22 Quotes by Ashok Soota

The customer doing something innovative is not interested in the size of your company but in whether you understand what he does.

I was very happy in Wipro; happier in Mindtree because I founded and took it public.

VCs, angels and other networks help you validate your ideas.

As far as my leadership style is concerned what makes me happiest is fulfilling my potential and helping others realize theirs. If you have really done that then the rest of it is actually very simple.

Our strategic rationale in Happiest Minds was to have disruptive technology, providing a smart, secure, connected experience enabling digital transformation.

Mindtree began as an internet systems integrator when the dot-com boom was going on.

Acquisitions have contributed only to 20% of MindTree's growth and 80% has come through the organic engine. Many large acquisition proposals have been turned down to ensure a proper balance was maintained.

Over 10 years, MindTree has been ahead of most IT companies on operating and financial metrics. We have stayed true to our long-term vision and have not been buffeted by short-term.

When the internet came up, scores of companies were created. But many of them collapsed during the dot.com bubble.