How do you dig into yourself to find the spark when you are the only one left with the dream? If you are self-made entrepreneur starting without a penny in your pocket – and you have no option B – how do you deal with catastrophic failure? When all else fails, stay calm and dig in! Intelligence is highly overrated but determination is not. But what are these qualities in a person that make them persevere and eventually overcome, and can these qualities be acquired?

Rakesh is speaking on 15 Dec at Demo Day 2018 (DD2018) India’s largest start-up event scheduled for Dec 15-16, 2018 at KTPO, Whitefield, Bengaluru. DD2018 is organized by “Startups Club” (India’s pre-eminent platform for early-stage startups), in conjunction with “Startup India” Govt. of India’s platform under DIPP. You can read more here.