Keyur Patel

Active listener, Start-up Enthusiastic, Believer

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

RT @naval: You’re always busy wanting something except for what’s in front of you.

[Naval @naval]

The great ones don’t do it for money or fame or power.

Or to build an institution, or to help others, or to save the world.

Like a child tinkering, they create it for its own sake.

Free of the burden of ambition.

Deaf to the demands of the world.

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

@parsh_kothari Ahmedabad

[CNBC-TV18 @CNBCTV18News]

'Stop worshipping unicorns as they are mythical, celebrate risk takers!' says @kunalb11, founder of CRED, at GFF 2023 in conversation with @ShereenBhan

@CRED_club #g20summit #GFF #globalfintechfest #startupsystem #unicorns #founder

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

Here then, are the top 3 picks for #EnterpRiseBharat I would like to have you participate in the final decision and so I’m unveiling these great choices and conducting a poll. This shortlist is a true reflection of India’s entrepreneurial vitality at micro enterprise level. Watch this video and then vote. I will make a personal investment in the winner of up to ₹25 lakhs. @ERISEBharat

[Nithin Kamath @Nithin0dha]

We just received the final approval for the @ZerodhaAMC we are building in partnership with @smallcaseHQ.

Our motivation to start a mutual fund was twofold. The first was that the biggest challenge and opportunity for Indian markets is the shallow participation. Even after all the growth over the last 3 years, we only have maybe 6-8 crore unique mutual fund and equity investors put together.

The second was that if we had to bring in the next ten million investors, they needed simple products they could understand, and mutual funds were a perfect instrument. We aim to be index-only and create simple funds and ETFs that all investors can understand and invest in for all their goals.

I'm also excited that @vishaljain2510, who's been part of the entire passive investing journey in India from day 1, has joined us as a CEO to build the AMC. So yeah, keep an eye out for our first NFO 😀🤞

[Ankur Warikoo @warikoo]

The ONLY 20 books you will EVER NEED to read, to get a thorough understanding of the world.

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[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

Cruel reality

[Sanjeev Bikhchandani @sbikh]

On the Ashoka WhatsApp group there is a discussion on the convocation speech and what kind of convocation speakers we should look for. Most people are posting videos of commencement speakers from US universities.

I posted the following message

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A random thought on convocation speeches.

We want a convocation speech that is slick. One that is delivered by a speaker in polished sophisticated English. With the right accent using the right words.

The convocation speaker in my graduating class at IIMA was V Krishnamurthy. Chairman of SAIL. He said all the right things but guess what - thirty four years out I don’t remember a word of what he said and I don’t think what he said made any difference to the lives of any of my classmates. That speech did not change anyone’s behaviour or influence any of the choices we made in our lives.

However I vividly remember remember the speech made by the chief guest at IIMA in the previous year. Being in the junior batch I was not invited to the event so along with several others from my class I watched the function from the first floor of the building on the side.

The chief guest was Dr Verghese Kurien Chairman NDDB.

He was not polite. He was downright rude. He was condescending. He was sarcastic. He was caustic. He was insulting. He spoke a few home truths to the graduating class. He taunted us.

He opened by congratulating the graduating class. He then said that this is not the Indian Institute of Management. This is the Indian Institute of Management for Shampoo Salesmen. And that the entire graduating class could now look forward to a life where they spend their time selling soap and shampoo. For that is the limit of our aspiration and ambition he said. We just wanted to work for Multinational Corporations peddling their wares to Indian consumers. Such a collosal waste of talent he called it. And throughout his speech he repeatedly used the term “shampoo salesmen” derisively to describe the graduates of IIMA.

He challenged us to do something more meaningful with our lives and try and make a difference.

But then he lamented that his words were going to fall on deaf ears and that we would take the safer option.

Now it requires some guts to go as a chief guest to a function and then make a 30 minute speech berating and insulting your hosts. But that was Dr. Verghese Kurien. In your face. Blunt. Calling a spade a spade.

By the end of it our ears were burning.

But guess which speech we remembered.

And Some of us did do something different.

The class of 1989 has produced the most number of entrepreneurs in the history of IIMA.

Sometimes warm fuzzy convocation speeches don’t make lasting impact.

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

@Aazarshad test

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

An insightful session how 3c can help to differentiate in current time.
#TSTWEETSHOP #TechSparksMumbai

[Jaydip Parikh @JaydipParikh]

#TechSparksMumbai is 🔥🔥🔥! The energy here is electric ⚡️with so many innovative minds and ideas buzzing around. Loving the diverse perspectives and conversations happening at this event. 🌎🌍🌏

#StartupVibes #Networking #Inspiration

[Harsh Jain @harshjain85]

Come see the sparks fly today/tomo cause our Mumbai tech ecosystem is on 🔥🔥🔥!
@mumbai_tech_ @YourStoryCo #TechSparksMumbai

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

Life Hack: Make a rule to never think twice about investments in yourself.

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

@JaydipParikh

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

@gregisenberg AI

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

"Life is like an empty field. With intention it becomes a garden, without it weeds and debris will take over. Something will grow either way, but it’s your choice what takes root." - John Steinbeck

Intention creates reality.

What do you grow in your field?

- @SahilBloom

[Akshat Shrivastava @Akshat_World]

Most people don't care about your ideas or values.

They care about your net worth.

Rich people have a voice, and others have opinions.

Like it or not, this is the practical reality of the world we live in.

[anand mahindra @anandmahindra]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽 They said they weren’t doing it for the cameras, but I’m glad the cameras still spotted them. The values they’re displaying are worthy of a global audience. #WorldcupQatar2022

[Keyur Patel @kp8387]

@Bank_on_Fi @FiCares First time trying neo banking and waiting for more than ten days to experience

[Jaydip Parikh @JaydipParikh]

Shree @nsitharaman addressed a large gathering of entrepreneurs & investors at #TechSparks2022 that "the next decade is actually a "techade" & tech-driven innovations play a crucial role for India in becoming the largest economy!" (1/2)