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• Harish Doraiswamy
  IIMC, PGP, 1991. Director, Central Square Foundation

Hello Abhishek! The questions you have to answer for yourself is (i) whether your idea solves a big problem in a way that it produces big value for many customers, (ii) whether there are other players in already doing this well (iii) whether you have the staying power, resilience and commitment to manage the ups and downs of business. The app is not the business; it is just the first step of building a business. Many people think of an app, invest time and money to build it only to realise that it is difficult to build a business around it. It will be better for you to think of the business and look at the app as a channel for customers to interact. My advice would be to think of this, build the core business idea while you continue with your studies.

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• Saurabh Chopra
  IIML, PGP, 2004. Director Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives, Central Square Foundation

I don't think it is necessary for you to choose only one path right now. I will not recommend you to leave your studies aside and just focus on the app. There will be enough time to learn coding and business skills, while you pursue your graduation.

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• Mukesh Khandelwal
  IIMC, PGP, 1993.

We’re entering a period of massive disruption in the job market in the next years, as Generative AI and other emerging technologies displace humans in the performance of a broad spectrum of jobs. In this dynamic scenario, one critical capability for workforce entrants will be a far higher ability to switch jobs and professions. Education and skills across a diverse range of fields would be useful. So commerce? By all means. Also music. Courses in digital and social marketing maybe. And so on – you get the idea. Where does passion fit into all of this? A lucky few will find stable full-time professional lives in the areas of their passion. For the rest – their passion may have to co-exist with the practicality of this future of work scenario.