It was a chance encounter with a biotech entrepreneur from Ireland that got me started as an entrepreneur in India, because I partnered this Irish company in setting up India's first biotech company.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I'm an investor in a number of biotech companies, partly because of my incredible enthusiasm for the great innovations they will bring.
My passion for innovation and my interest in the 'business of science' has seen Biocon commercialize many innovative platforms and products.
I was an investor doing well and decided to be an entrepreneur.
From our group, we've had joint ventures with a lot of international companies: Procter & Gamble, General Electric, Sara Lee, currently with Hershey's and Tyson. We've learned a lot of the best practices.
I did parallel entrepreneurship, which was very hard to do. It was hard to keep your head straight and know which ideas were with which company.
I've been an entrepreneur three times. I started three companies.
I wasn't born a natural entrepreneur. I had to be trained.
I sensed my chance and embraced the telecom business. I started marketing telephones, answering/fax machines under the brand name Beetel, and the company picked up really fast.
I'm an engineer turned entrepreneur who's passionate about connection.
My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.
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