New Delhi. Today we are telling you about a young man who has made a new mark in the business industry at a young age. Veteran businessman Ratan Tata is also a fan of his ideas. This person is 28-year-old Shantanu Naidu. 28-year-old Shantanu Naidu is the brain behind the startups in which veteran business leader and former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata makes his personal investments. His work won the heart of former chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata. Let’s read Shantanu’s story…
Shantanu helps startups
Naidu comes live with ‘On Your Sparks’ every Sunday on his Instagram handle. He has attended seven sessions so far. Naidu charges Rs 500 per person for ‘On Your Sparks’ webinars. His company is Motopaws, which designs and manufactures dog collars that glow in the dark to save their lives from running. Motopaws business today has spread to more than 20 cities and four countries.
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He came into the notice of Tata because of his love for dogs
Shantanu says that he saw many dogs dying after being hit by speeding vehicles on the road. It was very painful. It was found out that drivers are not able to see the dogs in time, this was a big reason for accidents. This gave Shantanu the idea of making a collar reflector for dogs. After some experiments, he made a collar named Metapause. With this, drivers could see the dogs from a distance even without street lights at night. Now the lives of street dogs were being saved. This small but important work was written about in the newsletter of Tata Group companies. Ratan Tata noticed it, who himself is very fond of dogs.
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Wrote a letter to Tata on father’s request and got the call
One day, on his father’s advice, Shantanu wrote a letter to Tata. Then he got an invitation to meet Ratan Tata. Shantanu is the fifth generation of his family who is working in Tata Group. But he never got a chance to meet Tata. During the meeting, Tata asked for help for the street dogs project but Shantanu refused. Tata insisted and made an undisclosed investment. After Ratan Tata invested money, Motopaws’ reach has increased to 11 different cities of the country. On this pretext, he kept meeting Tata regularly.
In 2018, I got an invitation to join Tata’s office
One day Shantanu told Ratan Tata about doing MBA from Cornell. He also got admission in Cornell. During MBA, the entire focus was on entrepreneurship, investment, new startups as well as finding credible startups, interesting business ideas and main industry trends. After completing the course, in the year 2018, Tata invited him to join his office. Shantanu says that it is an honour to work with him. Such an opportunity comes only once in life. Staying with him, one gets to learn something new every minute. Never felt a generation gap. He never lets you feel that you are working with Ratan Tata.
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Startups also benefit from Tata’s experience
81-year-old Ratan Tata is a strong believer in the country’s startup ecosystem. In June 2016, Ratan Tata’s private investment company RNT Associates and the University of California of the Regents joined hands to fund new startups, new companies and other ventures in India as ‘UC-RNT Funds’. Although the amount of most of Ratan Tata’s investments is not known, the startups that succeed in bringing him on board, apart from financial help, get a wealth of Ratan Tata’s experience.
Tags: Ratan Tata, Tata Motors
FIRST PUBLISHED : June 11, 2021, 05:34 IST