Arun Jain’s Life Stream
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014Hindsight. Wisdom. Experience. At the NASSCOM Standalone session in Hyderabad, I dipped into my own life story for anecdotes that I hoped brought alive the concepts I was sharing. Here are a few videos. You can find the playlist here.
Entrepreneurship: The Early Years
In search of a goal. In the age of interpreters and compilers, signals written within 2,000 bytes, and a vision limited by demography. Arun Jain describes the early years of his entrepreneur journey, where he discovers his true calling. An excerpt from ‘Journey of an Entrepreneur’, a stand-alone session by Arun Jain for the NASSCOM Product Forum at Hyderabad, February 28.
Entrepreneurship: Shifting Gears
‘Those earning less than Rs. 10 lac per year need not apply,’ so said a recruitment ad from a fledgling company. This company went on to hire not one, but four senior personnel. Polaris knows that shifting gears inevitably means going faster. As an entrepreneur, do you have the courage to go all out? An excerpt from ‘Journey of an Entrepreneur’, a stand-alone session by Arun Jain for the NASSCOM Product Forum at Hyderabad, February 28.
Leaving The Comfort Zone
At a stage in the business life cycle, an entrepreneur is likely to find himself in a comfort zone. Going on to the next orbit means moving away from the comfort zone. What would you choose? Over a campfire many years ago, Arun Jain, already successful, realized that not realizing the full potential of Polaris was selfish. The company subsequently went from Rs. 2 Crore to Rs. 260 Crore, in six years. An excerpt from ‘Journey of an Entrepreneur’, a stand-alone session by Arun Jain for the NASSCOM Product Forum at Hyderabad, February 28.
Coach, the Entrepreneur’s Sounding Board
When you talk about an issue to someone you trust, you are actually having a conversation with yourself. A coach need not be an absolute expert in the field, just someone who helps achieve clarity within yourself. An excerpt from ‘Journey of an Entrepreneur’, a stand-alone session by Arun Jain for the NASSCOM Product Forum at Hyderabad, February 28.
Extraordinary From The Ordinary
Did you know that Polaris’ ‘Employee Option Trust’ preceded SEBI’s directions along the same lines? It is initiatives like these that raise the emotional content within the work force of Polaris, making this talent pool a force to reckon with. An excerpt from ‘Journey of an Entrepreneur’, a stand-alone session by Arun Jain for the NASSCOM Product Forum at Hyderabad, February 28.