The listeners, who had been delighted and inspired to hear about how the speakers overcame odds, then got the chance to ask them questions and click selfies with them. Priyanka, who works with 80 per cent girls with average age of 25, called it a unique situation but no less daunting..”  Kanika reminisced about how people China Electronic Lighters Manufacturers advised her to open a boutique instead and added, “First day nothing worked out and I sat and cried for two hours and apologised to the customer.On a lighter note, Richa said, “Like men network post work in a bar, women need to figure out a way to network,” but added, “Also a professional CEO doesn’t fake as much as an entrepreneur does. That day, I made a strong resolve that I will make it work.Answering the question, ‘why they do what they do’, some panellists called themselves accidental entrepreneurs while others credited passion,  business acumen and even boredom of corporate job as the reason behind their start-ups. People have made my life difficult on purpose. Neha talked about the importance of not hogging the limelight and making every team member feel a sense of ownership.
But today, I can dismantle an aircraft with my eyes shut and fix it back,” she narrated with great sense of pride that comes as a result of perseverance. But that is the beauty of being an entrepreneur as the journey itself teaches you so much about your own capabilities, which regular jobs can’t teach you,” says Richa.”The sessions covered aspects like hiring the right team, fighting stereotypes and labels, and maintaining work-life balance. We need to be honest with each other, otherwise the journey can be so lonely. “Soon after you start, you face a lot of situations where you think ‘I didn’t sign up for this’.India Ambassador, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day and co-founder, GlobalLinker, Summi Gambhir and Vasvi Bharat Ram, National President FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO)As the topic shifted to challenges, Kanika talked about the difficulty of working in a set up with 90 per cent male workforce, many thrice her age, some of them hoping she would fail. The latter added, “Anyone who ever told you entrepreneurship is easy, is lying and we all get to hear the word ‘No’ a lot and we shouldn’t take it personally.