There were so many lessons I learned from the success of ‘Indian Idol’. The first one was never to underestimate success. As an entrepreneur, I had become so adept at facing rejections, defeats and multiple failures that any unprecedented success seemed to appear like a fairy tale to me. The Indian Idol show proved to me that good fortune awaited the entrepreneur who executed on his vision. Young Sachin Jain taught me what I refer to as the ‘creativity of naivety’. The concept is simple: when your mind is pure and not clouded by any preconceived notions, you have amazing clarity and
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