25 different thoughts from Entrepreneurs...
After a busy day at the Bangalore Blogger's Meet(about which we all have decided to blog tomorrow ) , managed to take some time out to take an interesting book-"The Entrepreneurial Connection by Gurmeet Naroola".The book has interviews of "25 NRI Entrepreneurs" , excluding Narayana Murthy and Azim Premji.Listed below are some of the interesting quotes from those Entrepreneurs:
1.
The most important attribute of leadership is to set aggressive goals and allow people to achieve them with authority and accountability.
-Arun Netravali [Bell Labs]
2.
One must not get married to technology but married to the hole in the market place (Startups are born out of existing problems )
-Raj Parekh [Sun Microsystems]
3.
I try to get people to think in terms of miles, not inches.
-Vinod Khosla [Kliener Perkins Caufield & Byers]
4.
The strategist must also be like an artist-somebody who strives to break the mold,to change the rules of the game.
-Anil K Gupta [Stanford University]
5.
Great companies are built on vision.
-Romesh Wadhawani [I2 Corporation]
6.
The sense of fair play is at the heart of everything you do.
-Kanwal Rekhi [Excelan , TiE]
7.
Knowledge in technology, products and markets-these are the three dimensions that are extremely important to create great companies.
-Saiyed Atiq Raza [Raza Foundries]
8.
The problem lies not in the idea but it's execution.That is the key.
-Vani Kola [RightWorks]
9.
An important reason for my success is the presence of a very secure and supportive family.
-Prabhu Goel [Gateway Design]
10.
The smart entrepreneur knows which revenue he wants and is willing to give revenue to other people so that he can gain three times more.
-K.B.Chandrasekhar [Jamcracker]
11.
In the technology sector,morphing is a given and the leader who can't steer the morphing will get thrown by the wayside very quickly.
-Vinod Dham [Silicon Spice]
12.
We thrive on the challenge of outrunning big companies.
-Desh Deshpande [Sycamore Communications]
13.
Our fundamental philosophy is to synergize the organizations objectives and individual aspirations
-Narayana Murthy [Infosys]
14.
Customer strategy is a thoughtful combination of technology strategy and customer requirements.
-Jayshree Ullal [Cisco Systems]
15.
Leaders are typically able to see most things in both a raw and an integrated fashion.
-Rajat Gupta [McKinsey & Company]
16.
The reward of entrepreneurship is the satisfaction that is gained in successfully scaling the walls or maneuvering around the road bump.
-Krish Prabhu [Alcatel Globalization]
17.
The ability to profit from and react to change is what the game is all about.
-Vivek Ranadive [TIBCO Systems]
18.
I look for strengths in people and not their weaknesses.
-Raj Singh [StratumOne]
19.
The future is not what happens to you,but what you make out of it.
-Azim Premji [Wipro Corporation]
20.
If the General does not believe that he can win the war,then it does not matter if his army is the world's best.
-Sabeer Bhatia [Hotmail]
21.
A niche today,an ocean tomorrow.Those are the kinds of situations that represent the best opportunities.
-Suhas Patil [Cirrus Logic]
22.
The true power of growing any enterprise is 5 percent technology and 95 percent psychology.
-Hatim Tyabji [Verifone]
23.
An entrepreneur is one who creates a direction out of confusion.
-Prakash Bhalerao [Ambit Design Systems]
24.
At the point of investment,all prospects look exciting.
-Rafiq Dossani [Stanford University]
25.
If you sing your song,not worrying who listens and what they think,you're going to be extremely successful.
-Deepak Chopra [The Chopra Center for well being]
1.
The most important attribute of leadership is to set aggressive goals and allow people to achieve them with authority and accountability.
-Arun Netravali [Bell Labs]
2.
One must not get married to technology but married to the hole in the market place (Startups are born out of existing problems )
-Raj Parekh [Sun Microsystems]
3.
I try to get people to think in terms of miles, not inches.
-Vinod Khosla [Kliener Perkins Caufield & Byers]
4.
The strategist must also be like an artist-somebody who strives to break the mold,to change the rules of the game.
-Anil K Gupta [Stanford University]
5.
Great companies are built on vision.
-Romesh Wadhawani [I2 Corporation]
6.
The sense of fair play is at the heart of everything you do.
-Kanwal Rekhi [Excelan , TiE]
7.
Knowledge in technology, products and markets-these are the three dimensions that are extremely important to create great companies.
-Saiyed Atiq Raza [Raza Foundries]
8.
The problem lies not in the idea but it's execution.That is the key.
-Vani Kola [RightWorks]
9.
An important reason for my success is the presence of a very secure and supportive family.
-Prabhu Goel [Gateway Design]
10.
The smart entrepreneur knows which revenue he wants and is willing to give revenue to other people so that he can gain three times more.
-K.B.Chandrasekhar [Jamcracker]
11.
In the technology sector,morphing is a given and the leader who can't steer the morphing will get thrown by the wayside very quickly.
-Vinod Dham [Silicon Spice]
12.
We thrive on the challenge of outrunning big companies.
-Desh Deshpande [Sycamore Communications]
13.
Our fundamental philosophy is to synergize the organizations objectives and individual aspirations
-Narayana Murthy [Infosys]
14.
Customer strategy is a thoughtful combination of technology strategy and customer requirements.
-Jayshree Ullal [Cisco Systems]
15.
Leaders are typically able to see most things in both a raw and an integrated fashion.
-Rajat Gupta [McKinsey & Company]
16.
The reward of entrepreneurship is the satisfaction that is gained in successfully scaling the walls or maneuvering around the road bump.
-Krish Prabhu [Alcatel Globalization]
17.
The ability to profit from and react to change is what the game is all about.
-Vivek Ranadive [TIBCO Systems]
18.
I look for strengths in people and not their weaknesses.
-Raj Singh [StratumOne]
19.
The future is not what happens to you,but what you make out of it.
-Azim Premji [Wipro Corporation]
20.
If the General does not believe that he can win the war,then it does not matter if his army is the world's best.
-Sabeer Bhatia [Hotmail]
21.
A niche today,an ocean tomorrow.Those are the kinds of situations that represent the best opportunities.
-Suhas Patil [Cirrus Logic]
22.
The true power of growing any enterprise is 5 percent technology and 95 percent psychology.
-Hatim Tyabji [Verifone]
23.
An entrepreneur is one who creates a direction out of confusion.
-Prakash Bhalerao [Ambit Design Systems]
24.
At the point of investment,all prospects look exciting.
-Rafiq Dossani [Stanford University]
25.
If you sing your song,not worrying who listens and what they think,you're going to be extremely successful.
-Deepak Chopra [The Chopra Center for well being]
Labels: Books, Entrepreneurship, Personal
2 Comments:
Thanks for presenting the Book. Now i decided to buy it. Good article. Sleep well sheth
Hey Mahesh,
Nice that you found the information very interesting :)
I am sleeping very well...
-Himanshu Sheth
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