Reading & Comprehension · intermediate
Reading: A Young Founder
A short article about a college founder.
12 minBusiness context
Learn
- Ananya is a 20-year-old student in Pune. Two years ago she started a small brand of handmade candles.
- She used her savings — only ₹5,000 — to buy wax and moulds. She sold her first ten candles to friends and neighbours.
- Today her Instagram page has 12,000 followers and she ships candles to twelve cities.
- Ananya says the most important lesson was to start small and listen to every customer.
Examples
- Ananya started with ₹5,000.
- She sold her first candles to friends.
- She listens to every customer.
Practice
1. How much money did Ananya start with?
2. What lesson does Ananya highlight?
Summary
- Great founders start small.
- Feedback matters.
- Consistency beats scale.