Recently I become a part of team www.kredence.com . Though was always a part of Team Ketan Raiyani formally or informally.
About Ketan, and his entrepreneurial dream, I must say (1) passion, (2) dream & (3) risk taking ability coupled with (4) fund raising capacity are the few of the foremost qualities one (Start up entrepreneurs) must have. Dream of achieving something unthinkable, unbelieveable. Many people get (final) kick when someone challenges them, Ketan is one of them. ("U cant do" so i will do). I have also seen that as an entrepreneurs one must be able to (5) take timely judgement when to withdraw when someting is not working.
With him , I was a co founder of taxsmile.com & other ventures thereafter . Many a times we had contarion views on some matters & also had unpleasant arguments. However test of the true entrepreneur is his (6) ability to keep people around him who can challenge his thinking (Not only YES men). All these arguments always lead us to objectivity in the situation and refinement of thoughts. Many may not be aware that start up goes back to drawing board N number of times before their endeavour touches the market.
One suggestion: Go for something outstanding and unprecedented in the world. Be known for SOMETHING or ANYTHING even if that means lower profit.Make FANS not only customers.
