"Building a company is a marathon, not a sprint," said Nandan Nilekani , the architect of Aadhaar, India's unique identification number for citizens. "I do not think anybody is implying that you sacrifice speed for this (values), they are not opposing things. "Starting from the top, one has to show that they care for the consumer, for the business, and for the employee. "In such a short span of time, the ET Startup Awards have become a defining milestone on our startup ecosystem's calendar. It's fascinating the way they have started bringing together the entrepreneurs, the investors, and very importantly, the government as well," said Pranay Chulet, founder of online portal Quikr.

Source: Economic Times August 20, 2017 19:01 UTC