Connecting the Dots: How A Hiking Trip Started a Business

By Sanjiv Goyal Featuring Kapil Dev Singh

In this Article, you will learn about:

• How to use crowdfunding to start a business.
• Building a sustainable brand.
• The importance of having a clear vision.
• The Founder of Mishmi Takin’s entrepreneurial journey.
• What it means to be a sustainable clothing brand.
• How to build a long-term quality brand.

The Scenic Route To Business Ownership

Kapil Dev Singh took the long way to become an entrepreneur. He started with a civil engineering degree from IIT Delhi and then went to work as a civil servant. After that, he got his Master’s Degree in Supply Chain Management from MIT and went to work in the pharmaceutical industry as a consultant for seven years. So how did he come to found Mishmi Takin, a high-quality outdoor gear brand?

Singh always had a desire to start his own company and he kept that in his mind as something he would eventually do. In the same year, his father died and his daughter was born. He realized if he didn’t take action, life would pass him by.

A week after his daughter was born, Singh left his job with no plan. After pondering a couple of half-formed ideas that were leading nowhere, he still had no idea what he was going to do. He was in India and something told him to do a Google search for hiking boots…