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The Making of a Technology Innovator/Entrepreneur
My life is truly amazing and I feel very blessed that I have had such a wonderful life with great parents, an amazing upbringing, a fantastic family, a rich professional life filled with interesting life experiences and most importantly connecting with great people.
In India, we are often given examples of great individuals who are termed Innovators. These individuals are usually heirs of large formidable empires with deep pockets and are able to take a successful empire and keep the Juggernaut rolling. However, true entrepreneurs are those that have risen from the dust and built large businesses and more importantly a culture of success. We have very few examples of such success in India. Silicon Valley and Israel have been able to provide an environment, culture, and a great pool of VCs, entrepreneurs, ecosystem and mentors that fuel the engine of innovation and keep creating a steady supply of new entrepreneurs/innovators. The point I am making is that if you dream of being an innovator/ entrepreneur, find people who truly deserve to be role models and try to learn as much about them and emulate their behavior closely as there are very important life lessons to be learned from them. But, it is important that you use your good judgment in picking these role models. Ask yourself if the person you want to follow has leadership qualities, is personable, is social, has risen from modest backgrounds to create something large, has created an enterprise culture that is designed to win. I will discuss the role of role models and mentors in later discussions but it is important that you start thinking about people who can inspire you to achieve greatness.
