Shubham Kumawat: An inspiring journey, Rising From Ground 0

Many of us have a mission to reach great heights of success. All of us have it. But do we put in enough effort? Well, the answer differs from person to person. For Shubham Kumawat, it is yes! He had put enough effort into reaching where he is today. Although he is still striving and his journey has not ended yet, it has come to a point where he has things in his control. He has built a business that is growing in leaps and bounds with each passing year. So let’s have a look at his story and learn something new from it.

Shubham Kumawat – His story

I’m Shubham Kumawat, CEO and Founder of Logic Daddy (Web Hosting and Designing Company). I was born and brought up in Pink City Jaipur (Rajasthan). I belonged to an average middle-class family, and my father had a transportation business where he used to book tickets for tourists and travelers. From the start, I wasn’t good with my studies. I never liked sitting and reading books for endless hours. It was never my thing. So my parents were worried about my future. They tried convincing me to work hard, but all their attempts were futile. Their pleas fell on deaf ears, and nothing good ever came out from me. 

But there was one thing, or I’d rather say a subject that I loved the most, and it was Computers. Since his childhood, Shubham Kumawat has loved operating computers. At the age of nine, he knew how to work with Photoshop. His elder brother is a photographer, and he had a studio. His editor taught him the software, and he learned very quickly. With time, Shubham Kumawat’s love for computers grew more and more.  

Then at the age of 13, I started working with my father as he needed help from someone. Soon, I learned the work as it was related to computers. Later, in 9th class, I took a sabbatical from school and turned to private studies. I stopped going to school when I was 14 years old. It was tough for a kid to take the business in hand, but I had to because my father was aged and wanted to support me. My family conditions were not good, and my elder brother had another business. So I had to make the sacrifice.

From here, Shubham Kumawat’s real struggle started as he took half responsibility for the family on his shoulders. My parents were old, and I was their last child. I have six sisters and one elder brother. Who was the eldest among all of us? My family had so much pressure because we had to get my sisters married, and my brother and I were their only hope.  

Now, I’d be telling you about two incidents that had changed my life. These situations were tough to handle, but there is a saying that “Tough timings are more like opportunities, and we just need to cash upon them” It is the same thing that happened in my case. My father’s transport business went down due to the internet revolution. No one needed us to book tickets as they were able to do it for themselves. Our earnings slipped down. This business was the primary source of earning for my family. So we financially went down. Along with it, my father’s cousin told us to vacate our house as he has claimed a share in the property.

We denied giving in, and then they filed a case against it. Although my family was fighting, they had strong connections. So in the middle of the case, we received orders from the court. And We have to shift to a rented apartment within a day. 

That day was one of the worst days of my life. It was raining heavily, and we were shifting our things through the auto and other load carriers. I remember every detail of the day. To say I was sad would be an understatement because I was devastated. It was painful to see my family in such the worst condition. I felt like my heart was being squeezed, and my stomach seemed to like it dropped inside my body. 

You have no idea how difficult it was for me to go through that day and to see my family, the people I have loved more than my own life, in that condition. Though, the day made me strong. I thought if I could encounter this, then I can go through anything in life. Nothing is beyond my capacity. I’m firm as a rock.

So to conclude both incidents, I had lost my high-growing business and home too. In 2015, Shubham Kumawat had multiple things to deal with. No home, no job, and no education too.

But I didn’t lose hope; I gathered courage, sat in my rented apartment, and started learning web designing, development, and other related services. I had enough interest and knowledge to learn it on my own. Now, you must be thinking, how can someone become a software engineer without even going to college? We are supposed to learn that thing right. But to be honest, in my opinion, it’s about willpower. Anything is possible if we dare to make it possible.

I worked for two years and finished the task. I went through YouTube videos, language books and consulted some experienced people, and I worked and worked like there was no tomorrow. Day and night were equal to me. My family, on the other hand, didn’t know about it. Often they would taunt me for sitting barehanded and for not doing any job. However, Shubham Kumawat wanted to learn, so he tolerated it all. 

After learning for two years, I decided to go for a job. I applied to so many companies, but they rejected me as I didn’t have a degree and didn’t know how to speak English. I only knew work, and they weren’t satisfied with my technical skills. They needed more, and I didn’t have it. After 20 rejections, one company agreed to give me a job. They said, ‘We don’t care about degree or English. If you can work, then you are welcomed.’ I was being paid 6,000 Rs per month.

Yes, a tiny amount, but something is better than nothing, and I was getting a chance to learn more. I took the job and started working. With time, I progressed as I knew the work, and I had cleared many concepts and learned new things. All my weaknesses were gone. After some time I changed the job and got another one. 

So many good things happened at that time. That saying, ‘All the bad things happen together, but all the good things happen together too. Pain and happiness come in a bunch’ are entirely accurate. First, my grandfather (my mother’s father) had given us a house. It was his house, but my mother was his only child, so he had given it to us before his death. We were about to buy an apartment, but we stopped. Along with it, the case was closed as we agreed to settle it down outside the court.

We fought for 12 years, and my family didn’t have the strength to fight more. We got a little share in the property from the settlement that barely covered the amount we spent during the case. But we were okay because those long battles and stressful nights were gone. 

Then in my company, I met two people, Abhishek and Anurag. We decided to form a company and start working as a freelancer. All of us were happy, and we drafted the whole strategy.

Shubham Kumawat – Founder of Logic Daddy

I quit his job and started working as a freelancer. Initially, it was tough to cope up with the challenges. Earning was low compared to my job, but I didn’t give up. We had accounts on multiple freelancing portals, and they started growing. Months turned into years, and I, along with my partners, started Logic Daddy.

Now, I have an office, a big team who is working for me. We are receiving projects. Everything is going good though challenges and problems are still there. I know how to deal with them.

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