My Success is Built on Learning From Failures: Satya Nadella

Successes are built on what he learnt from failures, says Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. (Photo: PTI)

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella has said his successes are built on what he learnt from failures.

In a brief but frank chat with young entrepreneurs at T-Hub, Nadella shared his thoughts on how Microsoft plans to help startups, the importance of last mile connectivity and failures.

<p>It’s not about the failure, it’s about learning from the failures. Failure itself cannot be celebrated. When I think about my career, my successes are built on learning from failures.</p>

<p>Satya Nadella’s response to a question on how to deal with failure</p>

The head of the global tech giant delivered a pep-talk to a selected gathering of startups at T-Hub, billed as India’s largest technology incubator.

Nadella advised startups to keep a few important points in mind – to not lose out on the concept that drives them, building your capabilities to chase after that concept, persistence and to curate the culture they drive in their organisation on a constant basis.

He added that culture can never be faked, especially in a small organisation like startups. “The more you live it, the more sustainable your business approach becomes,” he said.

The Microsoft CEO, who went around the facility, was impressed and expressed appreciation for the space for entrepreneurs in his own hometown.

<p>It’s an amazing space for entrepreneurs and it’s also inspiring to see that the government here is trying to build a facility such as this for startups.</p>

“When I grew up here, there was no T-Hub probably, the closest to T was the Tank bund,” he said when IT Minister K T Rama Rao introduced Nadella as a Hyderabadi.

Describing Hyderabad as a vibrant city, Nadella said wherever he goes he feel elated when people refer to the strides it has made.

“We are here to be a part of your success, with our accelerators where we aim to work with T-Hub. But most of all, I’m here to be inspired by your dreams,” he said.