I have this mantra - "Startups fail, entrepreneurs just emerge with more wisdom." I think a startup can teach you things that a big company can't do and even if you fail the knowledge is invaluable.

Baishampayan Ghose

Helpshift

Be strong and follow your heart and don’t be subservient to nah sayers and failures. There will be plenty on the way.

Avdhesh Khaitan

Kadet Defence Systems

Set meaningful goals for the business and measure success against the goals

Sean Casey

Shiftgi

Providing technology to enable creators to feed human senses with digital content is one of the most exciting endeavours.

Leonardo Chiariglione

MP3

It is very important for young engineers to learn on-the-go. The best learning experience comes from working with a startup which is in its infancy stage as it offers a plethora of opportunities to learn and help develop skill sets.

Saurabh Arora

Lybrate

Entrepreneurship is not about having the perfect plan; it's about iteration, learning and implementing things everyday.

Rishabh Gupta

MyAdvo

There is nothing like perfect age to be, pushing yourselves to the limits is what it takes.

Vikas Chahar

Knit

It is the journey that is important and that keeps us moving every day.

Dr. Amarjeet Singh

Zenatix

Entrepreneurship is a marathon, not a sprint. You need to persevere and believe in yourself. So going after something you love naturally keeps you going for a long time.

Bharanidharan Viswanathan

91mobiles.com

"Customer is first, everything else is next. To solve big problems technology is the only solution and we have to be very sharp in it."

Pramod Hegde

Bro4U

The pace at which things happen in a startup teaches you to take the rejections & failures in your stride and quickly move on.

Abhishek Patil

Oliveboard

I have learned that just developing a good product is not enough. Marketing and advertising is as important as making a good product.

Akash Shastri

Brainasoft​

I am happy that we were able to create an online tool that helps people customise their furniture on a real-time basis.

Ajit Shegaonkar

Stitchwood

It’s a tragedy in India that good engineers are weaned towards management or finance and are taught to focus on sales than on core engineering. The world is changing rapidly and building superior products are the best sales strategy.

Abishek Surendran

Pi Ventures

Work-life should be a called a work-life-sleep balance, wherein you reduce your sleep and give the extra hours to the remaining the two components.

Tapas Gupta

SparesHub

There was no “one” biggest challenge. The project itself was a series of challenges.

William F. Baker

Burj Dubai

Your idea will count less but your team would be the face of your venture. Choose your team wisely and then be prepared to go on the 'war' together. Believe in your team, Trust your life with them and expect...

Ankit Gupta

Innovese

No plan survives first contact with the enemy. While it's important to plan, life is not going to go according to the plan you painstakingly wrote down. Have a Plan B, and C, and D!

Frank Wiles

Grove