education. We want people to be known based on
their skill set, not to the school they went. I look forward to seeing that world.”
“I foresee an interesting future for technology, in all
aspects. There are many technological advances, but
our progress in concepts like artificial intelligence
would not always be positive. So I see a future of
regulatory bodies designing frameworks around what
direction we choose to advance in technology.”
Mistakes Made
‘’Totally cutting off from the business operations of
the company and focusing on technology at the early
stages. It was the Steve Wozniak instead of Jobs.
You need some oversight. Technology is addictive,
as a developer you can decide to focus only on
building great things. Winning an award for the Best
Innovation in Education for meeting the Millennium
Development Goals globally as we did with Funda
makes you want to do better. But the business then
suffers, as you are working on the business but not
in the business. As a result, your weak muscled
competitors end up having all the customers, despite
you having the best technology. So I learnt this lesson
the hard way.’’
“
2% of something
is better than
100% of nothing.
”
Lessons Worth Sharing
‘’Surround yourself with lions. Remember that 2% of
something is better than 100% of nothing. You could
say you don’t want to share equity so it’s better to own
a big piece of the pie or everything of nothing. Lastly,
the difference between 99% and 1% is 101%. It’s easy
to get closer to your goals, but it takes a lot more work
to reach them.’’ B
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