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leaders?
Entrepreneursarekeenobservers.Theybelieveinlearningfromdifferentsourcesit
doesnotmatterwhetherthesourceofinspirationisaDabbawalafromMumbaior
somecharacterfromamovie.Whenitcomestostudententrepreneurs,thereisone
characterwhocanprovetobearolemodelHarpreetSinghBedialiasRocketSingh
(Ranbir Kapoor). The journey of Harpreet Singh from being an average B.Com
studenttotheFounderofRocketSalesCorporation,teachesusmanylessons.Here
are5entrepreneuriallessonsthatstudentscanlearnfromRocketSingh:
(1)Honesty
WhenHarpreetwenttotakehisfirstorder,hewasaskedforabribe.Hewrote
a complaint and got insulted by his Boss for not understanding the work. But,
Harpreetremainedhonest.Itwasthequalityofhonestywhichhelpedhiminwinning
hisfirstclientwhenhestartedRocketSalesCorporation.
(2)Dedication
Harpreet usedto sit in the office,and work till late hours just to meet the
expectationsofhisclients.Hedidnotleaveanystoneunturnedwhenthematterdealt
withthegrowthofRocketSalesCorporation.
(3)Incentivise
Inoneofthescenes,HarpreetofferspartnershipinRocketSalestothepeon
(Chotelal)whoistreatedbadlyatAYS.Harpreetgavehimrespectandthatmotivated
Chotelaltodeliverhisbest.Givingtherightincentivetotherightpeopleisrequiredto
buildagreatteam.Ofcourse,inastartuppayingahighsalarymaynotbepossible.
Sothatswhenotherincentivesneedtobethoughtof.
(4)SelfStart
Eveninthemostdesperateofsituations,Harpreetneverlosthisoptimism.He
focused on solutions rather than mulling over the problems.
Healwaysmadehiswayfromcluttertoclarity,motivatedhispartnersandmadethem
delivertheirbest.
(5)PrioritizingCustomers
EventhoughAYSsucceededinconfiscatingRocketSalesCorporationfrom
Harpreet,theyfailedtosatisfythecustomersinthesamecircuit.Ascustomersnever
topped their priority list, AYS could not fit into the mould of Rocket Sales
Corporation.Intheend,HarpreetgothisCorporationbackbecausehehadsucceeded
inbuildingrelationswiththecustomers.
Themainaimofanentrepreneuristoattainfameandfinancialliberty;however,there
lies a thin line of demarcation between making money and earning money.
ThroughHarpreetSinghsexample,studententrepreneurscanlearnthatmoneycan
seriouslybeearnedifonebelievesindeliveringthebesttothecustomerswhile
remaininghonesttooneself/othersandhumbletotheirteam.Withanideawhichis
likeaRocketinPocket,ifstudentsworkalittleonbuildingtheircomprehensive
skills,thentheirstartupshallcertainlylaunchtoattaingloriousheights.
Rocket Sales
Strength
capital
Brandname
talented employees
Strength
Team-work
sales service
customer relationship
and support
respect and made
partners
apponted higher
experiences person
better quality at lower
cost
Weakness
poor sale service
customer relationship
teamwork
Weakness
capital
time and space shifting
Opportunity
Expansion
printer and scanner
Opportunity
expansion,
mergers and equision
Threats
competition
technology
Threats
competition from AYS
and others
technology
computers are
outdated.