Entrepreneurship, start-ups, funding, and unicorns- these are the trendy words of the era. I am an early millennial & have fabricated a business; which makes me qualified to write a piece on the topic and den about it at the same time. If the title pulled you to read this because you are both a millennial and an aspiring entrepreneur, lets get into the heart of the matter.

• 1. Empathy Businesses solve peoples issues. So its basic for each sprouting entrepreneur to move from their high-chair and get close to the market you are serving. So if you are on the verge of creating the next sustainable fashion start-up with raw material sourced from villages, you better have an understanding of what the producers of your raw material are like. Try not to be stuck on a piece of tech or insight because you believe it, stick to it because you know your customers do. Nurture a team, be cognizant of the teams need. Take care of their careers and they will take care of your work. Its pretty much a basic for survival.
• 2. Sense of urgency Like it or not, we live in a fast world. Your good idea will be recreated and scaled up in a matter of nano seconds by the challenge and you would be left pondering what hit you. Do it yesterday is not equivalent to Be Hasty. Back your gut, discover some data to ratify your hypothesis, test it, develop it do all the steps. Just do it faster.
• 3. Respect for time Time Management is more than arriving at the meeting on time. Its the ability of choosing whether you need a meeting to begin with. Time management is not just about using your time, its also about not over-investing in a task. And once you decide to invest time in something, stick to it. It is essential for everyone to develop a respect for time. Reach on time, start on time and stick to time.
• 4. Composure There will consistently be someone improving. Or someone fakes that. Concentrate on your game. Is it accurate to say that you are superior to yesterday? Is your business better than yesterday? Thats all you need to focus on. A goal is great, greed is not.
• 5. Humility And if after all this, you succeed, remain humble. Entrepreneurship is an interesting journey, its like the 2019 Cricket World Cup Finals played between England & NZ. NZ did everything right, brought the match to a draw, there was a draw in the super over and then they lost to an interesting rule.

So remain humble. Stay grounded. Be appreciative for what you got, invest in people and respect the opponent. No never realize whats coming your way.