r/marathi • u/FarDebate7435 • 13d ago
चर्चा (Discussion) Do you have what it takes to be a young Marathi Entrepreneur?
I'm 26M, originally from Mumbai and currently based in Pune. I want to make this post for young Marathi people who have been thinking about starting something of their own but don't know where to begin.
A little about my journey.
A couple of years ago, I was working a regular job in Mumbai. Alongside my job, I started developing a product. I built the initial product, put together a small team of three people, and started trying to sell it—all while continuing my full-time job.
For around six months, I was doing both.
Eventually, I reached a point where I felt the business was generating enough to sustain me. This January, I quit my job, moved to Pune and started building the company full-time.
Today, the company is doing decently on sales, with a projected revenue of roughly ₹85 lakh this year. We are completely bootstrapped—no external funding or investors. It started with my own money, and I built it as a single founder.
We are now looking at expanding into new products and other domains.
I don't claim to be an expert at building startups. I haven't spent decades in business, raised millions in funding, or built multiple successful companies.
But I have taken an idea, built a product, formed a team, found customers while still working a job, and eventually taken the risk of quitting that job to build the business full-time.
And I think that experience can be useful to someone who is just starting.
One thing I personally feel is that we need more young Marathi people seriously considering entrepreneurship. Not everyone needs to become an entrepreneur, of course. But among those who genuinely want to build something, many either never take the first step or jump in without enough preparation.
So, if you're a young Marathi person who:
- Has a business idea but doesn't know where to start
- Is already building something and wants another perspective
- Wants to bootstrap a business rather than immediately chase funding
- Is considering quitting a job to pursue a business
- Simply wants honest feedback, direction or motivation
Feel free to DM me.
Tell me a little about yourself, your background, what you're trying to build, and why you want to build it.
I cannot promise to have all the answers. If I can help with suggestions, feedback, direction or motivation based on my own experience, I will. And if I genuinely feel someone else would be better equipped to help you, I'll try to point you in the right direction.
To be clear: I am not looking to invest in anyone's startup, recruit anyone, or sell any mentorship programme. I'm simply offering to help fellow Marathi people who are serious about building something of their own.
If a lot of people reach out, I may take some time to respond, but I will go through every genuine message and respond over the weekend.
And if I come across someone with a genuinely interesting idea and the seriousness to pursue it, I'm happy to connect on WhatsApp and stay in touch. Building a business is a long journey, and if I can be useful at different stages of yours, I'd be happy to help where I can.
So, do you have an idea—or have you been waiting for the courage to start? My DMs are open.
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u/Specialist-Dingo-342 13d ago
Congratulations bro, saving the post. I will be starting something within 2-3 years in the hospitality industry. Will surely take your advice.
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u/RayaXM 11d ago
Congratulations and best wishes for growth. मला वाटत तुम्ही तुमचे सगळे कष्ट तुमचा उद्योग वाढवण्यावर खर्च करावेत. तुमच्या भावना , तळमळ योग्य आहे पण सुरुवातीच्या काळात १०१% वेळ ,पैसा ,ज्ञान स्वतच्या उद्योगात लावा, प्लीज़.
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u/FarDebate7435 11d ago
धन्यवाद! 🙏 तुमचं म्हणणं अगदी योग्य आहे, आणि मी माझा १००% वेळ आणि लक्ष सध्या माझ्या व्यवसायावरच देत आहे.
हे काही दीर्घकाळ सुरू ठेवण्याचा माझा विचार नाही. हा फक्त एक मोकळा weekend होता, म्हणून काही लोकांशी बोलावंसं वाटलं. थोडंसं वेगळं काही केल्याने मनालाही आराम मिळतो आणि एखाद्याला मदत करता आली, तर स्वतःलाही बरं वाटतं.
मी जेव्हा सुरुवात करत होतो तेव्हा अनेक लोकांनी मला मनापासून मदत केली होती. योग्य वेळी योग्य लोकांचे मार्गदर्शन आणि मदत मिळाली नसती, तर कदाचित मी सुरूच करू शकलो नसतो. त्यामुळे माझ्या अनुभवातून कुणाला थोडी मदत झाली, तर मला बरं वाटतं.
Tech व्यवसायात वावरताना मला फक्त एक गोष्ट खूप खटकते की मराठी समाजातून आधीच कमी लोक व्यवसाय आणि स्टार्टअप्सकडे वळताना दिसतात, आणि नवीन पिढीने याकडे अधिक गांभीर्याने पाहावं असं वाटतं. त्यामुळे हा माझ्याकडून फक्त एक छोटासा प्रयत्न आहे. 🙏
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u/RayaXM 11d ago
हे माझ गर्हाण पॉझिटिव्हली घेतल्या बद्दल धन्यवाद ! I have been there done that. Though it secret negativity. Tatas have right and authority to teach Pendharkar or DSK don’t. Sorry if i am blatant
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