Entrepreneur- A Distant Dream

An entrepreneur is something many people in this world dream of becoming. However, very few people get to live this dream. Sai Satish is one person who didn’t give up on this dream until it became his reality.

In 2008 December, when all his friends were excitedly taking up opportunities at campus placements held at his college, he had different ideas. 30-50 thousand per month wasn’t enough to confine him to a cubicle in an office. Despite his eligibility, he let go of opportunities from big names like Microsoft. His friends told Satish to take up a job first and build his business later. They gave him a word view. Not having a job and starting a business may be looked down upon. However, there is great power in rejecting an offer letter for your dream project. He reluctantly took up a job at Zensar Technologies Limited.

Entrepreneur In The Making

Eventually, he started Indian Servers. It is a software development company that drives Sai Satish’s dream. He and his friends built it from scratch. Three to four years after establishing the company was a tough time for him. A lot of struggle went into creating this entrepreneur. In this process, many of his friends withdrew their support. Not many were able to convince their parents as he did. They gave in to parental pressure.

Sai Satish took care of things single-handedly. He handled everything pretty well, just like a good entrepreneur should. Being an entrepreneur is tough. Money doesn’t start flowing in immediately. It takes time, while most people want consistent income. They were not happy to wait for a massive profit after a penny less period. Patience is an essential virtue in this situation. Luckily he had lots of it. He had gained good popularity, but money was always an issue.

Sai Satish addressed the gathering

Sai Satish addressing the gathering

A Small Start for Sai Satish

In 2009, He and his team started designing websites for 3,500 rupees. There were instances where they accepted even a tiny amount of 500 rupees for this skilled job. It was a time when website creation or development was not famous in Andhra Pradesh. He could not make a profit. For the efforts he was putting towards his company, he paid a considerable price.

He had to let go off of a romantic relationship. When his girlfriend broke up with him, he was very disturbed. He was close to slipping into depression. Despite this, he didn’t crash. He decided to see the brighter side of the situation. He acknowledges the fact that married people do not have the freedom to take risks as he did.

The responsibilities that come with marriage prevent them from taking risks. Sai Satish believes that everything happens for a reason. While becoming an entrepreneur, he learned that money plays an essential role in building and maintaining human relationships. He laughingly says that a friend or girlfriend wouldn’t have deserted him if he had ten cores in his bank account. Knowing this never compelled him to accept the wrong ways.

Faces Discouragement

In 2010, he faced strong discouragement. Even after constant and consistent discouragement from his friends, he did not give up. His determination to be an entrepreneur gave him the courage to continue on this path. Sai Satish has a different perspective towards life. He has the clarity that success and happiness are dynamic and subjective. Are all happy people rich? Are all wealthy people happy? Sticking to a single measure can never serve the purpose. He gave examples of great people like Swami Vivekananda and Bhagat Singh. They did not have or need any money to make them happy.  

So what is the accurate measure of success for an entrepreneur like him? The answer is expanding the customer base and building a healthy relationship with them. His clients include Vijayawada Kanaka Durga Temple, Lions Club, Bhadrinath Temple, and others. Sai Satish is proud that he has an opportunity to serve these clients even without a monetary benefit.

Entrepreneur With Social Consciousness

When he took up the Impact Platform and Mr. Gampa Nageshwar Rao, Sai Satish’s idea was to educate the people about empowering the youth. The main aim of this platform is to divert young minds from things like Pubg and Candy Crush and guide them towards productive activities. Mr. Rao was already taking care of the personality development aspect before Sai Satish joined him. He, on the other hand, took up the technical aspect.

Personality Development

For A Better Society

It is something Sai Satish and Mr. Rao had taken up throughout the country. To date, they successfully made an impact in Assam and Tamil Nadu. He has a better following in Chennai than in Vijayawada. He proudly speaks of an incident where a random stranger at a remote beach in Kerala recognized him. It was because of the Impact videos. Some of these videos guide youngsters on how to create and build a startup.

This way, he is encouraging others who wish to follow his path. It is one of the many incidents. Sai Satish’s work for the betterment of society doesn’t stop here. He created another platform called Digital India. Through this, they collect helpful information from various sources and distribute it to schools. This information is visual. What kids learn in their textbooks is brought to life creatively by Sai Satish.

Why did he take this up? Because he is not a selfish entrepreneur. He doesn’t want youngsters to face the challenges he did at school. Physics and Chemistry gave him nightmares. There might be a lot like him. He wanted to help thousands of students like him. He spoke on critical issues like bullying and sexual harassment at schools. He is working to curb bullying at schools as he has seen bullies in his school.

Sai Satish counsels students against bullying. Some he does himself, others he delegates to his friends. His efforts got him more opportunities. One of his moments of pride was connecting with the Indian Navy in 2017. Another one was when he gave a TEDx Talk highlighting his efforts. He aims to put Digital India on the world map, not just in India.  

We must all dare to dream big like Sai Satish and stop only when we realize our dreams.

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