Interview
Utkarsh Shrivastava on life, entrepreneurship and growth.
Utkarsh Shrivastava is an Entrepreneur who shared about his business, startups, ideas and growth! A live interview was hosted by our founder Prarthana Vyavahare where she discussed all the angles of entrepreneurship, new ideas and growth.
Q- How was your school life and overall education? What were your aspirations at that time?
Utkarsh Shrivastava wasn’t much interested in his school life. He was more into creative stuff. He always liked creating things. Thats what became his inspiration . He was pursuing his education , Btech in computer science where in his second year he got an idea of a startup. He got an idea of creating a short video app around 2014. Due to unfavourable conditions of low space availability in devices and a low developed internet , that idea wasn’t much suitable for that time.
He has his own start up named ‘BULAVA’ where you can make a wedding invitations.
Q- How would you describe changes in the startup industry and importance given to entrepreneurs?
Utkarsh says that shark tank a television show had a great impact as people got to know how the funding is released. Television has played a major role , through which entrepreneurs are receiving importance. People from remote areas of our country are forming their own start-up which is good.
Q- As mentioned in your Instagram bio “ on a mission” .what kind of mision are you exactly on?
He is on a mission where he wants artists to get paid off for their hardwork and creativity. They are creating a platform named buzzle where artists set down their own video templates . The clients can utilise the readymade templates and artists can passively earn just by creating content.
Q- There are alot of people who are under confident but also willing to start their own startup. What guidance will you give them?
His guidance for under confident people is that they can create their own startup online where they need not interact much as it’s all skill based. That’s how you get more confident and self boosted. As you start accepting orders , you automatically develop a confidence .
Q- Which recent marketing ideas do you find impressive?
He talked about different modernized marketing strategies which are very creative and attractive as well. He personally finds Zomato marketing strategies very interesting as they perceive themselves in a cool way. Cred is also a company which always comes up with distinctive ideas.
Q-There might have difficult times where you had to hold on to your patience. When did you come across such times?
Covid era was the most difficult era. No orders were being received and you had to pay your staff as well. Patience was the only option as the further situation was unpredictable.
Q- In entrepreneurship you are your own boss. But there is a certain strain as well. Entrepreneurship is not as glorious as it seems. What were your swedges throughout your journey?
He talked about struggles of an entrepreneur which includes funding, remunerating the skilled team members, marketing issues etc. Entrepreneurship is all about solving your daily issues and overcoming your struggles. There were many different parts like operational tech marketing.
Q- Being an entrepreneur you get to learn new things everyday, everyday brings you new experiences. But while perceiving your degree education , upto how much extent your degree has helped you in your entrepreneurship?
Its not like college is not useful for your career as an entrepreneur. You get to interact and you learn many qualities from a career perspective too. In his college days he learnt many things which helped me form a team and my dean helped in various ways as well.
Q-What do you think our country can do more for entrepreneurship unit?
‘Startup India’ has much more improved services for startups. According to Utkarsh Shrivastava, the government can help startup formers in taxation, investors reaching out and funding processes. It can also help out in some way for skill building sector. I feel good that government is working towards entrepreneurship .
Q- How do you balance out your personal life with business?
I am not very good at balancing the 70-30 ratio. I keep thinking about content creation and business. But whenever i get free time I spend it with my friends.
Q- What are the 3 skills and dont’s you would share with an entrepreneur ?
Skills required for an entrepreneur according to Utkarsh are:
Coding
AR ,VR designing, 3D designing
Video editing or video related knowledge will be very triggered.
Don’ts for an entrepreneur are-
Don’t get stuck into operational works
Having a plan with its cost is important. Only plan doesn’t work , you have to be clear with revenue plan as well.
Q- Coming towards the end, what is the thing you manifested for or your dream goals? What is the message you with give fir your followers?
His top notch goal is to create a platform for all small scale designer artists where they can gain a passive income and get paid according to their deserved work.
Coming to the conclusion, Utkarsh Shrivastava motivates his followers and well wishers to work on their ideas instead of just thinking of it. When you start to execute your plans you recognize your own mistakes and that’s how you progress!!
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6) What difficulties did you face at the beginning of your journey?
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7) Your thoughts? Is that your greatest success to date?
Rajesh Yadav: Any success I may have feels enormous to me as a regular person who enjoys watching superstars and I always had fantasies about meeting them. Nevertheless, now that I’ve recently collaborated with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, communicating and working with them. It is an accomplishment. After following him in college and attempting to meet him, it’s an enormous accomplishment for me to be able to communicate and work with superstars.
8) What is your greatest professional goal?
Rajesh Yadav: We are all aware that every one of us has different goals. My current objective is to play the main character in a movie or web series so that I may discover my talent and exhibit it to others. This is my current objective, and after I reach it, I’ll think about pursuing some more challenging objectives.
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Rajesh Yadav : Four years of working with MensXP has been a wonderful experience. You can work there with complete creative freedom whether you’re writing or acting. It’s critical that you are given the freedom to complete your task on your schedule without interruption. As a result of the drastically different environment you find yourself in, the genre is quite varied and contains humor.
10) What is the final message you would like to convey to your supporters and well-wishers?
Rajesh Yadav: I can only advise my well-wishers to take care of themselves. In this society when everyone is scrambling for something, we all neglect to take care of our physical and mental health. Sometimes we continue to put our physical health first while ignoring our mental health. I, therefore, urge every one of my well-wishers to take care of both themselves and others around them.
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Please continue to support me; I’ll do everything in my ability to make you all smile.
AAP HAI TO HUM HAI!!
