Yesterday I’ve completed 3 years of my Entrepreneurial Journey. I’ve encountered the question of what do you do from lot of my relatives & friend’s parents, when I say, we design & sell Merchandise, they ask What? I reply, Making T-Shirts and all for Company Branding etc. They say – “Ohh…. T-Shirt bechne Waala”
Journey of www.eSparSha.com (My First Venture)
Things learned – Nothing called right time, Do it Now/ Ideas are cheap, execution is costly/ Share it – Money & Success
Things Unlearned – Remember Everything/ Be good to everyone/ Do it all yourself
Things Lost – Friends/ Personal Relations (Love & Relatives)/ Big Steady Fat Pay Cheque
Things Gained – Business Partners (Nalin & Satish)/ Business Relations (Associations & Tie Ups)/ Respect
Best Compliment – You guys suck! by a customer 2.5 years back (Yes. It helped us to improve a lot)/ You will fail real soon (From a close aide, 2 years back)
Best Moment – Guest Lecture at IISc Bangalore
Second frequently Asked Question – Didn’t you get the job at College? (Graduated at NIT A with 9.5 CPI, Placed at ZS Associates)
SO FAR. SO GOOD.
3 Years Journey was like bucket of Ice Cold Water Dumped on my Head. It has been a memorable journey, no matter how hard it was, we constantly kept watching the light at the end of the tunnel (which no one probably able to see) – “HOPE”! HOPE to grow big/ HOPE to chase dreams come true/ HOPE to chase a challenging problem/ HOPE to make the world a better place for others!
With all the experiences gained/ lessons unlearned we are heading to do things which are more challenging & worth spending some more Cups of Coffee & Grey Cells – www.mydreamstore.in (Redefining the Future of Custom Apparel) – Coming Soon! Will keep you posted.
If anyone asks me, “how was the journey so far?” I would reply “It was Sexy as Hell 🙂“
Jyoti Sandhu
That’s awesome Karthik. You have ‘expressed’ your story in a very crisp and fun way. All the best for your future ventures as well 🙂
Karthik Venkat
Thanks Jyoti 🙂
Vikrant Shanbhag
Thank you so much Karthik for sharing your story with us. It was motivational and very close to the reality every new entrepreneur has to go through. Would like to wish you the best for your new venture.
Yunus Dange
Nice Karthik 🙂
Hope to have some business with you guys..soon