Great entrepreneurs aren’t born with a single objective of making money. Rather, they come across a problem that they simply can’t ignore and work day and night to make their endeavour a success.
If you think becoming an entrepreneur is easy, then you are very wrong. Being an entrepreneur takes an enormous amount of courage and never-ending patience to get ahead in life.
Such is the journey of HCL founder and chairman Shiv Nadar. Shiv has managed to construct a multibillion-dollar empire on his own. He is the reason ;why India is currently the IT capital of the world.
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About Shiv Nadar
Shiv Nadar is an Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist responsible for founding HCL Technologies Ltd and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. He founded the company in the mid-1970s. He managed to transform the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise within the next three decades with his constant re-invention.
Nadar was also awarded Padma Bhusan in 2008 for his incessant efforts in re-innovating the IT industry.
Shiv Nadar Horoscope:
| Date of Birth | 14 July 1945 (age 76) |
| Place of Birth | Moolaipozhi, Madras Presidency, British India |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Designation | Founder of HCL Technologies, SSN College of Engineering & Shiv Nadar University |
| Birth Number | 5 ruled by Mercury |
| Lucky Number | 5 and 6 |
Shiv Nadar’s Net worth
Shiv Nadar is considered the 3rd richest Indian according to Forbes. He is also the 40th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$28.3 billion as of February 22, 2022.
Shiv Nadar’s Early life & education
Nadar was born to parents Sivasubramaniya Nadar and Vamasundari Devi in Moolaipozhi Village, Tamil Nadu. His maternal uncle was a renowned person and the founder of Dina Thanthi newspaper.
At an early age, he juggled a lot of schools. After his initial schooling, Nadar received a pre-university degree in the American College, Madurai, and a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Shiv Nadar’s Personal life & Family
Shiv Nadar is married to art collector Kiran Nadar. He has only one daughter, namely Roshni Nadar, who is the current chairperson of HCL technologies.
Shiv Nadar’s Career Trajectory
Nadar began his career at Walchand group’s College of Engineering, Pune (COEP), in 1967. He later moved to secure a job at the Delhi Cloth Mills’ digital product division.
During his tenure as an employee, he quickly realized that this wasn’t a job he was meant to do. So, he quit his job and started a new venture along with his friends Ajai Chowdhry (Ex-Chairman, HCL), Arjun Malhotra (CEO and Chairman, Headstrong), Subhash Arora, Yogesh Vaidya, S. Raman, Mahendra Pratap and DS Puri.
However, Shiv was the largest shareholder of the company. As his initial project, Nadar began Micro comp, a company that focused on selling tele-digital calculators in the Indian market. It was in the year 1976 that HCL was founded.
The company manufactured the indigenous computer in 1978, which was called the HCL 8C, and it was in 1985, the first multiprocessor version of Unix, ‘HCL BusyBee’, was released.
Today, HCL is considered the pioneer of modern computing. It generates annual revenue of $10.1 Billion, with over 169,000 employees under its wing.
Shiv Nadar Awards & accolades
Nadar was awarded the Padma Bhusan award in 2008, for his contribution to the IT industry. It is the third-highest civilian award in the country.
Nadar was also counted amongst Forbes’ 48 Heroes of Philanthropy in the Asia Pacific.
Lessons to learn from Shiv Nadar
Known as the ‘magus’, which roughly translates to the wizard of the IT world, Nadar has shown everyone the power of hard work and perseverance. He has managed to do the impossible and proved to the world that Indians are capable of anything they put their mind to.
Today, HCL has emerged as a global brand, all thanks to the ingenious vision of Shiv Nadar.
Given Nadar’s immense success in the field of technology, eminent business strategist Hirav Shah brings you Shiv Nadar’s 2 principles to success:
Effective work culture is important
One fine day Nadar found himself in a pickle when his wife insisted him to go to the movies with her. He hesitantly complied. Since the movie hall was in the same building as the HCL office, Nadar witnessed a strange phenomenon.
Even after the working hours has finished, the lights in the office was still on.
Naturally, he went on to investigate and found that except him all of his employees were still working. He quickly realized that when you love the job that you do, even extra work hours seems fine. His employees were so keen on working that they overstayed even after the working hours.
Being paranoid is okay
Shiv Nadar admits that he has always been paranoid. He says that he is fearful but that doesn’t mean that he acts out of fear. He explains, “I have always believed that the paranoid strive for the best, but are always prepared for the worst. One needs to identify and exploit every crisis point that challenges the business.”
Conclusion
Today, Shiv Nadar is amongst one of the most successful businessmen in the entire world. And he achieved this feat all on his own. He believed in his vision and didn’t bind himself to conventional jobs. He stepped out of his comfort zone and conquered the world.
If he can conquer the world, what’s stopping you? All it takes is a little bit of zeal and the will to learn- concludes business development expert Hirav Shah.
About Hirav Shah
Hirav Shah is an eminent Business Astrologer and Entrepreneur, who can help you reach new levels of success in the coming year. Shah’s unique practice mixes the fundamentals of Astrology with Business Principles, thereby introducing you to a whole new dimension of affluence.
Hirav Shah has an astounding global presence with clients based across various business sectors. He is a big believer in taking massive action, has formulated strategies and made the right strategic bets based on the certainty of outcome to help some of the world’s most renowned brands.
From business setup and expansion to crisis and exit, he can give you a strong Astro based analysis on where to apply leverage and where to cut losses.
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