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TechCrunch· 2025-08-27 20:22
Founder Traits - Three traits separate founders who scale from those who flame out, according to @mcuban [1] - The conversation about these traits can be found on @EquityPod [1]
From Ordinary Struggles to Extraordinary Success | Vibhu Agarwal | TEDxMoulsari Avenue
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-27 16:44
Entrepreneurial Journey & Mindset - The speaker emphasizes the importance of integrity and honesty in business, believing that maintaining a clean intention ("Niyat Saaf") leads to success [1] - The speaker highlights the significance of continuous innovation and adaptation, urging individuals to seek new discoveries and avoid complacency [2][3] - The speaker shares his failures in cement factory and film production, emphasizing learning from mistakes and perseverance [1] - The speaker advocates for hard work, dedication, and maintaining a clear vision to achieve goals [4] Business Ventures & Industry Insights - The speaker started working at the age of 15, gaining experience in various industries including cement and steel [1] - The speaker ventured into media by starting a business newspaper and later a feature film production [1] - The speaker identified a gap in the market and launched an OTT (Over-The-Top) platform in 2018 after facing failures in 2015, 2016 and 2017 [1] - The speaker currently operates three OTT platforms, including international platforms, despite facing challenges such as government bans [1] Personal Philosophy & Motivation - The speaker's early life experiences, including his father's death at the age of 13, motivated him to overcome challenges and achieve success [1] - The speaker advises against imitating others and encourages individuals to find their own path to success [1] - The speaker emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and acquiring knowledge, even without formal education [1]
The Human Side of Technology and Machines | Dr. Chitransh Srivastava | TEDxMoulsari Avenue
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-27 16:34
[Music] [Applause] [Music] Thank God I don't know how to light fire or else there would have been a million dollar lawsuit waiting for me even before I ended the speech. Good news ladies and gentlemen, my name is Dr. . Chitran Shivaswa.I am a serial entrepreneur, a business mentor, an innovator and a writer. Folks, I believe ever since the evolution of mankind, the first magic we have ever experienced is the discovery of fire, which of course I couldn't do. But over the period of time, we have grown so that ...
How daily consistency builds successful businesses | Anckur Sama | TEDxMall Road
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-27 16:33
Entrepreneurial Mindset - The speaker emphasizes the importance of self-improvement and perseverance over constantly seeking new tools or resources, using the analogy of a cricket bat to illustrate this point [1][2][3][8][9] - The speaker advocates for starting small and building momentum gradually, comparing it to driving a car and shifting gears [5][6] - Passion is highlighted as a crucial element for driving significant and lasting impact in any endeavor [8] Business Development & Impact - The speaker's car detailing business, started in 2006, grew from a single store to a network of 125 stores, detailing over 1500000 (15 lakh) cars [4][5] - The company employs over 15000 people in India, providing entrepreneurship opportunities to many [7] - The speaker believes that any job, regardless of how small it seems, can create a new industry and have a significant impact [7] Key Takeaways - The speaker encourages the audience to believe in themselves, follow their passion, and not give up in the face of challenges [9][10] - The speaker's message is to inspire others to pursue their entrepreneurial journey with the right mindset and dedication [10]
5 choices that shape our future | Prashant Mohan | TEDxMall Road
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-27 16:31
[Music] Good evening friends. Since I'm a marketing professional, I will try to take you through some marketing principles, make you visualize things. As I can see that many students are here.So uh I will take you through some few stories and IQ I I will make you visualize uh the whole scenario. So let us start. Just imagine that you are entering a supermarket.There are wide variety of products with vibrant and different kinds of colors of packaging and you when you enter you see the packaging you see that ...
Build Business Without Knowing What You're Doing | Holly Natasha | TEDxUniversitas Ciputra Surabaya
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-26 15:25
Key Principles for Starting a Business - Face your fears to overcome the most common barrier to starting a business [6][7][8] - Own your mindset by shifting perspective and recognizing existing privileges [9][10][12] - Understand the market by identifying problems experienced by many people [15][16][19] - Navigate with a long-term vision to guide decision-making and risk assessment [20][21][24] - Decide what matters by prioritizing tasks and saying no to distractions that deviate from the vision [25][26][27] - Execute your ideas by starting with what you have and improving along the way [28][29][30] - Refine and repeat the process of building a business by continuously seeking feedback and making improvements [31][32][35] Practical Advice for Entrepreneurs - The failure rate of businesses is statistically high, but success is still possible with the right approach [3] - Good business ideas often stem from problems experienced by many people [15] - A business vision helps determine which risks are worth taking [21] - It's crucial to focus on influencing rather than being influenced by trends [26] - Don't overthink execution; start with what you have and improve later [29][30] - Even billion-dollar companies like Instagram started small and evolved over time [34]
Entrepreneurship is a learned trait | Dr. Naveed Sherwani | TEDxAs Sulimaniyah
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-26 15:24
Education & Entrepreneurship Gap - The current education system and home environment may not be effectively fostering entrepreneurship [1] - Schools often provide problems and solutions, unlike the real world where entrepreneurs must identify problems independently [2][5] - The education system emphasizes fixed effort and reward, failing to reflect the competitive nature of entrepreneurship where better solutions can displace earlier ones [4][5][6] - Schools do not adequately teach risk assessment, where personal risk is 100% even if statistical probability is low [8][10] - The system often assesses success based on total problems solved, rather than comparing performance against the best possible outcome [12][13] - Schools encourage students to be well-rounded instead of focusing on their strengths and pursuing excellence [14][15] Key Elements for Fostering Entrepreneurship - Individuals must learn to identify problems to solve independently [5][21] - Individuals must strive to find solutions ahead of others, understanding the importance of competition [5][6][21] - Individuals must accept that the success rate in entrepreneurship is low, requiring resilience and focus [11][21] - Customer orientation is crucial for entrepreneurial success [20][21]
From Dreaming to Doing: The Ctrl + Alt + Del Mindset | Sameer Satyarth | TEDxIEM Salt Lake
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-25 16:52
When I was in teenage what I believed is that that God sent me for a special purpose and I'm the child of God. I'm not an ordinary child. I just came with some purpose, some vision and yes with a long story to tell to the world.But when I grew older, when I was in the age of 14 years, I was just doing the same things every day. Maybe Uh that time I was in school. So I was going to school, coming back to home, playing with the uh like uh my uh hometown kids.But I was like wondering that I have some purpose t ...