More than hard work, it is the passion that you need to succeed.

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From: Prasanthi Uppalapati <prasanthi.uppalapati@gmail.com<mailto:prasanthi.uppalapati@gmail.com>>
Date: Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:44 PM

Friends,

You might be surprised on why am I sharing these stories. One for inspiration and second for observation: What it means by Success? The first person, Bread Maheswaran said..... you need to be at the right place at the right time. (In fact, I remember reading that Bill Gates also quoted so......... saying the reason for his success may be that he did the right things at the right time and in the right places). The last person, Sunil, mentioned that there is no right time and right place.

May be:

1. Being clear about what we want from anything (life, career, relationships etc., )

2. Believing /Visualizing the success

3. Clear Focus

4. Never say die attitude

5. Keeping enthusiasm alive

6. Fuel the energy with the burning desire and last but not the least...... enjoying the process, the journey!! are the ingredients for success

Source: Rediff.com

URL: http://business.rediff.com/slide-show/2009/oct/30/slide-show-1-professor-with-a-multi-billion-dollar-bread-biz.htm>

A professor's multi-million-dollar bread enterprise

I believe in the hand of God. You have to be at the right place at the right time, and God's hands have to be there to help you and guide you.

I give employment to 3,000 boys in India. India needs not one but 10,000 Mahadevans to give employment to thousands of people.

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Could you tell us 5 things that entrepreneurs must do to succeed?

Most importantly you need to have the capacity to absorb a lot, and look at things with a larger perspective. There will be many days when nothing will work for you. Sometimes things go wrong, and they might not be in your control. But you need to remain focused with a vision.

Only when you know what you want to achieve will people know what they are working towards. I think you need to be a fast learner, because there may be many things you may have never done before. You need to have the capacity to learn, and unlearn the rubbish when needed. Work hard. And finally, celebrate the smallest of victories. It keeps you going.

GlobalGiving.com (May be in the lines of KIVA.org)

We built an application for globalgiving.com<http://globalgiving.com/> which is a philanthropy marketplace where as little as $1 can be donated.

When someone requires funds, he is authenticated and his requirement is put up on the site and he gets the funds directly from Globalgiving. We launched it in 2001.

A requirement came for $5000 from Coimbatore. Remember all this was happening in the Internet space.

A school principal had put up this request with an authentication from an NGO (non-government organisation) that he needed the fund to build a toilet block. He noticed that adolescent girls opted out of his school as there were no separate toilets for them.

In less than 13 minutes, he got the fund from 15 individuals across the world who did not even know him. He came back on the site after four years with photographs to say that there were more girls in his school than boys after the toilet block was built. This was quoted by World Bank as one of the biggest achievements of Globalgiving.

To future entrepreneurs

There is no end to ideas or opportunities to be an entrepreneur. You have to only keep your ears and eyes open.

Sanjiv Gupta (Bodhtree Consulting) is the chairman, founder and chief executive officer of Pressmart Media Ltd which is venture-funded by Draper Fischer Jurvetson and NEA-Indo US Ventures.

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Sunil Maheswari

I believe that any time is the right time and every place is the right place. Even in the worst times, people have started successful companies. I don't think any time is wrong time.

I feel you can create your own niche any time and you need to change your plans as per what you see for future.

Thank you.

with regards,

PRASANTHI.