Will you marry an entrepreneur? 
Will you marry an entrepreneur?
Posted by: Nimesh Sharma in in the news on Oct 05, 2010
-By Lavanya
Girls fall for you if you are the son of a multi-millionaire and your surname is Tata, Birla, Ambani, Murthy or for that matter Oberoi. But the tables turn when you are an entrepreneur-in-the-making. ‘Hi, I am Naveen. Forget my last name, it is not popular as yet, but I run my own business. I have a diversified business portfolio – from a bathing soap-making factory in Haldwani to a travel agency in Jaipur. Will you marry me?’ -- Now, that doesn’t sound impressive, does it?
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Naveen is this young intelligent chap, as bright as a 100-watt bulb. He trains students for the MBA entrance exams, with so much honesty that he attempts the CAT– for the premier Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) and gets calls from all the IIMs every year. He, now you know, does not belong to the genre of uneducated-good-for-nothing-but-business. Yet, today, he is looking for a job – no, his business has not run into losses but he needs a job.
Having discovered that he is too busy to look for a girl himself, his parents have been looking for a suitable bride for him. And over the last one year, his clan has been subjected to questions like – “Did he not do well in school?”, “Did he pass out during the recession time?”, “Is his English good?”, “Why doesn't he have a good 'corporate' job”, “Has he tried for a job? We can help him get one.”
Our Mr Tata-in-the-making is in late twenties, and not too keen to “settle down” but under the emotional blackmail of his parents, he, who employs over 200 people, has set out to find himself a “decent job”. He, who talks about turnover and profits, has set out to bargain for a “regular salary”. He is a corporate trainer as well and has trained hundreds of corporates, but is ready to undergo his first ever “orientation session.”
A couple of years ago, at a forum for entrepreneurs - BarCamp Delhi, there was a similar discussion where young budding entrepreneurs voiced similar opinions and shared their experiences. While everyone endorses that the youth should come forward to create jobs rather than merely vying for them, the society has not embraced it totally. So, have you thought about Naveen, will you marry him?
PS: Name and profile changed for anonymity.
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written by Nimesh Sharma, October 07, 2010
Forgot to comment that blog has been written by Lavanya only.
Grt job. Thanks Lavanya!!!
written by Lavanya, October 07, 2010
Yes, Nimesh does good job, just thought about mentioning that its me writing in here this time :-) And thanks for sharing the Kapil Dev example!
Mr Idiot!! Naveen sounds better than Idiot anyday :-) But yes, sorry for dragging you here but I did not give away the name!
written by idiot, October 07, 2010
Wait! that has to be me!!! btw naveen isn't a name that i particularly like. :P
written by Entrepreneur, October 06, 2010
Grandfather: "What does the boy do?"
Romi: "He plays."
Grandfather: "That's okay. What does he do?" (In Hindi, he asked: "नहीं, करता क्या है?")
Moral of the story: Marriage is a tricky concept and this question--Will you marry me--is trickier. This dilemma could be anybody's lot and more so for entrepreneurs; who, for many, at least in India, have a very difficult name-pronunciation.
However, I liked the way Nimesh presented the concept. Good going, Nimesh...
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