5 Rules To Make It Big

I saw the Indian IT industry grow since its infancy.

- Bikram Dasgupta

I left a secure job to join HCL, then refused stability at HCL to start PCL, growing with every winning and losing bet. As each one should chart their own way to success – here are the five things that I did my way.

1. DON’ T LIMIT YOUR LEARNINGS TO CLASSROOMS

Applications of the knowledge gained inside the classrooms can only be learnt outside them. My first lessons on entrepreneurship came from Chhedi and Sadhu, during my IIT days. Chhedi had a small tea shop outside the campus and Sadhu ran a make-shift stall tucked away under the staircase of RP Hall. They taught me - customers come first and a bond with your customers is paramount. It is not only people, but also situations, as banal as they might be, give you learnings for a lifetime. The roots of my strong performance orientation lay in my involvement with the Spring Fest and the hall competitions at IIT. In the midst of winning and heart-wrenching losses, I picked up invaluable lessons on project management; delivering when it mattered the most, the value in rolling up one’s sleeves and doing the smallest of tasks with perfection.