CEO, Renfed
Renfed
From farming family to professional cricketer to tech startup CEO, Manjunatha's journey is guided by principles of genuineness, honesty and commitment. He's solving real-world farming challenges.
I was born into a farming family and studied at a government school. The life principles that I learned from my grandpa's moral stories, like being genuine, honest, and committed to a purpose, guide me even today. As a kid, my purpose was to play cricket for India. I went on to play professional cricket, but I could not take it to the next level for some reasons.
From then on, I gave all that I had to progress in the corporate world. I started as a customer support representative with HGS and as an account manager with Monster and ZTE; my two startup stints at HackerEarth and Otomeyt gave me the opportunity to learn everything that I liked. Being a farmer kid, I tried my bit in farming during COVID times and witnessed some ground-level challenges. My research confirmed it's worth solving, so I am here solving this real-world problem.
For me, success is ongoing. I focus on impactful learning and keeping principles intact, which are necessary for accomplishing my tasks. This will reduce the stress and let me enjoy what I am doing. Enjoy every moment; every moment teaches you something.
As a sportsman, I have seen more failures than successes. I looked at my learnings as areas for improvement and things to work on. Learnings from failures are rich; we need to pay attention to them.
Love for nature.
Most of the time people get imbalanced paying attention to things that really don't matter to them. My formula is: understand well before you give a solution.
"Dedication and discipline beats giftedness and brilliance every day of the week!"