Entrepreneurship is not everyone’s cup of tea. It’s for those who are determined and have clarity of vision to make their ideas a reality. Having your own business at a young age is certainly a tremendous task. As a youngster you may have to put in more hours and the returns would be negligible in the beginning. Even though entrepreneurship has its challenges, the journey can be a mesmerizing experience and extremely fulfilling if you are passionate about your dream. One such individual who is enjoying his entrepreneurship journey is a 19 year old teenager Akhilendra Sahu.
Akhilendra hails from Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh. When most of the youngsters are caught up with their career choices decision to be made, he had a clear vision. His goal was to set up his own business company. To gain the insights and knowledge, he started doing freelancing jobs at the age of 17. He knew the road ahead was exhausting and could have given up easily. But it was his willpower and support from the family that never let him back down. The result was ASTNT Technologies Private Limited, Akhilendra’s first very own company.
He’s also the CEO of the company as of now.
Akhilendra’s intent behind starting his own company wasn’t to make money. He wanted to fulfill his dream and help people. He was purely driven by passion. In the early days of his entrepreneurship he was into digital marketing but soon he realized he needed to learn more. So he set up other companies as well that catered to different client needs. Technical Next Technologies (International Hosting Provider), ASTNT Media (80+ News Sites Network, StartUp199 (Web Development), InfinityFame (Public Figures Marketing Agency) & ASTNT Newswire (Press Release Distribution) were established by him by the age of 19. All if his ventures are doing extremely well in business.
Even though a youngster he knew his clients are the most important factor in business. Their satisfaction was going to be the stepping stones in his path of successful entrepreneurship. That’s why he has only one motto which is client satisfaction. He firmly believes that having a loyal following of client surely does gets you noticed among the crowd. His staff too follows his ideals. Many of them are youngsters like him. So he has a good connection with them.
Given the current emphasis on digitalization and boom of internet usage, he wishes more and more youngsters to break the career stereotypes and get into entrepreneurship. Of course, that is if they wish to be independent and have a good idea. He advises all the budding entrepreneurs to have distinct and unique ideas. His message to them is simple-to think out of the box. If you are sure you have a unique idea and are passionate about working it out, then don’t give up. Success comes to you when you have something ‘extra’ to offer.