Yesterday, my wife went to watch YJHD while I went to the Rodinhoods meetup in Delhi, hosted by the gracious folks at 91Springboard. And it was worth every bit đ
Here are some reasons why you should try and attend every Rodinhoods meetup.
1.) Energy: Entrepreneurship is a lonely business, especially if you are a single founder and it can get pretty tiring mentally. When you are a meetup and see the enthusiasm and passion of other founders, the energy is almost infectious and goes a long way in recharging you. It almost acts as a validator that you are on the right path and didnât do a stupid thing by jumping into the turbulent world of entrepreneurship đ
2.) Gets you out of your comfort zone: Yesterday, there was a presentation by Akshat Goel. He is a B.Com graduate who decided to get into the tech heavy business of online gaming. It was his first presentation and he was understandably nervous with speaking publicly. However, the next time he goes to make a presentation to a client, am sure his presentation will be much better.Â
3.) Meet interesting people: Met a very interesting guy called Jasveer Singh. He is very passionate about entrepreneurship and I offered him a lift back to Gurgaon. On the way back, he told me his very fascinating story of how he quit his job and moved to Gurgaon, spotted an opportunity in the Guest House business and started in January this year. He first started with a 30 room property and in two months added another 40 property within 3 months and is cash positive to an extent that will give many businesses a run for their money. The simplicity of his operations is amazing and what is even more interesting is the reason for him starting this business.
Its to generate cash flows so that he can fund an Ecommerce venture which he has been planning all along. Awesome stuff of grit and determination.
4.) Learn something new: Every meetup has a theme and the topic for yesterdayâs meetup was âHow to effectively hire talent for your startupâ. The insights from various startup founders was quite interesting but its the Q&A which follows every presentation, which is really the icing on the cake. E.g. Amit Mishra shared a âbest practiceâ followed by a prominent IT company on the way it does its appraisals. The top performers are appraised every 6 months, the good ones every year and the under performers every two years. It generated a bit of debate and I guess the jury is still out on whether its effective but it seems like it works for the company.
These are just some of the reasons and am sure others can add a lot more. So yes, whether you are a student, aspiring entrepreneur, early stage entrepreneur, advisor, etc etc, do try and make it. It will be worth it.
If Amit Mishra can make it from Noida with a broken hand, whatâs your excuse ?
Of course all of this would probably not have been possible without Anamika and Tarunâs endeavour in organizing and promoting these events. Thank you guys đ