haven’t yet been improved enough on the usage of digital fee options by banks and financial institutions, and there is an inherent distrust of digital pay options. – Adarsh Mehta, Creditt

Paperless technology is a game-changer for India and a key to the democratisation of finance. – Adhil Shetty, BankBazaar

For India’s middle-class households, gold has long been a favourite way to save and invest. – Hans Tung, GGV Capital

The opportunity that we have for India, truly, is the opportunity to become the premier digital society in the world countries. – Mukesh Ambani

India has one of the largest B2B SaaS startup ecosystems in the world countries, and it is growing exponentially. – Anant Maheshwari, Microsoft India

Innovation is severely lacking in the real money gaming segment in India. Most game makes are looking to copy existing successful formats with minor fluctuations. – Vaibhav Gupta, Rein Games

We have to uplift lakhs of farmer households , not only one. – Karan Hon, Farmpal

The biggest hurdle to a farmer becoming affluent or having a consistent source of income is not having consistent informant of sea. – Maithili Appalwar, Avana

It& apos; s awesome to see Indian destinations making their presence felt on the world map. – Nikhil Ganju, TripAdvisor

Indian mixologists are procreating most of the flavour sketches available to them and creating newer discrepancies every day. – Greg Benson, Dewar’s India

Helping the street culture grow in India is a vital element for the growth of streetwear brands in “the two countries “. – Yash Gangwal, Urban Monkey

The Indian spices sell is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 13 percentage, to reach $ 1,340.5 million by 2024. – Griffith David, Habanero

We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by existing difficult times and challenging adversity.- Barbara De Angelis

In giving my life to tennis, tennis gave me a life. I’ll miss it daily. – Maria Sharapova

Inclusion is a pre-requisite for a diverse workforce to function effectively. – Archana Sasan, Dell Technologies

If India has to become a$ 5 trillion economy, business need to hire more female workers. – Jyoti Nath, Claricent Spouse

We may be working and& apos; Swiggying& apos; our nutrient, but there still are many role biases we follow even today. – Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari

You need to be at your best every single moment, otherwise you will be criticised and satirized by anyone and everyone. – Swathi Bavanaka, Evibe.in

It is important to achieve our goals, but not at all costs. – Mukesh Ambani

Every physical exercise has a positive and negative side to it. – Yamuna Zake, Yamuna Body Rolling

The three hardest words in the world countries are:” I don’t know .” – Deepinder Goyal, Zomato

Keep asking why, keep going deeper into each level, and you will discover something new, and find a solution nobody else has. – Varun Agni, Bounce

You can be an umpire, or you can be a player – but you can& apos; t be both. – Senator Elizabeth Warren

Stick to your individuality and let your work be your unique look of know-hows. – Nivedita Gouda

Art unquestionably been talking about you, because what the craftsman carries on a canvas may be his working experience or opinion, but the viewer can perform it differently. – M G Doddamani,& apos; Oorja& apos ;

Indian art is like an ocean, and with proliferating gatherings in the country and overseas, everyone’s seeing and interests in art can be realised. – Nanda Ediga

Acting is natural. It cannot be taught. In acting institutes, you only improvise on the technique of acting. – Jatin Sarna

Beauty and aesthetics can& apos; t be learned, very felt and experienced. – Sandilya Theuerkauf,’ Trail of Thorns ‘

Somebody’s waste can be a resource for someone else. – Nakul Kumar, Cashify

Food is a great example of people coming together. – Anshumala Behl, Conosh

Remote working is gaining widespread prominence. This fast-evolving trend countenances both the personal and professional aspects of the employee to co-exist in mutual agree. – Anuj Saxena, Skootr

Many firebrands “re making a big mistake” of settlement on tone for short-term amplifications. – Manoj Gyanchandani, Red Chief

Parents do not think it is very impactful if it is just online tutoring. – Minal Anand, GuruQ

SMEs don’t have clear visibility of their says and their tracking status on a single platform. – Shivadeep Mahadi, eShipz

It is the collective responsibility of the citizenry to save water. – Nitin Sharma, GO Waterless

More than 95 percent of our daily uptake of spray is not for drinking and cooking. – Sandeep Nadukkandy, WaterScience

Whenever you start feeling that you have become so mighty and you are bigger than the wider world, you should start traveling because that is when you realise that you are a tiny speck in this entire universe. – Richa Maheshwari

Established entrepreneurs and business owners need to give back, by mentoring and supporting upcoming startups. – Umesh Uttamchandani, DevX

It is very important to continue to reinvent yourself. Talk to your core patrons, find out what is your strategy and build on that. – Jagrati Shringi, Voylla

Startups need to keep a laser focus on purchasers’ perspective in head. – Erik Azulay, Nexus

For the vast majority of consumers, amenity is the key differentiating factor between patronizing online and in person. – Naman Vijay, ClickPost

The biggest question people have is why funding is so tough. It& apos; s not tough, it& apos; s misunderstand. – Asutosh Upadhyay, Axilor Ventures

To create a strong impact, people need to be furnished with an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset, now more than ever. – Darshan Doshi, FLAME University

Building a startup is like sending a rocket ship to the moon. – Vikram Vaidyanathan, Matrix India Collaborator

Run when you can, go if you have to, and crawling if you must, merely never stop moving ahead. – Yosha Saluja

Speed is a differentiator, and the kind of learning you go through in a startup is extraordinary. – Amod Malviya, Udaan

YourStory has also published the billfold’ Proverbs and Quotes for Entrepreneurs: A World of Inspiration for Startups’ as a artistic and motivational template for inventors( downloadable as apps now: Apple , Android ).