Lately my work makes me get in touch with a lot of Start-up related news and happenings in India. Its evident from everywhere that entrepreneurship is quite glorified and its hep to be an entrepreneur these days.
For some reason though, Media and even common people who blog, only thinks that when people who come out from IIT/IIM and start their own ventures are the real heroes. Is it?
Few things that come to my mind-
We do know that they are not the lesser mortals in terms of IQ (with the hectic selection process they go through to get into one)
We do know that they have the best networks in terms of contacts, coz all their batch mates get placed at crucial postions in big companies.
We do know that the IIM stamp get's them moolah flowing in quick. VC, Institutional Capital, Angel Investors.. all are just looking with a torch for some IIM guy to triple their money.
We do know that as soon as the IIM guy opens something, media flocks around to cover it. Coz OMG! he left his 1 crore job oppurtunity to sell vegetables. He's from IIM! Click Click Click!!
No, I am not further glorifying these guys, I am not degrading either. Have huge respect for them. After all they have also put years of hardwork to get into that institute and clear it.
Just trying to put across an overlooked fact that things are 200 times more easier for them as they are from THE institute, which pulls crowd. which makes things automatic for them.
Real heroes are the one, who have nothing coming towards them, they have to run after all. They loose their weight, their shoe's loose their sole, their hair strands choose to leave their head. They are the average people, ordinary people who walk past you everyday, but just dare to dream for themselves and choose the most difficult route.
This ordinary Joe is the one who deserves the Spot.
Its time media realizes where to focus.
For some reason though, Media and even common people who blog, only thinks that when people who come out from IIT/IIM and start their own ventures are the real heroes. Is it?
Few things that come to my mind-
We do know that they are not the lesser mortals in terms of IQ (with the hectic selection process they go through to get into one)
We do know that they have the best networks in terms of contacts, coz all their batch mates get placed at crucial postions in big companies.
We do know that the IIM stamp get's them moolah flowing in quick. VC, Institutional Capital, Angel Investors.. all are just looking with a torch for some IIM guy to triple their money.
We do know that as soon as the IIM guy opens something, media flocks around to cover it. Coz OMG! he left his 1 crore job oppurtunity to sell vegetables. He's from IIM! Click Click Click!!
No, I am not further glorifying these guys, I am not degrading either. Have huge respect for them. After all they have also put years of hardwork to get into that institute and clear it.
Just trying to put across an overlooked fact that things are 200 times more easier for them as they are from THE institute, which pulls crowd. which makes things automatic for them.
Real heroes are the one, who have nothing coming towards them, they have to run after all. They loose their weight, their shoe's loose their sole, their hair strands choose to leave their head. They are the average people, ordinary people who walk past you everyday, but just dare to dream for themselves and choose the most difficult route.
This ordinary Joe is the one who deserves the Spot.
Its time media realizes where to focus.
