Interview with Shankar Sahai | Entrepreneur | Business Leader | Co-Founder & Director at SoftPrime Technologies Pvt. Ltd.

At BrilliantRead Media, we always strive to bring to our community some of the finest stories from the entrepreneurship world. As part of this endeavour, we invited a passionate entrepreneur – Shankar Sahai for an exclusive interview with us. He is an Entrepreneur, Business Leader, and Sales Strategist. Shankar Sahai is the Co-Founder & Director of SoftPrime Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Let’s learn more about his inspiring journey, his background and his advice for our growing community!

Excerpts from our exclusive interview with Shankar Sahai:

We are aware of your contribution to the ecosystem, talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur, please;

Everything starts with a dream and a vision. I am a dreamer, who wants to make all his dreams come true. I always look at myself in a position where I can achieve my passion for work and job satisfaction. Setting up my own business was a dream since my early days.

I spent a good amount of time in the corporate world and held various leadership profiles all of which added to my expertise and helped me to become a responsible leader. It also helped to hone my skills and acquire domain expertise.

I’m a tech enthusiast and very passionate about new technological developments. That’s where my core expertise lies.

Being aware of all the risk factors involved to set up a business from scratch I preferred a job over entrepreneurship in the early stages of my career.

I have always been very passionate about building solution on my own that can solve major IT problems.

What attracts you towards entrepreneurship instead of a corporate career?

I chose entrepreneurship because I always wanted to make an impact. I have always been intrigued by entrepreneurship and read the success stories of all the successful entrepreneurs.

You see – It’s fascinating how you build something from scratch to build an empire around it and not everyone can do it. It takes a lot of courage, planning, perseverance, hard work, teamwork, combined with good strategy & execution skills.

Thanks to my valued customers who gave me valuable inputs to make the journey a lot easier for me.

‘SoftPrime Technologies Pvt Ltd’ is such a unique name; talk us through more about it, please. Our audience would also love to know what kind of problem you are solving with the help of your startup?

I wanted a name which is synonymous with the best software solutions. Since ‘Soft’ refers to software and ‘Prime’ refers to premium/best. I had an epiphany to keep the name SoftPrime Technologies and that’s how this company got its name.

We would like to know more about your organisation SoftPrime Technologies and its offering.

SoftPrime Technologies provides true one-stop services covering all areas of the IT Life Cycle needs. SoftPrime Technologies Managed Services are IT Consulting – Business & Technology, Database Management, ERP Implementation & Support, Be-Spoke Software Development, Resource Management, Annual Maintenance Contract & Corporate Training.

SoftPrime Technologies has carved out a niche for itself in the areas of Product, Services, Renewal and System Integration.

SoftPrime Technologies focus is on building solutions and providing services across those solutions and it is open to working with most of the OEMs or in their technical environment.

Besides this, the company has professional deployment capabilities and has a professional team that helps its customers on time and efficiently deploys products and services.

With its flexible pricing models, SoftPrime Technologies offers to its customers a wide range of flexible and transparent pricing options which help them reduce their upfront cost and convert that into an operational expenditure.

At present, SoftPrime Technologies is serving 200+ customers in India & abroad across verticals IT & ITES, Manufacturing, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Automobile, Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, Telecom, Tours & Travels.

In your opinion, what is more necessary: An idea or a good team for a successful startup?

In my opinion, it should be a mix of both. You just cannot go ahead with an idea jotted down on a piece of paper without like-minded people working on it.

I have seen companies with very innovative ideas with niche market segment fail just because they lacked proper team spirit in them.

To be successful, you should team up with co-founders who share your vision behind the idea and you also need to hire the right people for the right position so that it gets implemented in a proper way.

I believe that for any organisation a good team plays a vital role in the company’s success. It’s important for a leader to have immense belief in himself and in the team, whether it is a normal day or during the adversities. I also believe that

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They are done by a team of people.”

During this COVID-19 crisis, what are the measures you have undertaken to continue your business without disruption?

As the business is born during the COVID-19 crisis, each measure is taken to ensure that the model aligns with the challenges of the pandemic.

a) Our business model consists of a lean team which is not resource-heavy and has minimal overheads.

b) The freelancer model ensures each and every work can be handled remotely, where we don’t need to do physical meetings

c) Every aspect of the business is online and tech-enabled to ensure automation as much as possible.

How do you manage yourself and keep on going despite the challenges? What drives you?

I always try to make sure that I empower the right people for the right work. This way I do not feel overburdened with work that leads to stress.

In my free time, I try to travel, spend time with my family, and try to maintain my work-life balance as much as possible.

Travelling helps me clear my mind and focus on issues that need my attention.

You are always positive and motivated, what keeps you going?

I love my work. One should have a passion for anything they do in life and it should not feel like work.

I enjoy the challenge of developing & work on new technologies to become a truly disruptive force in investing in new technologies.

We would love to know your advice for all those starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur?

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and see them as an opportunity to learn. Don’t lose hope and keep going no matter how difficult things are.

Entrepreneurship is a big responsibility that comes with many risks so before plunging into entrepreneurship be prepared for it.

