On products which they are passionate about rather than developing products that will fill the niches in the market that are supposedly the ‘next big thing.’

# Tasting Success

Success takes perseverance and patience: Ben began acting at the age of 7. By the time he was 15, he and Matt Damon were flying together to auditions in New York. One of the most painful rejections from his period was from the film Dead Poets Society. Not because Ben and Matt particularly cherished the film’s teenage roles. Rather, the movie haunted them because it played the entire summer at the theatre where they worked as teenagers. In presenting Ben his award, Matt Damon noted that, “It was a certain kind of hell to watch people leave the theater every night in tears”, knowing the movie could have been their first big break.

Despite winning very few jobs, Ben continued to read for parts until he was eventually selected to host a

children’s PBS series. From this inauspicious start, he slowly picked up small roles until he was eventually cast in the teenage ensemble film, Dazed And Confused. Like most successful startup CEOs, Ben was an overnight success, a decade in the making.

Ben concluded his acceptance remarks by stating, “The only real wisdom I have to offer is that if there’s a mastery, it’s in partnership.” His ability to partner with his films’ stakeholders (e.g., actors, set designers, wardrobe artists and studio executives), has allowed Ben to grow into an effective and successful actor and director.

ReadMore: Top 10 New Born Indian Startups/ 5 Entrepreneurial Lessons From Lord Shiva - 'The Destroyer'