Bangalore: Few people in the startup space walk around with various misconceptions, on being an entrepreneur. While some think that it is the coolest thing to do in earth, others think that being a startup entrepreneur is in a way being completely dependent on investors and capitalists. But there have been few Indian startup entrepreneurs who rebelled against this notion to prove that entrepreneurship is nothing but being a responsible social animal with an additional vested responsibility of serving customers through products and services. Here are the quotes of Indians along with other popular foreign startup entrepreneurs who have proved the world that entrepreneurship is serious job, as compiled by Young Entrepreneur Council.

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VC funding is needed to startup

Benish Shah, Vicaire

“VC funding sounds sexy and a lot of entrepreneurs think they can’t launch without it. The reality is, you need to be really good at bootstrapping and growing a company before you should even think about accepting institutional funding. It will make you a better business person — and it will garner more trust from investors. “

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