Young guns make passion profitable

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Do what the heart says may be an overused adage, and cliched it may sound, but the high of doing things their own way holds a special joy. Many young guns in the city are ditching their cushy corporate jobs and taking the plunge to do what their heart desires and looking for a whole new work satisfaction.

Yogesh Tomer, co-founder of Ateltech.com, says, “After completing my studies from a prestigious college I became an investment banker with a global bank. Soon I realised I wanted to do something on my own and so I quit my job and started a data technology service constancy. The risk was worth a chance, so I didn’t think twice before quitting my cushy job.”
Similarly Mitali Kalra, director of Crostini restaurant, who was an investment banker in France, left everything in the boardroom and headed to the kitchen. She dumped her thick files of finances and accounts to discover a new career in food industry. “Whenever I used to come to India I used to feel there is a dearth of healthy eating joints in the country. I wanted to start my own outlet where I could serve fresh fruit-based smoothies and low-fat food. It’s my self-funded investment and I hope it does well so that I can have more such outlets across the country.”
For entrepreneur Ankur Mehrotra the need to be with family was a major reason to start his online venture Deliveryoncall.com. Talking about his transition from a banker to a start-up businessman, Ankur mentions, “The idea to start a convenience-based online portal in India for consumers to source their daily needs came to my mind because when I was in a full-time job I used to spend most of my offs buying stuff for the household. The lure to begin an online convenience store prompted me to leave my job and plunge into this sector.”
Nikhil Wason, co-founder of Cardback, a utility mobile application, shares a similar story. He says, “In spite of my well-paying job, I wanted to try out the ideas that I had in mind. I started developing this application and decided to take a break from my job.”
Shveta Bhagat of Cakewalk Lovers also realised that she prefers making confectionery and bespoke cakes rather than chasing deadlines and left her job in journalism. She decided to give vent to her baking passion with her full time job, and that helped her get a good client base. She shares, “It is nice to be able to make a career of a hobby as the reins of the business lie in one’s own hands.”