1. Tell us about your journey
I was born into a farming family and studied at a government school. The life principles that I learned from my grandpa’s moral stories, like being genuine, honest, and committed to a purpose, guide me even today. Very soon in my childhood, I realised there should be a purpose to life if I wanted to enjoy it. As a kid, my purpose was to play cricket for India. I used to enjoy playing games like Kabbadi, football, and more; those taught me more lessons and helped me realise the reason behind life’s principles. I went on to play professional cricket, but I could not take it to the next level for some reasons.
From then on, I gave all that I had to progress in the corporate world. I started as a customer support representative with HGS and as an account manager with Monster and ZTE; my two startup stints at HackerEarth and Otomeyt gave me the opportunity to learn everything that I liked. Being a farmer kid, I tried my bit in farming during COVID times and witnessed some ground-level challenges. My research confirmed it’s worth solving, so I am here solving this real-world problem.
My principles are the backbone of my character.
2. What are the key ingredients to achieve success?
First, let me define success. For me, hitting a milestone and achieving goals are important, but they are not my ultimate achievements. Because this mindset will drain me out, and I will lose my balance in the long run. So success is ongoing for me. I focus on impactful learning and keeping principles in tact, which are necessary for accomplishing my tasks, and this will reduce the stress and let me enjoy what you are doing.
Enjoy every moment, every moment teaches you something.
3. How do you handle failures?
As a sportsman, I have seen more failures than successes. I looked at my learnings as areas for improvement and things to work on. It was really hard when I was not able to understand why I was failing, but once I picked it up, it was easy to address.
Learnings from failures are rich; we need to pay attention to them.
4. What’s the one word or phrase that defines your identity?
Love for nature.
5. How would you mentor / advise people struggling in their lives?
Most of the time people get imbalanced paying attention to things that really don’t matter to them so much. This can happen for many reasons. My formula is understand well before you give a solution. It has worked well for me and I was able learn new things in the process.
6. What’s the one quote that defines your approach to life?
Dedication and discipline beats giftedness and brilliance every day of the week!
Manjunatha Thyagaraj
(CEO at Renfed)
Tell us about your journey
I was born into a farming family and studied at a government school. The life principles that I learned from my grandpa’s moral stories, like being genuine, honest, and committed to a purpose, guide me even today. Very soon in my childhood, I realised there should be a purpose to life if I wanted to enjoy it. As a kid, my purpose was to play cricket for India. I used to enjoy playing games like Kabbadi, football, and more; those taught me more lessons and helped me realise the reason behind life’s principles. I went on to play professional cricket, but I could not take it to the next level for some reasons.
From then on, I gave all that I had to progress in the corporate world. I started as a customer support representative with HGS and as an account manager with Monster and ZTE; my two startup stints at HackerEarth and Otomeyt gave me the opportunity to learn everything that I liked. Being a farmer kid, I tried my bit in farming during COVID times and witnessed some ground-level challenges. My research confirmed it’s worth solving, so I am here solving this real-world problem.
My principles are the backbone of my character.
What are the key ingredients to achieve success?
First, let me define success. For me, hitting a milestone and achieving goals are important, but they are not my ultimate achievements. Because this mindset will drain me out, and I will lose my balance in the long run. So success is ongoing for me. I focus on impactful learning and keeping principles in tact, which are necessary for accomplishing my tasks, and this will reduce the stress and let me enjoy what you are doing.
Enjoy every moment, every moment teaches you something.
How do you handle failures?
As a sportsman, I have seen more failures than successes. I looked at my learnings as areas for improvement and things to work on. It was really hard when I was not able to understand why I was failing, but once I picked it up, it was easy to address.
Learnings from failures are rich; we need to pay attention to them.
What’s the one word or phrase that defines your identity?
Love for nature.
How would you mentor / advise people struggling in their lives?
Most of the time people get imbalanced paying attention to things that really don’t matter to them so much. This can happen for many reasons. My formula is understand well before you give a solution. It has worked well for me and I was able learn new things in the process.