| | NOVEMBER 20224It's quite amazing how the United States of America has maintained its status as the mecca of entrepreneurship over the centuries. From the Mellons to the Gates and Bezoses to Musks, the US has been home to many entrepreneurs admired worldwide. Even today, the US has been recognized as the world's most entrepreneurial country, according to the CEOWORLD magazine Entrepreneurship Index, 2021, while Germany and the United Kingdom placed second and third, respectively.There is no doubt that India needs to drastically transform its entrepreneurial landscape to stay true to its futuristic ambitions. Lately, India has been making great strides in the department. India is currently home to 107 unicorns with a total valuation of $ 340.79 billion. Something that the greatest entrepreneurs in history have proven time and again is that a college degree is never the most important aspect of becoming a successful entrepreneur. Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg have been the poster boys of this. But most of the students don't get over the societal pressure to leave their education aside and venture out with their business idea. Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, is setting a strong precedent by allowing its students and faculty members to take time off--at least a year--from college to begin their own startups. The decision has received a warm welcome from students and netizens. In fact, BITS, Pilani, has always been at the forefront of positively influencing entrepreneurship among its students. We dedicate this special issue to the alumni of the prestigious BITS, Pilani. Sujith VasudevanManaging Editoreditor@ceoinsightsindia.comA Game-Changing DecisionEditorial Vol 04 · Issue 5 - 1 ·NOVEMBER, 2022 Publisher Alok Chaturvedi Managing Editor Sujith Vasudevan Manager - DesignPrabhu Dutta A.R.N RayAssistant EditorHeena Kousar NoidaRohit Raghubanshi Garima Anandadvertise@ceoinsightsindia.comEditorial queries editor@ceoinsightsindia.comTo subscribeVisit www.ceoinsightsindia.com/subscribe/ or send emailto subscription@ceoinsightsindia.comCover price is Rs. 150 per issue.Editor Alok ChaturvediPrinted and Published By Alok Chaturvedi on behalf of Info Connect Web Technolo-gies India Pvt. Ltd., and Printed at Precision Fototype Services at Sri Sabari Shopping Complex, 24 Residency Road Bangalore-560025 and Published At No. 124, 2nd Floor, Surya Chambers, Old Airport Road, Murugeshpalya, Bangalore-560017.Copyright © 2022 Info Connect Web Technologies India Pvt. Ltd., All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher. Senior Designer Girish MVP - Sales & Marketing Amrit SinghCirculation Manager Magendran Perumal Editorial Keerthana Kantharaj Roopalatha H Tanuja Akkanavar
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