oh there’s a term in Gujarati it’s called novel dari this title is
it’s called novel dari this title is
it’s called novel dari this title is given to an entrepreneur who has started
given to an entrepreneur who has started
given to an entrepreneur who has started a business failed started again failed
a business failed started again failed
a business failed started again failed at least nine times unfortunately most
at least nine times unfortunately most
at least nine times unfortunately most of us in India don’t even know this film
of us in India don’t even know this film
of us in India don’t even know this film when I discovered it some time back why
when I discovered it some time back why
when I discovered it some time back why the challenge in our societies we
the challenge in our societies we
the challenge in our societies we celebrate winning we do not celebrate
celebrate winning we do not celebrate
celebrate winning we do not celebrate failures
failures
failures let me give you one example Steve Jobs
let me give you one example Steve Jobs
let me give you one example Steve Jobs Apple right everybody knew that Steve
Apple right everybody knew that Steve
Apple right everybody knew that Steve Jobs was thrown out of his own company
Jobs was thrown out of his own company
Jobs was thrown out of his own company the company that he founded by the CEO
the company that he founded by the CEO
the company that he founded by the CEO he hired he got so upset
he hired he got so upset
he hired he got so upset he was so bitter about it that he sold
he was so bitter about it that he sold
he was so bitter about it that he sold all his shares in Apple except one went
all his shares in Apple except one went
all his shares in Apple except one went on to found the company Gordon next it
on to found the company Gordon next it
on to found the company Gordon next it was about building beautiful hardware
was about building beautiful hardware
was about building beautiful hardware computers he also invested in a company
computers he also invested in a company
computers he also invested in a company called Pixar while Pixar did very well
called Pixar while Pixar did very well
called Pixar while Pixar did very well as an animation studio next was a
as an animation studio next was a
as an animation studio next was a horrible failure Steve was shattered the
horrible failure Steve was shattered the
horrible failure Steve was shattered the same time his own company Apple was
same time his own company Apple was
same time his own company Apple was going down the Pew so the board of Apple
going down the Pew so the board of Apple
going down the Pew so the board of Apple decided to bring back Steve Jobs to help
decided to bring back Steve Jobs to help
decided to bring back Steve Jobs to help rescue Apple when Steve came back to
rescue Apple when Steve came back to
rescue Apple when Steve came back to Apple he wanted to build something new
Apple he wanted to build something new
Apple he wanted to build something new now what is the product that Apple is
now what is the product that Apple is
now what is the product that Apple is now most famous for iPhone right the
now most famous for iPhone right the
now most famous for iPhone right the iPod iPad where did Steve get his
iPod iPad where did Steve get his
iPod iPad where did Steve get his inspiration to build such lovely product
inspiration to build such lovely product
inspiration to build such lovely product next computer so for a lot of times the
next computer so for a lot of times the
next computer so for a lot of times the seeds of your future success come from
seeds of your future success come from
seeds of your future success come from the very failures where you are
the very failures where you are
the very failures where you are miserable about three three and a half
miserable about three three and a half
miserable about three three and a half years out of those four years back and I
years out of those four years back and I
years out of those four years back and I was doing a start-up of my own this
was doing a start-up of my own this
was doing a start-up of my own this young kid came reached out to me on
young kid came reached out to me on
young kid came reached out to me on Facebook and said sir I need some
Facebook and said sir I need some
Facebook and said sir I need some mentoring he was 19 years old from a
mentoring he was 19 years old from a
mentoring he was 19 years old from a small town near Kentucky Nerissa dropped
small town near Kentucky Nerissa dropped
small town near Kentucky Nerissa dropped out of school came to Delhi to become an
out of school came to Delhi to become an
out of school came to Delhi to become an entrepreneur and set up a small venture
after some time we got selected for a
after some time we got selected for a scholarship called the pita pile
scholarship called the pita pile
scholarship called the pita pile scholarship for most of you who don’t
scholarship for most of you who don’t
scholarship for most of you who don’t know Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley
know Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley
know Peter Thiel is a Silicon Valley billionaire
billionaire
billionaire who gives $100,000 young kids to drop
who gives $100,000 young kids to drop
who gives $100,000 young kids to drop out of school and become an entrepreneur
out of school and become an entrepreneur
out of school and become an entrepreneur because Peter genuinely believes that
because Peter genuinely believes that
because Peter genuinely believes that education spoils kids
education spoils kids
education spoils kids this boy what was up another only guys
this boy what was up another only guys
this boy what was up another only guys from India to get selected for that
from India to get selected for that
from India to get selected for that program went to Silicon Valley got
program went to Silicon Valley got
program went to Silicon Valley got mentored by the best people in the
mentored by the best people in the
mentored by the best people in the business came back and then shut down
business came back and then shut down
business came back and then shut down his business because despite getting all
his business because despite getting all
his business because despite getting all that mentoring and all that money he
that mentoring and all that money he
that mentoring and all that money he still failed in that business and he
still failed in that business and he
still failed in that business and he failed so badly that he was thrown out
failed so badly that he was thrown out
failed so badly that he was thrown out of the rented house he was staying in
