"Technology has flattened the field - logistics, payments, backend operations - all are easier now. But if you don’t use tech to understand your consumer better,you will burn cash blindly"

"You can test your idea with very little capital. Bootstrap first. Validate your model. Don’t dilute before you’re ready"

"This helped the brand evolve and have global presence as well"

"It took me a good five to six years to convince the medical fraternity to understand that wellness was a larger domain and it required the collaboration of beauty, health and fitness experts; in other words a cosmetologist, a nutritionist and a doctor. Eventually I did manage to convince them"

"We have our own R&D centers, I myself travel extensively to all parts of the world to fairs, conferences etc., to keep up with the latest in the health and beauty sector"

"I had the chance to live away from my in-laws, but I have always held the belief that family is meant to stay together, and I took up the challenge to change the family equation. It took me three years to win over my in-laws, but once they opened up, I received a lot of encouragement and love from them"

"I don’t believe in preaching ideologies. I believe in work. Let your work speak for what you believe in what you commit to"

"From day one I was clear that the brand would not be a glamorous one. The centre was a clinic and was projected in that very manner"

"From the start, I was clear in my mind that whatever venture I get into should benefit the society and be accessible to all segments. VLCC is a manifestation of that dream"

"It's not expert-driven influence anymore. It’s user-generated, community-led. You need to meet them where they are with authenticity."

"My approach was scientific and I started working with doctors from day one. This worked in our favour too"

"People are more educated, women have started to work and they all want to look good, feel good and feel positive"

"My husband was very supportive and offered to fund my dream but I was adamant that I would not take money from anyone. I booked the place and took a small loan and got started"

"There is no short game for a venture capitalist"

"My mother’s dedication towards her family and her work ethics have shaped my entire life"

"Somehow, we have come to equate profitability with a lack of ambition. That’s wrong"

"A positive mind can tackle the worst of the challenges"

"Gen Z isn’t disloyal. They’re identity-driven. Whether it’s sustainability, ingredient sourcing or personalization they buy what aligns with their values"

"Just decide who you are going to be and pursue your dream against all odds"

"Women’s relationship with money will have to be fixed. Someone could be a high performer but opportunities pass by because of money - be it their own compensation or fixing a budget"

"I started something because I wanted to be independent. A woman never gets empowered unless she earns"

"Enduring brands will be profitable. It’s not optional. But you need clarity on when and how you will get there and investors aligned with that journey"

"If you're building a platform like Zepto or Blinkit, you’re in the Formula One lane. You need capital at scale, network effects, and speed. You will get diluted You’ll own less than 10% of your company and that’s okay, if that’s the game you signed up for"

"The first phase of ROI is understanding if your unit metrics justify growth. Without that, there is no longer game"

"During my graduation days in Delhi, I came across several who wanted to lose weight and look beautiful. This made me realize that there is a market for my business proposition"

"I wanted VLCC to be a one-stop shop for everything, from top to toe, so it saves a person time and energy. Every service is provided as per their requirement and their needs. We also started services and then launched products. We wanted the clients to try our products and that really worked for us"

"Happy mind and a healthy body is all the wealth you need"

"You can juggle motherhood while running a business and be great at both"

"When I started, there were hardly any women entrepreneurs. It was a male-dominated environment. I had to face a lot of criticism, a lot of people tried to ensure that I did not succeed and grow. The only thing I believed in was that my concept was unique, unusual and it was being introduced in India for the first time"

"We naturally gravitate toward people of similar minds, but we learn more from conversations with colleagues that take a devil’s advocate position"

"And I’ve grown to understand that as an entrepreneur, difficult decisions are made every day that affects many people’s lives. But I advise other leaders to look at Elon for what NOT to do to employees. That was just cruel and unnecessary in its handling"

"I’ve learned how to be the leader I needed at that time I was working for my old job"

"Recognize that we all have unconscious biases, and remove anything that hinders collaboration and trust"

"Believe in yourself; you are the product. If you won’t buy yourself, what makes you think others will?Always be positive and optimistic. A positive attitude always sells"

"Be authentic, be you. Do not pretend to be anyone else."

"It was probably one of the most demoralizing things I’ve ever gone through,” she told ESSENCE. “I wasn’t allowed to clear my desk, so the only item I was able to was a photo of my children. Seven years, gone just like that"

"Mental clarity. In order to communicate well, you need to have a clear mindset of what you want to communicate, and how."

"Highlight your strengths without hiding your weak points. Remember; no one is perfect, and your weaknesses—if you know them well and accept them—can play in your favor."

"Identify your audience in order to know to whom you are selling."

"I know it was a job and not something that happened in my personal life but it really affected me emotionally, you know? I’d spend 16-hour days working for the company so it was really dehumanizing being treated like that"

"I consider it a compliment that I am full of myself"

"I have been in business for a long time, I have great experience, and I know I am good at what I do, so how do I market myself? How do I get out there"

"Control your non-verbal language. What you say must be in alignment with what your body says and with your attitude."

"I think if you offer good value and you offer a proposition which is innovative, people will migrate to it"

"you can’t do it on your own, you have to do it with lots of different types of people and different sources of knowledge"

"you’ll have ups and downs in any particular venture, and you have to recover, you have to be resilient. And every single entrepreneur gets a near death experience, and you have to come back from it. It’s all about recovery and resilience and using that for the next phase"

"you’ve got to change. People talk about the project and the product iterating and pivoting, but you have to add your own personality and your own learnings have to do that as well. Because as an entrepreneur, as a leader, you are part of the product, you have to think, you have to absorb things and you have to evolve"

"I think the most important thing is your health and your family’s health, and then your financial health"

"“I’ve got this fantastic idea about having a bank that’s built on all new technology, that’s on the side of the customer, that actually offers services very competitively.”"

"‘'People at the end of their career write memoirs. I’m at the beginning.’'"