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A person who sees a problem is a human being; A person who finds a solution is visionary; And the person who goes out and does something about it is an entrepreneur. – NAVEEN JAIN, INDIAN ENTREPRENEUR
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From the shantytowns of New Delhi to the shiny offices in Silicon Valley, people around the globe are seeking solutions to the world’s problems and needs, be they large or small. Those that solve them through developing a product or service are what we call entrepreneurship and have built the world as we know it today. Without entrepreneurs, the world would be a bleak one, with little creativity, innovation, or even social and economic development. History has repeatedly demonstrated that crises and unpredictability are pivotal in shaping societies and bringing new entrepreneurs and innovation to the fore. As the saying goes, “necessity is the mother of invention”. And with the recent pandemic unearthing problems and needs that we never even imagined existed just a year ago, a consequent surge of new entrepreneurs has emerged.
ISSUE 10 • APRIL 2021
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