What does entrepreneurship mean to you?

Posted by Raghav Somani

Some Entrepreneurs share their candid thoughts…

“Entrepreneurship is about the ability to create something. It starts with the passion to build and continues with the desire to stay at it against all odds. Contrary to what most people think its not about a billion dollar idea which somebody has in their garage and then becomes a company. On the other hand its more about someone’s desire to make a difference or do something better or solve a problem and then the idea they have invariably changes over time as the market forces dictate the evolution of the idea. True entrepreneurship is about the ability to adapt and grow the original idea as the market changes to the point where your original idea may no longer be the driving force. SO flexibility and persistence are more important than brilliance in the original idea.”
D.P. Venkatesh,CEO, mPortal Inc www.mPortal.com

“Entrepreneurship is about identifying new opportunities or unmet need and creating a unique solution to solve those needs. It is also about creativity, passion, enthusiasm and zeal to create something different. It’s really encouraging to see number of young entrepreneurs coming out of comfort level and willing to take risk and the respect entrepreneurs are getting from society. Also the initiatives taken by organizations like TiE and NeN for creating an ecosystem for supporting and helping entrepreneurs is playing a big role in promoting entrepreneurship in India and creating a string positive attitude of “I can. I will.”
Manish Agrawal, Founder, Picsquare.com

“Entrepreneurship is realization of one’s true potential”
Manjula Sridhar, CEO & Founder, Virefree

What does Entrepreneurship mean to you?