of the rented house he was staying in
of the rented house he was staying in she was homeless so with one jeans two
she was homeless so with one jeans two
she was homeless so with one jeans two t-shirts and a backpack he started
t-shirts and a backpack he started
t-shirts and a backpack he started staying in various friends places
staying in various friends places
staying in various friends places Starlin across india and going in
Starlin across india and going in
Starlin across india and going in staying in small budget properties did
staying in small budget properties did
staying in small budget properties did that for a few months and while doing
that for a few months and while doing
that for a few months and while doing that he got his aha moment he set up a
that he got his aha moment he set up a
that he got his aha moment he set up a company out of that experience that
company out of that experience that
company out of that experience that company recently raised one hundred
company recently raised one hundred
company recently raised one hundred million dollars from Softbank it’s got
million dollars from Softbank it’s got
million dollars from Softbank it’s got oil rooms that young boys call
oil rooms that young boys call
oil rooms that young boys call rotational wall if I look back on my own
rotational wall if I look back on my own
rotational wall if I look back on my own journey in the year 2012 I had exited
journey in the year 2012 I had exited
journey in the year 2012 I had exited Avenger my wife was not well she was
Avenger my wife was not well she was
Avenger my wife was not well she was hospitalized
hospitalized
hospitalized I was written up from the whole industry
I was written up from the whole industry
I was written up from the whole industry and I suddenly one day woke up to
and I suddenly one day woke up to
and I suddenly one day woke up to discover that I had not left my roof
discover that I had not left my roof
discover that I had not left my roof house the place I was staying in for two
house the place I was staying in for two
house the place I was staying in for two days because I didn’t know what to do
days because I didn’t know what to do
days because I didn’t know what to do and I don’t know what happened probably
and I don’t know what happened probably
and I don’t know what happened probably the books that I read whatever I decided
the books that I read whatever I decided
the books that I read whatever I decided I to take a call and change things so I
I to take a call and change things so I
I to take a call and change things so I got up called a small digital agency and
got up called a small digital agency and
got up called a small digital agency and said I need to get a photo shoot done
said I need to get a photo shoot done
said I need to get a photo shoot done she after Kay put on nice clothes but a
she after Kay put on nice clothes but a
she after Kay put on nice clothes but a photo shoot done change my profile
photo shoot done change my profile
photo shoot done change my profile picture on LinkedIn changing on whatsapp
picture on LinkedIn changing on whatsapp
picture on LinkedIn changing on whatsapp Facebook started posting some positive
Facebook started posting some positive
Facebook started posting some positive comments this was about eleven thirteen
comments this was about eleven thirteen
comments this was about eleven thirteen the afternoon nine o’clock at night I
the afternoon nine o’clock at night I
the afternoon nine o’clock at night I get a mail message on LinkedIn from
get a mail message on LinkedIn from
get a mail message on LinkedIn from somebody saying hey there’s an
somebody saying hey there’s an
somebody saying hey there’s an opportunity would you want to come up I
opportunity would you want to come up I
opportunity would you want to come up I called the number met the guy next day
called the number met the guy next day
called the number met the guy next day morning a couple of ASDA after that I
morning a couple of ASDA after that I
morning a couple of ASDA after that I had twenty six percent equity in a new
had twenty six percent equity in a new
had twenty six percent equity in a new venture and a one Karos salary packet
venture and a one Karos salary packet
venture and a one Karos salary packet with a five million dollar investment
and then of course I went on and setting
and then of course I went on and setting up you but when I look back at that
up you but when I look back at that
up you but when I look back at that period I realized that unfortunately
period I realized that unfortunately
period I realized that unfortunately when you fail at something and then then
when you fail at something and then then
when you fail at something and then then the definition can be various things a
the definition can be various things a
the definition can be various things a few things happen you become a little
few things happen you become a little
few things happen you become a little upset you want to get into a shell you
upset you want to get into a shell you
upset you want to get into a shell you want to crawl into a hole and hope that
want to crawl into a hole and hope that
want to crawl into a hole and hope that the whole world ignores you most people
the whole world ignores you most people
the whole world ignores you most people start cutting you out so the whole
start cutting you out so the whole
start cutting you out so the whole atmosphere that becomes around you is
atmosphere that becomes around you is
atmosphere that becomes around you is something that you have done something
something that you have done something
something that you have done something really wrong and you need to get into a
really wrong and you need to get into a
really wrong and you need to get into a shell where is I believe as a culture as
shell where is I believe as a culture as
shell where is I believe as a culture as a country we should be doing the
a country we should be doing the
a country we should be doing the opposite we should be celebrating
opposite we should be celebrating
opposite we should be celebrating failures we should be telling our young
failures we should be telling our young
failures we should be telling our young children that it’s okay to fail in an
children that it’s okay to fail in an
children that it’s okay to fail in an exam not commit suicide because he
exam not commit suicide because he
exam not commit suicide because he didn’t get into IIT but learn from it
didn’t get into IIT but learn from it
didn’t get into IIT but learn from it and do something else unfortunately that
and do something else unfortunately that
