At BrilliantRead Media, our aim is to bring to our community some of the finest stories from the leadership world. As part of this endeavour, we invited a passionate entrepreneur – Nityanand Gopalika for an exclusive interview with us. He is a seasoned entrepreneur, business leader, strategist, Angel Investor and currently the Vice President at Knowlarity. Let’s learn more about his exciting journey, his background and his advice for our growing community:
Excerpts from our exclusive interview with him:
We are aware of your contribution to the ecosystem, talk us through your background and your journey, please;
I am a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur. Was fortunate enough to work with companies like GE in India and abroad. I have travelled across the world for my work and leisure.
I have contributed significantly to the Industrial Imaging ecosystem and have 3 patents in my name.”
While all was going fine with the large corporate world and cosy life in the United States, there was something missing for a larger cause, which compelled me to return back to India.
I worked with various startups like Skanray and Knowlarity. At Knowlarity, I drove the technology solutions to companies – which has made a significant impact on how people communicate on a day to day basis.
In the startup world – I have made angel investments in the companies which are making a remarkable impact in the society.”
How did you find your passion and purpose and started working with it?
From childhood itself, I was a very inquisitive person.
I remember at 6 years of age – I was playing with electrical appliances – by opening them, assembling them without breaking them, and fixing small problems as well.”
As I grew – it was no brainer for me that I wanted to do engineering and went to IIT. While IIT landed me in a job and helped me move to the USA with GE, there was something missing.
Over a period of time, in the USA, there was a vacuum created – which led me to return back to India and find the passion and purpose of my life.”
I started working with people much younger than me, smarter than me and solving real-life complex problems.
What gets you out of bed in the morning i.e. what’s your source of motivation?
When I sleep, I charter out the next plan in the mind. When you have some plan to execute for the next day – you awake fresh and motivated.
How do you manage yourself and keep on going despite the challenges? What drives you?
Discipline and commitment help me overcome day to day challenges and manage myself.
Don’t get carried away by emotions and impulse. I bring discipline in life, spend time with family, kids and friends.
Commitment is what drives tough decisions. Once committed – work has to get done, the timeline has to be met, things need to move. This becomes so much easier to drive people towards some goal and accomplish what a leader wants to accomplish.
Please share with us – what has worked well for you so far?
Listening to my heart always has worked for me. Be it solving any problem, making any decision, taking any new challenge – take some time for yourself, listen to your gut and move ahead.
In your opinion what are the keys to success?
Passion and hunger are the keys to success. These are the two very important traits in all successful people and I look into when hiring any person. Passion for something and hunger to achieve that ‘something’ takes you to the sky.
You are always positive and motivated, what keeps you going?
There is only one life, there is only one day to live life and contribute to this beautiful world. This simple thought keeps myself motivated.
I love solving complex problems and every day I target to achieve something. When your hands are full of work – every day, there is no way you can not be positive.
We would love to know your advice for all those starting out?
Always think long term and make decisions thinking long term. In the short term, don’t be afraid of making mistakes and taking challenges.
BrilliantRead is committed to bringing stories from the startup ecosystem, stories that reshape our perspective, add value to our community and be a constant source of motivation not just for our community but also for the whole ecosystem of entrepreneurs and aspiring individuals.
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