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 🙂“