One of the leading entrepreneurs from
Vizag, Mr. Siddharth Marupeddi has had quite an interesting 8 years of
an entrepreneurial journey which culminated in the founding of Little
Master. Launched in November last year, it is an online education platform that contains a large variety of extracurricular courses that children of ages 4-15 can learn. In
an interaction with Yo! Vizag, he spoke about his journey towards
establishing this company. “With tech being a hot sector, I always
wanted to venture into it. My aim was to set up a holistic educational
platform that bridges the gap between innovation and kids’ learning in
extracurriculars. Through Little Master, I wanted to bring a platform to
people who wish to exhibit their skills while teaching future
generations. Children in tier II and tier III cities can make use of
this platform to learn rare courses like origami-making which are not
easily found in those cities.” Following
his upbringing in Vizag, Mr. Marupeddi did his Bachelors of Engineering
from KL University in Guntur. After that, he moved to Hyderabad where
he set up StartAP in 2014. It quickly became one of the leading enablers
of entrepreneurial ecosystems in AP and Telangana. Through his company,
Mr. Marupeddi supported a lot of budding entrepreneurs from Vizag and
other parts of AP, in their ambitious journeys towards kickstarting
their startups. His firm helped new startups in terms of investment and
mentoring. Apart
from work, Mr. Marupeddi also enjoys and has been to over 45+
countries. He has also been an active member of prominent organisations
like Confederate of Indian Industry (CII), India Global, AIESEC and
Climate-KIC. About Little Master With
a team of 150 members, Little Master contains extracurricular courses
on dancing, music, arts and crafts and other children’s activities.
Their website consists of about 40 professional courses which last 6-12
months and 150+ explorer courses that are short-duration. This platform
was also recently made available on Google Play Store for smartphone
users. Startup culture in AP Mr.
Marupeddi also gave his say on the startup culture in Andhra Pradesh.
“Andhra Pradesh, with cities like Vizag and Vijayawada, is filled with
entrepreneurs in various sectors. While there are a lot of factors that
influence the startup culture of a state, AP doesn’t lack
entrepreneurial spirit in any way. In my experience here, I have come
across plenty of people who are willing to take risks in order to
achieve their dreams.” Advice for young entrepreneurs Talking
about entrepreneurship, Mr. Marupeddi had a few words of advice for any
young business minds out there. “As a young entrepreneur, one should
always be willing to push their limits. Setting up a business is not
easy and takes time, often, years. People need to be patient and
stubborn with their ambitions. Becoming an entrepreneur is an
adventurous journey, full of ups and downs. While some choose to fly
solo in this journey, I personally believe that it’s better to have a
team of professionals who are right for your business.” |
