Want to be an entrepreneur? Some suggestions on how to go about it!

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Speaker

Anand Deshpande (Persistent Systems Limited, deAsra Foundation)

Date & Time

Wed, 28 January 2026, 15:30 to 16:30

Venue

Madhava Lecture Hall

Resources

Abstract

It is a mindset constraint!

I am not Shah Jehan, so I can't build the Taj Mahal. I did a PhD.
I must work as an academic or a researcher. I can't be an entrepreneur.

In this session, I will argue that a PhD is the best training for being an entrepreneur. You learn to iterate to get the thesis right, you learn to work in a team and learn to convince your Advisor to grant you a degree. You learn to stay focused in adversity. You understand rejection and risk. No other degree provides this training!

Zoom link: https://icts-res-in.zoom.us/j/95170967900?pwd=CasccgY4pOfiykUxPUPe0WUaTZD3Sj.1
Meeting ID: 951 7096 7900
Passcode: 202010