Amit Rambaran Interview

I had the opportunity to meet an excellent entrepreneur, from whom, I have learned some valuable lessons. I am accustomed to hearing about entrepreneurs and their entrepreneurial roots; along the lines of having someone in their family that has been involved in a business or have owned one. I was glad to be able to interview Amit Rambaran, and get a different perspective on what it means to be an entrepreneur. Amit was not raised in a family which entrepreneurship was much of an option, for two reasons, I just had no been anything anyone in the family had been involved in and it was seen as a risky gamble of a career choice. I personal don’t relate to this, I have been raised in an environment where entrepreneurship along with another path in life is open, being encouraged to …show more content…
Amit hit home when we discussed role models, both of us being avid listeners of hip-hop, found role models in successful, self-made rappers, such as Jay-Z. He expressed Jay-Z’s clothing line Rocawear, was the biggest influence that made him want to try something of his own.
Amit’s decision to start a venture was the classic case of wanting to be his own boss, and find happiness in what he was doing. He was working as a fry cook when he came to the realization of the saying “choose a job that you love and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.” He felt where he worked was poorly managed, and if he were in there shoes he would do a much better job, by not only running a business but enjoying and loving what he did. He felt like just a time slot on a schedule, from this experience, he always valued anyone that ever contributed to his venture. I, myself have first hand experience of feeling like a time slot, working long unproductive hours, in a poor environment. I was employed at a company where the