The Entrepreneurship Cell & Institution’s Innovation Council of the College organized a session on ‘Entrepreneurship Success Stories’ for students of all streams from 11.15 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. on August 20th. 68 students attended. The speakers were Ms. Gautami Raikar and Mr. Varun Hegde. Both speakers shared their perspective on entrepreneurship and narrated their entrepreneurial journey.
Ms. Gautami Raikar commenced the session by narrating her story. She expressed the hardships she faced in her journey and the steps she took to overcome them. She is the owner of a startup named Lawmate. This startup assists entrepreneurs to understand and complete the legal requirements in setting up their business. She said that this idea came to her when she was working at CIBA (Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration). Ms. Gautami Raikar urged students to follow their dreams and learn from their failures.
The second speaker, Mr. Varun Hegde, is one of the founders of an organization called Soul Travelling. Mr. Varun Hegde is an IT Graduate and worked in the IT Sector for four years. His last job was in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr. Hedge expressed, how during his brief stint in Europe, he learned that the Europeans do not look at travelling as sight-seeing but learning about the culture, the cuisine, the tradition, and the emotional connect with the place. Mr. Varun Hegde brought this same idea back home to Goa, and with the help of his business partners incorporated Soul Travelling. Soul Travelling shows tourists around the prime locations in Goa and speaks about the history and the whereabouts of that place. Mr. Hegde emphasized the need for being passionate and on the process of continuously learning from experiences. The session ended with the students interacting with the speakers.
