Even a decade back, we wouldn’t see so many consultants tread this path,” says Padmaja Ruparel, president of the Indian Angel Network. Consultants turned entrepreneurs say they have been bred on visioning exercises. Not more than 10% of consultants are cut out to be entrepreneurs, says a former consultant who did not want to be named. Sometimes, it’s the very training that made them successful consultants that needs to be adapted in the context of entrepreneurship. Looking back, Abraham says: “Consultants like hope, as they are pitched in for the long term.

Source: Mint January 29, 2017 11:05 UTC