Embrace Failure, Empower Humanity | Madhan Srinivasan | TEDxVITAP

01 Aug 2024 (4 months ago)

Madhan Srinivasan's Early Life and Influences

Madhan Srinivasan shared a personal story about his father, a rice retailer, who faced financial hardship.
His father, unable to collect payments from customers, burned his business ledgers in frustration. This event deeply impacted Madhan, who was eight years old at the time, and made him realize the importance of education and a stable career.
Madhan's own childhood was marked by financial struggles, forcing him to switch schools and relocate due to a devastating flood.
Despite these challenges, Madhan's early experiences taught him valuable lessons about resilience, the importance of education, and the need to overcome adversity.

Madhan Srinivasan emphasizes the importance of education and believes in the power of impactful and scalable solutions.
He shares his experience of struggling with English during his engineering degree, highlighting the challenges he faced in understanding and learning the subject matter.
Madhan's passion for technology led him to pursue a chip programming training, which ignited his entrepreneurial spirit.
He started his first company while still in college, demonstrating his early entrepreneurial drive.
Despite excelling in technical rounds during a campus interview, Madhan faced rejection due to his poor communication skills.
The HR manager encouraged him to improve his communication skills and offered him a job after completing a spoken English course.
Madhan Srinivasan pursued higher education, earning an MTech and PhD in cloud and analytics. He also completed a management program in Kolkata.
He started two companies during his college years, but later decided to gain experience in the IT industry.

He joined Infosys and worked there for 4.5 years, contributing to the development of India's first private cloud.
He received recognition for his work at Infosys, including the "Infosys Cloud Tech Guru" award and being named one of the top 10% most viewed LinkedIn profiles in India.
He was also recognized as a top 100 scientist by IBC Cambridge in 2014.

He moved to Singapore and joined GSTF, a niche consulting firm, where he was promoted to Assistant Director and played a key role in expanding the business to the Philippines, Oman, and Jordan.
He introduced technologies like AI, IoT, and big data to Singapore during his time at GSTF.
He joined Accenture in 2015 and created a new business unit called Cloud Analytics or Cloud EII.
He led the development of over 50 products that served hundreds of Accenture customers and generated over $100 million in annual revenue.
He also filed over 100 patents and headed the patent effort for India at Accenture.
He filed his first patent on April 14, 2017, and within a year, had filed 14 patents in the US, UK, Europe, Australia, and India.
Madhan Srinivasan, a prolific inventor, holds 104 patents, with 65 granted.
He received a personal letter from Accenture CEO Julie Sweet recognizing his innovation and patent efforts.
He was awarded the prestigious title of "Accenture Prolific Inventor" in 2019.

Srinivasan's entrepreneurial spirit and spiritual journey led him to question his purpose in life.
He discovered his purpose as "empowering humanity using innovation and technology," which he calls "M-HIT."
He currently runs three startups: WIS Work, H Learn, and DNA I World, focused on solving complex human problems using technology.
He believes that failure is not a sin, but not bouncing back from it is.
He encourages everyone to embrace failure and work together to empower humanity.