Few days ago I came across the article Why only few number of IIT kids end up doing startups. And then there was another article titled The 'Real' Reason Why Few IITians Do A StartUp; which is answer to the previous one. Being students of premiere institutes people expect a lot from IITians, so their arguments are totally correct. And matching upto once expectation is never possible. So I am not gonna add to that; but I will write about Why IITians should do a startup.
In India people are crazy about IITs and IITians, because IITs provide you a feeling of security. Once a child comes in ninth standard, his parents start expecting him to clear the JEE. It's not because of their craziness but they want a secure future for their child. Yes, IITs give you a secure future (in most of the cases). And it's not the degree which you get from IIT; but when you are in IIT you somehow develop certain qualities, skills and confidence that help you throughout your life.
Second reason behind craziness towards IITs is the privilege that IITians get. "Life doesn't give you a second chance, but an IIT does." Personally this is the good thing about IITs, you can always get a second chance. What it means is you start something and you failed after two years you can always opt a good job or you can go for your higher studies, but its not the case with other students of India.
So, I am asking you to get a dream (an idea), believe in that dream, use that privilege, that confidence, those skills in chasing your dream (building a great product). Because an I-Bank or consulting company do not worth those skills. You will not be earning hefty in initial phases, but the skills you will be learning in the process will be priceless. Because as a start-up entrepreneur at times you will create your product, write the code, market your product, hire and train interns, deliver a keynote, write a blog about your company and list will go on. And if two or three years down the line your start up fails, you can always go for a job or higher studies with those tremendous skills. But I will not suggest you to do that, I will suggest you to dream again.
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In India people are crazy about IITs and IITians, because IITs provide you a feeling of security. Once a child comes in ninth standard, his parents start expecting him to clear the JEE. It's not because of their craziness but they want a secure future for their child. Yes, IITs give you a secure future (in most of the cases). And it's not the degree which you get from IIT; but when you are in IIT you somehow develop certain qualities, skills and confidence that help you throughout your life.
Second reason behind craziness towards IITs is the privilege that IITians get. "Life doesn't give you a second chance, but an IIT does." Personally this is the good thing about IITs, you can always get a second chance. What it means is you start something and you failed after two years you can always opt a good job or you can go for your higher studies, but its not the case with other students of India.So, I am asking you to get a dream (an idea), believe in that dream, use that privilege, that confidence, those skills in chasing your dream (building a great product). Because an I-Bank or consulting company do not worth those skills. You will not be earning hefty in initial phases, but the skills you will be learning in the process will be priceless. Because as a start-up entrepreneur at times you will create your product, write the code, market your product, hire and train interns, deliver a keynote, write a blog about your company and list will go on. And if two or three years down the line your start up fails, you can always go for a job or higher studies with those tremendous skills. But I will not suggest you to do that, I will suggest you to dream again.
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nice one ankit :)
ReplyDeleteThank you..! :)
ReplyDeletea very argumentive approach..
ReplyDeleteI hope some people will also think this way! :)
ReplyDeleteFirst of all IITs take a good initiative to inspire IITians to go for a start-up, if fail then come back. But in reality People (mostly engineering student other than IIT/Reputed coll.) thought IITians never do any start-up. They just take high salary package. They also suggest some MNCs should have to visit their campus to recruit. Now my question is that why those people can't start their company? Why do they waste their time in search of job? IITians are also Indian student just like you. All engg. may not have the second chance like IIT, but why they do not take their first chance at entrepreneurship? Innovation can be done by anyone. 80% of Indian Internet companies like Flipkart, Myntra are brain child of IITians, IIMians, BITSlite or NITians. Now what about other >1000 engineering college student?? india is changing. Visit us we are making Indian website wikipedia at http://www.woolor.com to inspire our youth towards entrepreneurship..
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I think its not about IITian, very sure that IITians are very intelligent but to be an entrepreneur one needs to have the right kind of attitude because entrepreneurship doesn't need very intelligent person. It demands the courage, the courage to face failure, to not give up even after failing several times, the madness about your ideas, innovation and it could be very simple(your idea). For example nowadays people are making career in gaming and I am very sure even if one gamer would be an IITian as they already have the comfort zone of high paying job.
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