Do what you can be the best in the world at
By Rishi Saraf 25-Nov-2016
Gireendra is the Founder Director & CEO of Idea to Impacts. He shares his learnings :
Cities are already overcrowded, there are opportunities in towns which can bring diversity & new thought.
When operating in towns there is savings in cost plus a social impact of having employees where their family is.
Network is networth for small businesses. It brings opportunities.
Go to conferences and ask good questions. Next try becoming a speaker.
Mentors are very useful. You can have different mentor for different areas and even change them as business changes.
Books are even more useful than mentors.
Spend time with people who know more than you do e.g. your customers.
Meet entrepreneurs, they are ahead of what will come later in the news.
Get data by meeting people, analyse it and act on gut.
Small business need niches, they are paramount.
Go for partnerships which are aligned to your interest.
You have to keep finding the spikes which will take you to a new level.
Bill Gates is very conscious of how he spends his time. He reviews his month & makes corrections for the next.
New opportunities will come due to cashless economy, build it into your business.
Guide college students to use India Stacks for your domain.
Grow your business through social media.
Future kids will need everything through Gamification.
Gireendra was the first to spot an opportunity in Software Testing when no one had heard about it and he created Verisoft which was later acquired by SQS. He has tested games for the likes of Warner Bros.
The talk was organized by TiE-WE at Seetech Solutions and well attended.