I was once asked if a big business man ever reached his objective. I replied that if a man ever reached his objective he was not a big business man.
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For me, the winning strategy in any start-up business is, 'Think big but start small.'
'Big business' was a bad phrase in India. To be accused of being big business was the worst accusation you could make. All that has gone now. The whole mindset has changed.
The real test of business greatness is in giving opportunity to others. Many business men fail in this because they are thinking only of personal glory.
Believe it or not, the biggest obstacle for a business owner with any size business is the internal response to the question - 'Now what?' Often this question is followed by a - deer in the headlights - response, which is then followed by stagnation. Following stagnation comes fear.
Thinking big is only one part of being a successful entrepreneur.
If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.
Lots of small business men have been contacting me to say they wish they had the nerve to say what I said.
One day, a musician asked me what I did. When I told him I was to be a businessman, he laughed and said, 'You are not a businessman.' Sometimes all it takes is one person to put an important thought in your head, and he did.
Business is about being the best that you can be, and there are always glowing examples of people that we can all learn from.
The greatest business people I've met are determined to get it right no matter what the cost.
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