National Startup Day 2023: Quotes, wishes - All you need to know

National Startup Day 2023: January 16 is observed as National Startup Day every year in India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in 2021 declared that January 16 would be observed as National Startup Day to celebrate the Indian startup ecosystem.

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry has marked an entire week as National Startup Week from January 10 to 16.

Startup India Innovation Week 2023 includes knowledge-sharing sessions for entrepreneurs, aspiring entrepreneurs, and other enablers, involving relevant stakeholders from the startup ecosystem such as Government officials, incubators, corporates and investors.

Startup Day aims to engage startup ecosystem stakeholders across to spur the spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation in India.
 
As per the website, Startup India is a flagship initiative of the Government of India, intended to catalyse startup culture and build a strong and inclusive ecosystem for innovation and entrepreneurship in India. An action plan was also unveiled by Prime Minister Modi, which comprises 19 action items spanning areas such as ‘simplification and handholding,’ ‘funding support and incentives’ and ‘industry-academia partnership and incubation.’

National Startup Day 2023 Quotes from Indian entrepreneur

National Startup Day is a reminder of the boundless potential of entrepreneurship to create employment, drive meaningful innovation, and enable strong economic growth for the progress of our nation, said Nishith Rastogi, Founder, and CEO, of Locus.

The startup ecosystem has seen a shift from skepticism to nationwide adoption in the past decade, and we are now entering a new phase of exponential growth as e-commerce, digital payments, and data democratization continues to shape the future of business", said Krutika Lal, Co-Founder & CMO, Aretto.

In 2023, we can expect startups to be more focused on profitability and unit economics, which is an economically sustainable and profitable business model, said Chetan Rexwal, Co-founder of Ekank Technologies"

National Startup Day 2023 Quotes

“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” – Oprah Winfrey

“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” -Alan Kay

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.” – Scott Belsky

“The biggest challenge in life is being yourself… everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

“The biggest risk is not taking any risk… In a world that’s changing quickly, the only strategy that is guaranteed to fail is not taking risks.” – Mark Zuckerberg

“A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business.” – Henry Ford

“A big business starts small.” – Richard Branson, English business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist

“A small business is an amazing way to serve and leave an impact on the world you live in.” – Nicole Snow, Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author

National Startup Day 2023 Wishes

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. Happy National Startup Day!

No more romanticizing about how cool it is to be an entrepreneur. It’s a struggle to save your company’s life – and your own skin – every day of the week. Happy National Startup Day!

See things in the present, even if they are in the future. Happy National Startup Day!

It’s more effective to do something valuable than to hope a logo or name will say it for you. Happy National Startup Day!