Young brains rule Day 1 of global meet
Fostering global partnerships to start new businesses for first-time entrepreneurs was the focus of the day-long ‘Youth Parliament’ that pulled up the curtains on the Global Partnership Summit in New Delhi on Monday.
Participants from various countries shared their views on leadership and the importance of striking friendships in the environment of a global village to start a business.
Avelo Roy from Kolkata shared his experience of becoming an entrepreneur at the age of 19 while he was pursuing a degree in engineering in the United States.
“When you have no money, you have friends. So some of my friends and I reached out to people in college and had the brightest with us.”
His idea of a start-up was that it is a temporary organisation designed to search for a reputable and a scalable business model.
Dogma Makiura from Japan has already lived in six countries after studying in the UK. He said the youth could contribute to innovations in the global world. Having set up businesses in Africa and East Asia, and taught English in Delhi, he said “I believe in cross-border partnerships.”
Young entrepreneurs attended the youth parliament — students and future leaders from countries like India, US and Japan, African countries and …read more