Be curious…
…Asseverates Evan Luthra, A Blockchain Expert
Roshni Debaja, XI E & Anam Ahamed, XII B, AIS Noida
Only 27, Evan Luthra is a self-taught blockchain expert and Forbes 30-under-30 serial entrepreneur and investor. Having built and sold multiple fast-growing technologies and companies before he turned 15, Evan today has a huge fan following worldwide, with his Instagram alone comprising around 2.4 million followers. He has given eight TEDx talks, thus far and has spoken live at over 100 other such events in 25 plus countries, showcasing how his knowledge about crypto, blockchain that facilitates it, and entrepreneurship knows no bounds.
Breaking out
Entrepreneurship comes from curiosity and the willingness to solve problems around you. It’s not like you wake up one morning and decide to become an entrepreneur, you need to have that curiosity factor. When I was 12-year-old, I was curious to know how technology and computers work together so I started blogging. The next step of my curiosity was to develop an app for my own blog. Once I stepped into this field, I really enjoyed it and developed apps for many companies and organisations, such as Pathways School, Delhi Metro, ICC Cricket World Cup and many more. I was also invited by Google, TEDx, etc., to give talks on how to build apps at the young age of 17, corroborating the fact that if you make the right investment once, you can really scale it up fast. I mean I have already invested in over 500 companies!
Remaining focused
I am what you call a nerd. I didn’t feel the need to go to a university because whatever I wanted to excel in, I could learn online. I just posted online and learnt from those present there. For I believe that you must ask, and the more you ask, the more you learn. Another thing to keep in mind is to have a vision; everyone must dream big. In fact, when your curiosity meets vision, it helps you to overcome all the challenges easily; it propels you to be consistent with your hard work. Always remember, “If you aim for the stars, you’ll hit the moon!”
Being an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs are not people who decide one day to build a business. That’s a businessman. In fact, entrepreneurs find better solutions and add value in the life of people. For example, Uber is so big because these days everybody needs to travel, and it helps you save time by bringing the vehicle at your doorstep with minimal follow ups. Next in line is Airbnb. This is popular too because it allows you to book services better than hotels and at the same time, saves cost. So, an entrepreneur would always want to remove inefficiencies from people’s lives by neglecting the monetary aspect. For when you add value in others life, money will come automatically.
Understanding crypto
Blockchain technology is right here, sooner or later everyone will have to use it. For the unversed, blockchain takes power away from the banks, from the government, and gives it back to the people. For instance, if you trust A, and A trusts you, then you don’t need a middleman to make the transaction for you. It’s like peer-to-peer trust. In a technology form, blockchain is a decentralised database. It’s a ledger of records, but what the ledger does is, it takes power away from the centralised institutions and gives it to everybody. So, as long as you are connected to a network, you can verify each transaction that took place but can’t change it. It’s immutable, so once it’s there, it’s there forever.
The message
The best way to predict the future is to go build it. So, if you want to know what’s going to happen in the future, start building today and you’ll be the one to decide.
Relentlessly yours
Gauri Sharma, AGS Gurugram, X
From the time our steps grazed the yard
To the time when our shoes grew large
Studying in these trying times was hard
Yet you stood with us and took charge
You dealt with us extremely patiently
And you kept nurturing us with values
At times you must have felt swamped
Yet you kept teaching us through blues
You were always there for our sake
You recognised our unspoken dream
To make our days cheerful and bright
You dealt with our faults with a gleam
You are our wonderful, helpful teacher
No less than a friend, parent and mentor
Who works hard day and night selflessly
To shape our future unselfishly.
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