Successful Business  

Jagdish Chand Chaudhry, the founder of Aakash Institute, climbed up the ladder of success with his belief in numerology. His early years were spent in poverty and today he is considered one of the most powerful ed-tech giants in India.

NR Narayana Murthy is the co-founder of Infosys. In ‘The Record,’ a podcast by 3one4 Capital, Narayana Murthy shared his insights on various subjects during a conversation with the former CFO of Infosys, Mohandas Pai. As stated by him, India’s work productivity ranks as the poorest globally. He encourages youth to express their willingness to work for 70 hours a week.

The founder of Zoho Corporation, Sridhar Vembu, had humble beginnings, and yet, with sheer hardwork, he managed to establish a business empire. According to Forbes, Sridhar Vembu’s net worth is around Rs 39,000 crore.

Jayshree V Ullal is the CEO and President of Arista Networks. Her assets are more than the combined assets of CEOs like Sundar Pichai and Satya Nadella. Her total net worth is Rs 28,000 crore as of 12 October 2023. Forbes included her in America’s self-made top four richest women.

Sandeep Engineer is the owner of the company Astral Pipes. He had no background in business and failed in the implementation of his first two business ideas. Today, according to Forbes, he is counted among top 100 richest people from India. His company has a value of Rs 27,893 crore.

Balwant Parekh studied law with no intention of becoming a lawyer. He had better plans of bringing his life of poverty to an end. With his unmatched ability to work professionally with German companies, he established Pidilite and became the Fevicol man.

Raipur’s Durga Devi has been making lac bangles for the last 20 years. She learned the skills from her in-laws and felt inspired to take up the work seriously. Today, Durga is a self-made independent woman who supports her family financially by making around Rs 70,000 in a month.

Divya has successfully become an entrepreneur through the establishment of ‘Divya Lalitha Dolls.’ Divya holds MSc and BEd degrees. After completing her education, she worked as a teacher for a few years. Her husband lost his job due to the pandemic. At the age of 28, she commenced her venture of decorating dolls. She dressed a doll in a saree and received positive response. 

Jetaram Chaudhary grew up in a life of poverty, and despite all the challenges he faced, he established a company worth Rs 215 crore. Services like KYC, bill payments, money transfer, mini-ATM, ticket booking, e-Mitra are provided on the platform.

Indra Nooyi served as the CEO of PepsiCo and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most influential women in business. In the year 1978, Kiran Mazumdar laid the foundation of the company with a small sum of Rs 1200. This was the first Indian company to manufacture enzymes. Arundhati Bhattacharya was a bank PO. She became the first woman Chairperson of State Bank of India. 

Ashok Khade spent his early years in poverty. His first job was as a trainee with a monthly salary of Rs 90. After a few years, he secured a permanent position as a draftsman. Ashok travelled to Germany on behalf of his company to further enhance his knowledge of advanced technology. Ashok returned to India with immense knowledge about technological advancements and established his own business along with his brother. 
 

Neeraj Chopra was operating his father’s export-import business in Hong Kong before he came back to India. In order to start his new business, he started selling second hand mobile phones and power banks. He is running his business successfully and sells around 20-25 thousand mobile phones every month.

Patricia faced many failures and disappointments in her life. There was a time when she did not have shelter on her head or anyone to support her. Despite these impossibilities, she persevered and became a successful businesswoman.

Today, Hasnain Nawaz is an example for the youth who are looking to start their businesses and make their dreams come true.

As a trainer and Amazon expert, he has helped many achieve profitable numbers through his time tested success formulas.