Failing to Succeed Quotes

“Everything in this life happens for a purpose; there are no mistakes, no coincidences.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company

“A Finnish company started as a paper mill and expanded into other products like rubber goods. In 1992, this company made a mobile phone and when it took off, they sold off all other businesses to focus only on selling mobiles. This is the Nokia story.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company

“Up selling is old stuff Dad. You should start thinking relevance and context.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company

“several marquee investors have invested billions of dollars on Indian start-ups which have burnt all the cash without creating any value. Now these investments are expectedly going bad and the investors want to save their money at any cost, including seeking support from the government. Their patriotic story is that they are saving India—and Indian companies, which are actually owned by American, Chinese, Japanese and Russian investors—from American companies. Quite weird.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company

“In the tech industry, timing is everything. Start-ups who are very early and far ahead of the curve risk being at the bleeding edge and end up losing whereas companies who win big are typically at the leading edge or cutting edge.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company

“Richard Branson’s philosophy that if someone offers you an exciting or interesting opportunity that you have no idea how to approach, first say yes, then figure out the how.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company

“Accumulating millions of frequent flyer miles does not make one a pilot.”
― K. Vaitheeswaran, Failing to Succeed: The Story of India’s First E-Commerce Company