Naren Krishna, co-founder and CEO of HR tech startup Jellybean has shared a long post on LinkedIn about his
meeting with Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy
. In a post on LinkedIn, he described his "unexpected and pretty cool" experience. Krishna wrote about what he termed as 'gem' of advice from Murthy. "One gem he shared was the importance of detachment from results, he recounted instances from
Infosys
journey when, despite putting in relentless efforts, big contracts didn't materialise, while unexpected deals surprisingly fell into place," he wrote.
He added that the key takeaway for his discussion with Murthy was the quote he shared of French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur, "Chance favours the prepared mind."
Here's the LinkedIn post as shared by Naren Krishna:
Had an unexpected and pretty cool thing happen during my flight from DEL to BLR this weekend. I found myself seated next to Mr. Narayana Murthy sir 😁
The sheer disbelief of sharing an economy seat with a visionary of his stature lingered throughout the journey.
What blew me away was how down-to-earth and approachable he was. In the few hours we shared, I delved into a myriad of topics with him, from the future landscape with AI, pivotal role the youth plays in the Indian economy on a global scale, surpassing even China in the future & managing expectations, dealing with stress, and navigating through failures while building a company.
One gem he shared was the importance of detachment from results, he recounted instances from Infosys journey when, despite putting in relentless efforts, big contracts didn't materialise, while unexpected deals surprisingly fell into place. The key takeaway for me in this discussion was the quote he mentioned from louis Pasteur, "Chance favours the prepared mind."
On the topic of AI, he emphasised the transformative impact on industries like autonomous vehicles and precision surgery. However, what struck me was his belief that AI will exponentially boost human productivity by 10-100x in various sectors. According to him, the pace of innovation in the coming years will outstrip the last decade.
Will carry this memory very strongly for a long time with me.
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