I believe in one simple mantra of life i.e. the plan should be good, and the execution should be better then you will definitely get the best result.

Please don’t forget to read – Interview with Arun Thiyagarajan | Founder and CEO at Swathi Business Solutions and IntegWrite Technologies

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.

Note: If you have a similar story to share with our audience and would like to be featured on our online magazine, then please write to us at [email protected], we will review your story and extend an invitation to feature if it is worth publishing.

Excerpts from our exclusive interview with Shankar Sahai:

We are aware of your contribution to the ecosystem, talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur, please;

Everything starts with a dream and a vision. I am a dreamer, who wants to make all his dreams come true. I always look at myself in a position where I can achieve my passion for work and job satisfaction. Setting up my own business was a dream since my early days.

I spent a good amount of time in the corporate world and held various leadership profiles all of which added to my expertise and helped me to become a responsible leader. It also helped to hone my skills and acquire domain expertise.

I’m a tech enthusiast and very passionate about new technological developments. That’s where my core expertise lies.

Being aware of all the risk factors involved to set up a business from scratch I preferred a job over entrepreneurship in the early stages of my career.

I have always been very passionate about building solution on my own that can solve major IT problems.

What attracts you towards entrepreneurship instead of a corporate career?

I chose entrepreneurship because I always wanted to make an impact. I have always been intrigued by entrepreneurship and read the success stories of all the successful entrepreneurs.

You see – It’s fascinating how you build something from scratch to build an empire around it and not everyone can do it. It takes a lot of courage, planning, perseverance, hard work, teamwork, combined with good strategy & execution skills.

Thanks to my valued customers who gave me valuable inputs to make the journey a lot easier for me.

‘SoftPrime Technologies Pvt Ltd’ is such a unique name; talk us through more about it, please. Our audience would also love to know what kind of problem you are solving with the help of your startup?

I wanted a name which is synonymous with the best software solutions. Since ‘Soft’ refers to software and ‘Prime’ refers to premium/best. I had an epiphany to keep the name SoftPrime Technologies and that’s how this company got its name.

We would like to know more about your organisation SoftPrime Technologies and its offering.

SoftPrime Technologies has carved out a niche for itself in the areas of Product, Services, Renewal and System Integration.

SoftPrime Technologies focus is on building solutions and providing services across those solutions and it is open to working with most of the OEMs or in their technical environment.

Besides this, the company has professional deployment capabilities and has a professional team that helps its customers on time and efficiently deploys products and services.

With its flexible pricing models, SoftPrime Technologies offers to its customers a wide range of flexible and transparent pricing options which help them reduce their upfront cost and convert that into an operational expenditure.

At present, SoftPrime Technologies is serving 200+ customers in India & abroad across verticals IT & ITES, Manufacturing, Banking & Finance, Insurance, Automobile, Healthcare, Education, Hospitality, Telecom, Tours & Travels.

In your opinion, what is more necessary: An idea or a good team for a successful startup?

In my opinion, it should be a mix of both. You just cannot go ahead with an idea jotted down on a piece of paper without like-minded people working on it.

I have seen companies with very innovative ideas with niche market segment fail just because they lacked proper team spirit in them.

To be successful, you should team up with co-founders who share your vision behind the idea and you also need to hire the right people for the right position so that it gets implemented in a proper way.

I believe that for any organisation a good team plays a vital role in the company’s success. It’s important for a leader to have immense belief in himself and in the team, whether it is a normal day or during the adversities. I also believe that

“Great things in business are never done by one person. They are done by a team of people.”

During this COVID-19 crisis, what are the measures you have undertaken to continue your business without disruption?

As the business is born during the COVID-19 crisis, each measure is taken to ensure that the model aligns with the challenges of the pandemic.

a) Our business model consists of a lean team which is not resource-heavy and has minimal overheads.

b) The freelancer model ensures each and every work can be handled remotely, where we don’t need to do physical meetings

c) Every aspect of the business is online and tech-enabled to ensure automation as much as possible.

How do you manage yourself and keep on going despite the challenges? What drives you?

I always try to make sure that I empower the right people for the right work. This way I do not feel overburdened with work that leads to stress.

In my free time, I try to travel, spend time with my family, and try to maintain my work-life balance as much as possible.

Travelling helps me clear my mind and focus on issues that need my attention.

You are always positive and motivated, what keeps you going?

I love my work. One should have a passion for anything they do in life and it should not feel like work.

I enjoy the challenge of developing & work on new technologies to become a truly disruptive force in investing in new technologies.

We would love to know your advice for all those starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur?

Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and see them as an opportunity to learn. Don’t lose hope and keep going no matter how difficult things are.

Entrepreneurship is a big responsibility that comes with many risks so before plunging into entrepreneurship be prepared for it.

I believe in one simple mantra of life i.e. the plan should be good, and the execution should be better then you will definitely get the best result.

Please don’t forget to read – Interview with Arun Thiyagarajan | Founder and CEO at Swathi Business Solutions and IntegWrite Technologies

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.

Note: If you have a similar story to share with our audience and would like to be featured on our online magazine, then please write to us at [email protected], we will review your story and extend an invitation to feature if it is worth publishing.

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