#70 - Notes on Entrepreneurship, Art and Books
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1. Learning from People
On Episode 32 of #LearningStories we chat with Thomas Koshy. Thomas Koshy is an Entrepreneur who founded #Flekt and #EntraMechatronics. Thomas is a mechatronics graduate from SRM University. He was smitten by the entrepreneurial bug right out of college and experimented and dabbled with multiple businesses, but always found an opportunity in the #salon and #grooming industry. We chat about start up ideas, the history of salons, the entrepreneur journey, building prototypes and the importance of solving customer problems. With #Flekt, he wants to transform an untapped 1000 year old industry with #innovation and #salontechnology.
Here are some show notes from this interview:
Building a prototype and testing your idea with your target market is important for any entrepreneur.
Engineering helps you build your logical thinking skills and break down complex ideas.
Ideas are just 1% of the entrepreneur's journey. Share your ideas and get feedback.
You are not a business until you have revenue coming into your account.
Entrepreneurs need to be embrace discomfort as you will face failures almost every single day.
You can learn a lot about entrepreneurship when you work in a large corporate company. You can find ways to be an intrapreneur in your job and add tremendous value with that mindset.
Entrepreneurs need to be learners. Read books, watch videos, listen to podcasts and talk to people on a day to day basis.
You have to solve a problem as an entrepreneur and India has a lot of problems to solve. India is the best country to be an entrepreneur in the next decade.
2. Learning from Ideas and Questions
Kritika David, an abstract artist based in the U.K talks about how she creates art from emotions and experiences in this short video from the Teacher Tuber Youtube channel.
3. Learning from Books, Websites and Blogs
4. Learning from Films, Videos and Shows
I just finished watching the PrimeVideo show #CallmeBae. I thought it depicted the experience of younger Indians working in Urban India quite well. Bella (played by Ananda Pandey) navigates life as a social media journalist after a failed marriage. She makes new friends and finds new parts of her identity along the way. She is honest, vulnerable and a great friend. You learn a lot as she stumbles through her new job and rebuilds her life in a new city. The co stars have full character arcs too and I loved Neel (played by Gurfateh Pirzada), Tammara (played by Niharika Lyra Dutt) and Saira (played by Muskkaan Jaferi) Here is a glimpse of this 8 episode show from Dharmatic Entertainment in the trailer.
5. Learning from Podcasts and Music
I have been listening to this song from #CallmeBae on loop. It is called #VekhSoneya. It is a romantic song about the feeling you have when you miss your partner or a loved one. The theme of the song is that in the process of finding oneself, one can also find love! The music composer, singer and lyricist are Charan, the Bombay Artist and the music producer is Dishant.
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Abhishek Shetty