The times, they are a changing
- Met Tushar for a coffee in Simei. Great to see him post-FGE and after he pulled off quite an amazing transformation.
He is now the Director of his own consultancy. In fact, hemet me after signing the contract for a new project.
While I have always heard of people going down this road, it is still amazing to see it happen first-hand. I admire his guts in choosing to go down this road. Much more experienced people would not want to face the insecurity and the huge unknowns of self-employment. And I admit, it is quite a scary prospect.
But it seems to be one with huge upsides. I can imagine that it changes your mentality towards others in the industry... from just focusing on work, attention must be placed on business development, building your reputation and your list of contacts as well. So even if it doesn't work out for him, I can imagine that he will end up in a position of greater strength at the end of this period.
If nothing else, people will definitely admire his resolve for going at it alone, and appreciate his capabilities on finishing projects single-handed.
In fact, I could notice the change in him as well. I have never seen him so humble and found his attitude towards FGE totally reasonable and respectable. With such an attitude (backed by his solid experience), I am sure he can go far.
Good luck to him!
Lessons Learnt:
It never helps to burn bridges.
I am glad to have established a respectful relationship with Tushar and with everyone in FGE, for that matter.
If for nothing else, this just makes it all the more pleasant when we do eventually bump into each on the street.
That being said, I really appreciate Tushar's offer to collaborate with him. I will definitely take a serious look into this once I'm back from France.
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