Two events marked the broader acceptance of entrepreneurship as a ‘respectable’ path in the eyes of the older generation. The first was the emergence of Ratan Tata as a VC investor after he retired as chairman of the Tata Group in 2013. The most recognised and respected Indian businessman in the last three decades started making investments in technology ventures from his personal funds. Almost overnight, what was seen as a speculative, even reckless, activity acquired a halo of respectability.
