When I was writing the introduction for Rajendra, I knew I was writing about someone who has exceptional achievements but it was when I met him personally that I came to know that he has actually achieved things people only dream to in their whole life…..things which took him only few years. And when I asked what the reason behind his success is, he said nothing but bringing a new dimension to anything he does. Quite true….what’s the use of doing things which have already been done again and again…..innovation is the key, If everyone thinks about it.

         It was Prabakaran’s session next. Prabakaran is the founder of Corp-Corp.com, a tech job site in US. Meeting Prabakaran refreshed my memories of interview with Narayan Murthy. Just like him, Prabakaran is also just so simple yet so inspiring. He captivated the audience not only with his own story but with his thoughts on entrepreneurship as well. I loved his idea of 3 P’s. He shared that an entrepreneur must have these 3P’s in order to succeed: Passion, persistence and Patience. Passion for his/her idea, persistence towards making it happen and patience to see it work. Another thought of his which inspired me as a person was to “START IT NOW” or it’s never. Most of us are afraid of taking risks, and thus never dare to start. But the fact is if you are thinking of entrepreneurship, you start it either now or you do it never. The next speaker was Mr Pugazhenthy, former national President of The Indian Institute of Metals and presently Executive Director, India Lead Zinc Development Association. Mr Pug not only shared stories of successful entrepreneurs in India who have changed the face of our country today, but also encouraged everyone to think differently and explore possibilities. He spoke about the global opportunities available today and how Indian youth can work to capture these opportunities.

           The tea session saw some heated discussion on the problems, opportunities, policies related to entrepreneurship among the participants and speakers. It was good to see people networking with each other and fostering relationships. I guess that’s what the whole motive of the conclave was…to help like minds connect, share and grow.

           Mr Mohit Malik, Principal Anoova Consulting , was our last speaker and he made it really interactive. Having experience working with entrepreneurs for last 10 years, he brought things to the ground which were different from others. He did not ask entrepreneurs to bridge the gap, or start something drastically different, but think how they can make best use of what they already have. He shared the story of Johnnie Walker, one of the most selling blended Scotch whisky in the world. John Walker did not introduce a new product, he just worked on the ones already available, mixed them and discovered the best blend of “All”. That’s what an entrepreneur can do as well. People spend years and years trying to figure what’s it which is not available, but there are very few who think about analysing what’s already there and what’s it that is needed to make it the best. He also shared with us the story of a very new company called “Khopcha” which a serial entrepreneur has started to serve food in the parking lots. It’s a Dine-In-car Concept where you can get your small table laid out inside a car and get some goodies along with the food. The examples definitely left impressions in mind of participants to think not only “out of the box” but uniquely even if “inside the box”.

         With that the evening came to an end after short speech by Mr Sunil Garg on Supply chain Management and how entrepreneurs really need to know all about it to be successful in their ventures.

         It was great anchoring the whole event and sharing thoughts and ideas with people from different walks of life, sharing similar beliefs about entrepreneurship. I shared a quote which I learnt at UK towards the end of the conclave to motivate the ones who dare to start… “You might not be able to do all the things that you want to in life, but never do anything that you don’t want to”. I hope the next event of YIE in Hyderabad is a success and more people turn up for it. With that thought, I pen down now and start preparing for my first anchoring assignment :) . Cheers!!!

Deepika Narayan Bhardwaj
YIE - Delhi
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