What surprised me was Vikram Akula’s approach to his
business and how he was able to walk away from all of it to protect his
customers. It’s also surprising that microfinance exists. It’s not typically
the type of business you see portrayed in the media.
What was a little confusing to me personally was how Akula’s
entrepreneurial strategy was based off of big business strategies, like that of
McDonald’s and Starbucks. It’s crazy to think he was able to do some good using
a type of model that other business use to make big bucks.
I’d ask Akula: “What made you want to help people in poverty
in small villages? How did you keep yourself from being discouraged or being
swindled?”
I don’t think Akula was really wrong about anything. I really
commend Akula on building SKS to what it is, and using his power for something
good.
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