This came as a startling surprise to me - and I think same might go with you too - but it seems that every other person I meet here is an entrepreneur. I've met all kinds - working in numerous fields, and of all the age groups - the count of entrepreneurs I've met in the last month exceeds that I met in the rest of my life combined!
Then, the revealation came - Jodhpur is the hub of Marwar region. And it indeed is the home of marwaris. Now anyone who knows Indian demography will know that these two communities run the Indian economy - the Marwaris and the Gujratis. So that's what's at work with all the business going around here :)
However, being one of them now, I've starting to realize the ethical face of business. Nobody really overcharges you (one of the myths I used to have) - he simply has to charge more than what might seem right to a salaried person because he has an infrastructure and salaries to take care of. Now I'm sure this sounds cliched, but well, this is coming from realization.
Another thing - when I came here, it was like I'd make sure I don't take time out from spending evenings with family. Well, unfortunately, the mechanism which busts this one also has become apparent. The more critical the work is, the higher the people want to pay you. Sometimes, they'll even beg you to charge all that you want, and finish off the work in a given deadline. And then the translations start in your mind - this much money - that means you can pay salaries to your staff for this many months - and on and on - and you end up saying 'yes'. And there goes your quiet family evening! And not just that, you end up doing night-outs before you know it. (as it happens, I'm in the middle of a night out. The sixth in this month). Enlightenment. The tough way.
The other day we (me and TT) were joking - back in our jobs, we were one in a thousand to leave our job to make a path of our own. And here, we're a part of the crowd of entrepeneurs again :)
Until next time!
Affectionately,
Aakash
Then, the revealation came - Jodhpur is the hub of Marwar region. And it indeed is the home of marwaris. Now anyone who knows Indian demography will know that these two communities run the Indian economy - the Marwaris and the Gujratis. So that's what's at work with all the business going around here :)
However, being one of them now, I've starting to realize the ethical face of business. Nobody really overcharges you (one of the myths I used to have) - he simply has to charge more than what might seem right to a salaried person because he has an infrastructure and salaries to take care of. Now I'm sure this sounds cliched, but well, this is coming from realization.
Another thing - when I came here, it was like I'd make sure I don't take time out from spending evenings with family. Well, unfortunately, the mechanism which busts this one also has become apparent. The more critical the work is, the higher the people want to pay you. Sometimes, they'll even beg you to charge all that you want, and finish off the work in a given deadline. And then the translations start in your mind - this much money - that means you can pay salaries to your staff for this many months - and on and on - and you end up saying 'yes'. And there goes your quiet family evening! And not just that, you end up doing night-outs before you know it. (as it happens, I'm in the middle of a night out. The sixth in this month). Enlightenment. The tough way.
The other day we (me and TT) were joking - back in our jobs, we were one in a thousand to leave our job to make a path of our own. And here, we're a part of the crowd of entrepeneurs again :)
Until next time!
Affectionately,
Aakash
