Motivational quotes inspire us. It makes our day. Even a few letter quote “Yes you can” ushers that great gust of energy in us to get up and get going. So here are a few great pieces of advice by some of our successful entrepreneurs in India for the upcoming entrepreneurs of the country.
1. Ideas are no one’s monopoly Think big, think fast, think ahead - Dhirubhai Ambani
2. Today I see a billion people as a billion potential consumers, an opportunity to generate value for them and to make a return for myself. It is important to achieve our goals, but not at any cost - Mukesh Ambani
3. You cannot Get into the Business for the fashion of it - Azim Premji
4. If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small - Azim Premji
5. None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise, none can destroy a person, but its own mindset can - Ratan Tata
6. If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together - Ratan Tata
7. The trade market is the place with the least scope for emotions, especially fear and greed - Rachit Chawla
8. Building a company is similar to building a product. Culture is the UX for employees and support is the UX for customers. Don’t be a jerk! Even if you are brilliant, don’t be a brilliant jerk! - Girish Mathorrobootha
9. Love your job, but never fall in love with your company because you never know when the company stops loving you - Narayana Murthy
10. Never Hire someone to do initial sales, in fact, you must acquire your first 100 customers yourself - Shashank
11. If you truly accept the worst that can ever happen in your journey, fear won’t ever be an obstacle in starting up - Kunal Shah
12. It’s a long long road. Sometimes all you need are people who pat your back and say, carry on. Thank you to everyone who encourages - Shraddha Sharma
13. Always hire people smarter than you - Sachin Bansal
14. There is no secret ingredient to make something special. You just have to believe, its special - Rahul Yadav
15. Scale is important for a start-up. Think big, but take one day at a time - Kunal Bahl
16. Building predictability on top of the marketplace economy is how new-age businesses will get built - Ritesh Agarwal
17. However big or small, make it a good business, make it a clean business, make it a business you are very proud of- Deep Kalra
18. Entrepreneurship is akin to riding a dragon - there are more ups and downs than you can ever imagine. But every challenge on the way only makes you stronger, and every failure only bears new learnings - Yatin Hans
19. Human capital is the most precious of all forms of capital available – A. Ramasubramaniam
20. Good start-ups build a business, but great start-ups build a category – Deep Malhotra
21. One should not have to choose between health and beauty. Beauty should be without any compromises - Pritika Singh
22. Business heads will have to expedite the decision-making process to innovate and adapt to customer needs by relying more on data and actionable insights, and less on hunches - Madhurima Agarwal
23. Entrepreneurship is never a sprint. And it can be a difficult, lonely job - Krishnan Ganesh
24. As an entrepreneur, you need to go on and on … and somewhere along the line things do fall in place and work out for you - Kalpana Rao
25. The trench is as much a part of growth and expansion as the peak is. Hitting the bottom before you succeed is almost a rite of passage - Dr. Ashwin Naik
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