At BrilliantRead Media, we always strive to bring to our community some of the finest stories from the entrepreneurship world. As part of this endeavour, we invited a passionate entrepreneur – Vicki Niaz for an exclusive interview with us. Vicki is a Seasoned Entrepreneur, Business Leader, and Problem Solver. He is currently the MD of Paramount Oxygen and the Founder & CEO of Ladakh Oxygen Plant. Let’s learn more about his inspiring journey, his background and his advice for our growing community!
Excerpts from our exclusive interview with Vicki:
Talk us through your background and your journey, please;
I don’t know where to start. I can just say that I have been extremely passionate about solving some problems with the help of technology. My focus has always been towards making the lives of people around me much easier.
I successfully founded and scaled various ventures before Ladakh Oxygen Plant. My journey has been a roller coaster.
I started to set up an oxygen plant and IT services in Ladakh 13 years back and there has been no looking back. We have scaled new highs through our hard work, commitment and dedication.
To sum up, Oxygen and IT technology has always been and is still my prime focus.
What attracts you towards entrepreneurship instead of a corporate career?
Entrepreneurship makes you independent. You have to be strong at decision making, execution, planning and many other things.
You feel a sense of achievement and nothing can beat that feeling. You are always on your own.
You lead by example and inspire others. I think, I always had an entrepreneurial bent of mind.
Also, you can help in employment-generating at your will, a corporate career is something I don’t belong to.
How do you manage to keep going despite the challenges? What drives you?
This one is an interesting question! My answer in one word would be ‘Passion’.
It is my passion and purpose that keeps me going. Every time I stumble upon obstacles, I just remind myself of my purpose and thing become clearer.
So it has to be my passion that keeps me motivated and enthusiastic.
But having said that, as a person I do have my limitations. Passion drives me crazy and sometimes my body gets tired, once I take a project it means I am working 14-15 hrs. That’s when I take some rest and indulge in some form of adventure to destress and refresh myself.
Who do you believe has been the biggest source of motivation in your daily life?
My mistakes in Life – Regrets
You are always positive and motivated, what keeps you going?
Positivity and least expectations from others.
I believe in doing things on my own no matter h0w scarce the resources are. Sometimes less is more when it comes to executing.
In your opinion, what are the keys to success?
Proper Planning, Good Strategy, Checking all the aspects – pro’s and con’s of things before we start.
Perfect plan with no or little margin for errors.
Strong analytical viewpoints.
What advice would you give students and young professionals who want to have a successful career?
1) Idea – Find a good Idea and work on it.
2) Planning – Plan well ahead of time. Don’t wait for funds, resources and other things. Get started with what you have and find ways to build it further one step at a time.
3) Discipline – You have to be disciplined to grow as an entrepreneur.
4) Punctuality – Respect your as well as others’ time. It is previous. Time once gone can never come back.
5) Positivity – Most important of all – always stay positive. Always, look at the brighter sides.
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