Fridays with Founders – Week 17 “Learn how to Learn” with Arun Srivastav , CEO, Planfirma Technologies.
Mr Arun is a software entrepreneur who started Planfirma Technologies in 2011 as a software development company. He expanded the company into a consulting company while creating footprints in Mumbai, Bangalore, USA and Qatar.
Post Masters in Management, he continued his education from PMI, Harvard, IIM, HK University in Project Management, Block Chain and Product Development. He has worked for Tech Mahindra, Capgemini, Morgan Stanley in 20 countries with various stints in British Telecom, Benz, Bosch, O2 Telco, General Motors, Verizon and McGraw-Hill.
Here are some key takeaways from today’s session on Learn How to Learn:
1. An Entrepreneur should avoid shortsightedness as being myopic kills the business
2. Skill sharing is essential among entrepreneurs
3. One needs to build a strategy for continuous learning
4. Assessing one’s current learning practice is important
5. Practising practical learning from day to day life
6. Lifelong learning is fundamental to a long-term success
