Infosys Narayana Murthy greatest entrepreneur from India

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The recently announced Fortune Magazine list of `12 greatest entrepreneurs of our time,’ has some great names, including Steve Jobs of Apple and Bill Gates from Microsoft. But what is pride for India is our N R Narayanaa Murthy who founded the Infosys occupies the tenth position in the list. `The outsourcer’ Murthy, `proved that India could compete with the world by taking on the software development work that had long been the province of the West,’ the US magazine said.

The US publication said as the “visionary founder” of Infosys, Murthy has built `one of the largest companies in India, helping to transform that economy and put it on the world stage. As one of six co-founders of Infosys and the CEO for 21 years, Murthy helped spark the outsourcing revolution that has brought billions of dollars in wealth into the Indian economy and transformed his country into the world’s back office,’ the magazine said.

Murthy, 65, proved that `India could compete with the world by taking on the software development work that had long been the province of the West. It is all about sacrifice today, fulfillment tomorrow,’ it quotes Murthy, who is ranked 10th, as saying. `It is all about sacrifice, hard work, lots of frustration, being away from your family, in the hope that someday you will get adequate returns from that.’ Murthy stepped down as the non-executive Chairman of Infosys in 2011, finally bringing to an end his 30 year long stint with the company.

Way2World bows before the stalwart for his vision and success. The enterprise connoisseur of our times has been a brand and a beacon of light for all who wish to take up entrepreneurship. Truly an Icon for all of us who believe in being an enterprise is thinking different is thinking development.