Rarer than talent or work ethic, the poet John Keats wrote, is the ability to step into and push through doubts and uncertainties. In 1817, Keats wrote a letter to his brothers to share this exciting realization. “At once it struck me,” Keats wrote, “what quality went to form a …
Is there a difference in the meaning of Opportunities & Possibilities? I thought till about few hours back they were similar in meaning. Well I realised the VAST difference between the 2 when I was discussing the same with a very smart person. While talking with this person realised that …
With an idea, In they walk To run their startup, In they walk College campus auditorium, hotel ball room, In they walk Suited & Booted, In the Guru walks Sometimes in casual attire, The Cool Dude walks Believing in their propaganda, In they all walk. 60% of them never did …
PM says Start Up My college e-cell says Start Up Seniors say Start Up CM says Start Up I have an idea so Start Up Incubators say Start Up Corporate say Start Up On our campus for placement, but they say Start Up No Jobs to give me, so say …
The first autobiography, I read was of Mahatma Gandhi “My experiments with Truth”. Am inspired by this book to Title this blog. The irony is that am about to make an opposite point as mentioned in Mahatma’s book. Earlier in my entrepreneur life and you can say in my own …
Startups though are here to make a better working world, sometimes get entangled in the same age old organisation nomenclatures & structures. Persons who found or start a Startup are called Founders, Entrepreneurs. We have evolved from calling businesses, ventures to Startups. We have evolved from calling them businessmen, industrialists …
Entrepreneurship is like The Bungy Jump Entrepreneurship is, To trump, Though trying to do it, Many Get stump, Its so much like, the Bungy Jump. Everyone talks about it, Most of them want to do it, Many make plans to do it. Some reach destination to jump, Once there, they …
30+ Startups REFRRed in this Poem. Lets see if you get the Names. Reply If you get Startup names. The first 5 people replying with more than 25+ names win a surprise gift. Lets see how much you know your fellow iStart Startups. To add Freshness in my experience cart, To …
Read: Birth of Startup Mentor (Part I). Before reading this Blog. Thank you again DoIT&C officials for giving an opportunity to be an iStart Mentor. It was an evolution for me & made me define what a Mentor should be or can be. It was a professional rebirth for me. Mentor …
Starting up is Easy, It keeps you Busy. Difficult is the building part, Everyone is tearing you apart. Friends & Family put you in fear, Vendors’ Employees’ payment in arrear. Plenty of expert mentors around, Taking you on Merry Go round. Investors’ with so much to say, Not parting with …
Profile Title across (specially on Linkedin) is a ludicrous effort by professionals to Brand oneself & even Brag about oneself. Linkedin is flooded with professionals using magnanimous & swanky titles. These titles are endeavors in blowing their own trumpet, attempting a strategy to gloat & seek attention. This in my view is …
I have mentored Founders who have come to me to discuss about their Startups Present, Past & Future. Instead I suggested them an approach which is to discuss Now, Next & Beyond. Now: Solve the current issues at hand, Do things today, Lets do what we can do NOW. Next: What’s …
Someone asked me today what qualities a person should have to succeed as an entrepreneur. I said Resourceful & Resilient. Came back to write this blog & expand further how these 2 qualities contribute to an entrepreneur’s life. Resourceful Capital Contacts Clients Circumstances Being Resourceful has assisted me in getting …
Poem on Journey of an Entrepreneur to the 1st believer : Customer/Investor Have endured sunny days & chilly nights. Ignored by some in all ways & Plucked by few with insights. Crushed from all around & was stomped to the ground. Working with others in those enclosed spaces. Silently suffering …
A poem I wrote on a Founders’ Life. I am an Entrepreneur, Am a Founder. Have a Start up, I say with Face Up. I am ready, To Feel up, fake up, fart up. I will Fxxx up, Flip up. I want To Fund up, Find up, I will Fill up, Flow up. Some day near, I shall have my Fate up. …
When working for yourself, you have seen enough ZEROES in your bank. Then giving service to others and make HEROES is your new purpose. This was told to me by someone sitting next to me in business class on an International flight. This statement had a profound impact on me. …
Hello People, I AM RAJESH JOSHI. A SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR, STARTUP MENTOR, GOVERNMENT ADVISOR, CONSULTANT @ BIG FOUR. I start ventures & turn ideas into scalable projects. I am Serial Entrepreneur & have Founded 6 ventures. Passionate about working with people to make a difference & bring change by launching disruptive …