and do something else unfortunately that is not happening today but I would say
is not happening today but I would say
is not happening today but I would say instead of the media or us as parents as
instead of the media or us as parents as
instead of the media or us as parents as individuals only telling our kids
individuals only telling our kids
individuals only telling our kids stories about successes we should tell
stories about successes we should tell
stories about successes we should tell them stories about people who fail and
them stories about people who fail and
them stories about people who fail and then bounce that now how do you bounce
then bounce that now how do you bounce
then bounce that now how do you bounce back from a failure I have been there
back from a failure I have been there
back from a failure I have been there many times myself and I know what it
many times myself and I know what it
many times myself and I know what it feels at that time it is you are
feels at that time it is you are
feels at that time it is you are extremely lucky if you get a right
extremely lucky if you get a right
extremely lucky if you get a right mentor who tells you and walks
mentor who tells you and walks
mentor who tells you and walks Toxie out of it but it is the immediate
Toxie out of it but it is the immediate
Toxie out of it but it is the immediate family which can make the most and the
family which can make the most and the
family which can make the most and the biggest difference unfortunately for us
biggest difference unfortunately for us
biggest difference unfortunately for us a lot of our parents try to live their
a lot of our parents try to live their
a lot of our parents try to live their dreams to their children and we make it
dreams to their children and we make it
dreams to their children and we make it mandatory for our kids to follow a
mandatory for our kids to follow a
mandatory for our kids to follow a certain template study hard get into an
certain template study hard get into an
certain template study hard get into an IIT or I am if you don’t get in you’re
IIT or I am if you don’t get in you’re
IIT or I am if you don’t get in you’re labeled as a failure
labeled as a failure
labeled as a failure the entire neighborhood looks at you
the entire neighborhood looks at you
the entire neighborhood looks at you with those eyes you make the poor child
with those eyes you make the poor child
with those eyes you make the poor child feel so ashamed that for some of them
feel so ashamed that for some of them
feel so ashamed that for some of them ending their life is their only option
ending their life is their only option
ending their life is their only option whereas if you look at India you look at
whereas if you look at India you look at
whereas if you look at India you look at globally in Silicon Valley there are
globally in Silicon Valley there are
globally in Silicon Valley there are more than enough icons starting with
more than enough icons starting with
more than enough icons starting with Einstein who was told that he is dumped
Einstein who was told that he is dumped
Einstein who was told that he is dumped in school so one incident that I have
in school so one incident that I have
in school so one incident that I have read about is when Einsteins mom
read about is when Einsteins mom
read about is when Einsteins mom but that note from the school teacher
but that note from the school teacher
but that note from the school teacher she came home and told him that your
she came home and told him that your
she came home and told him that your teacher says you are a brilliant kid you
teacher says you are a brilliant kid you
teacher says you are a brilliant kid you have a great potential and Einstein went
have a great potential and Einstein went
have a great potential and Einstein went out to be the Einstein right many many
out to be the Einstein right many many
out to be the Einstein right many many years later when he died
years later when he died
years later when he died whenever sorry why his mom died he got
whenever sorry why his mom died he got
whenever sorry why his mom died he got that note that note said something else
that note that note said something else
that note that note said something else that note basically said that your son
that note basically said that your son
that note basically said that your son is dumb he’s not fit for school but
is dumb he’s not fit for school but
is dumb he’s not fit for school but instead of reading out that note to a
instead of reading out that note to a
instead of reading out that note to a child
child
child Einstein’s bomb decided to give him a
Einstein’s bomb decided to give him a
Einstein’s bomb decided to give him a different picture I wish a lot of Indian
different picture I wish a lot of Indian
different picture I wish a lot of Indian parents would do that I wish as a
parents would do that I wish as a
parents would do that I wish as a culture as a country he starts
culture as a country he starts
culture as a country he starts celebrating failures and telling our
celebrating failures and telling our
celebrating failures and telling our children it’s okay to fail in many
children it’s okay to fail in many
children it’s okay to fail in many things and then become successful
things and then become successful
things and then become successful I have been in the startup space for a
I have been in the startup space for a
I have been in the startup space for a very long time and I have seen many many
very long time and I have seen many many
very long time and I have seen many many young startup guys who have come up to
young startup guys who have come up to
young startup guys who have come up to appeared in multiple ventures and then
appeared in multiple ventures and then
appeared in multiple ventures and then go on and do become a massive success I
go on and do become a massive success I
go on and do become a massive success I would like to institutionalize this
would like to institutionalize this
would like to institutionalize this whole phenomena of celebrating failure
whole phenomena of celebrating failure
whole phenomena of celebrating failure and this forum is my debut so starting
and this forum is my debut so starting
and this forum is my debut so starting with TEDx at a cigar
with TEDx at a cigar
with TEDx at a cigar I am now saying as a country let’s start
I am now saying as a country let’s start
I am now saying as a country let’s start a revolution a movement of celebrating
a revolution a movement of celebrating
a revolution a movement of celebrating failures thank you
failures thank you
failures thank you [Applause]
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