Sunday, January 25, 2015

From Challenges to Crossroads

Since May 18 when we started our Journey of Locus, we have been encountering one challenge after another and surmounting them successfully. But had been extremely unsuccessful in generating a side income even after trying a lot of weird options.

From launching "firstround.in" to trying out with MBA colleges like "Rayat Bahara" (still can't believe it) for visiting faculty positions, have tried out at least one new thing every month. But now, 2015 has brought with it some interesting solutions to this long untackled problem.

I have been offered partnership in an existing school to help it scale to the next level and simultaneously have been also offered to join the team of a leading coaching institute. While the latter is a risk free offer, the former is more challenging as its a greenfield project in an area which I thoroughly love.

Whatever I choose, I really need to work hard which in turn might compromise our project Locus. So, interestingly, the choice is not between a risk free and a high risk offer, its between an offer which can help project Locus grow and which cannot.

While the school project seems to be a more lucrative choice among the two, the choices get balanced again when I am reminded of the unbaked offer made by the coaching institute head of investing in Project Locus.

This Republic Day, I am standing on a crossroad trying to figure out what lies ahead. For the next 1 month at-least I am going to pursue both the options carefully to make a choice which will increase the probability of success of the Project Locus.

And as my Punjabi Inner Self would say unconsciously - Baaki Rabb Raakha!!!