Blinkers

Roney is an industrialist who has just announced a corpus of US$1000M for promoting entrepreneurship.

There is a big buzz around and his news is flashed all over..

Soon he finds many investment houses reaching out to him to manage the funds.. Banks/ Private Equity Partners / VC / Angel Investors / Angel Group almost all in industry rush out to check who is Roney?

Roney ‘This fund arises out of selling my gold mine in Africa .and you know.. i wish to contribute to entrepreneurship’

Ahmed from UK who is an investment banking CEO ‘Hope this is not another scam’

Louisa ‘Of course it is.. we have been invited for a big event in Marriot and looking at the splendor and almost all packed in this house.. don’t you feel we are looking like charity seekers or some one from NGO sector’

Francis begins laughing.. “Yes am from Mexico.. I suspect it is a SCAM’

Xiang from China.. ‘No i feel he would have made money by selling all the gold mines to some Prime Minister of a country’

All roar in laughter..

Roney arrives at Dias and to everyone’s surprise  almost all Ambassadors of the world are seen on stage… 120 country resources..

Nancy ‘Hey amazing.. first time I have seen such a huge event’

Ravi ‘Yes..but they have not put appropriate lighting arrangements in stage..Just cannot see faces clearly’

Roney ‘Welcome to launch our first big fund’

Compere announces a dance..

All are left wide open in their mouth when they see all top actors and actresses of hollywood, bollywood and all international celebrities almost 100 dancing on the launch

‘Funds oh Funds.. Universe needs Funds.. Funda of Funda..  Money o Money…Billions of Life

Money o Money.. Save Universe.. Save People.. Grow People.. Grow Entrepreneurs’

Some even check in google if indeed all are ambassadors… and they do look one..

Roney ‘Whomsoever interested in fund allocations will need to deposit US$1M as guarantee and give a projection of entrepreneurs’

All look at each other..

Ahmed ‘Almost unfair.. how can we show them 100 entrepreneurs and then seek US$100M.. Not possible.. for all you know the entrepreneurs themselves will be thugs’

Xiang ‘Smart guy.. He is trying to prove something’

Jas ‘Let us check how it moves’

The show ends and folks are eating food in Dinner..

Robert an International Ambassador moves near Roney and asks

‘Is the funds true or you have taken some huge loan to launch this event?’

Roney ‘Why would someone spend US$50M only on this event?’

Robert ‘What????’

Roney ‘Between us.. check on the magic soon’

1 week later..

Almost all over the world huge recruitment drives have begun..

Walk in Interviews to be Entrepreneurs

Entire industry gets harassed.. Employees moving to become Entrepreneurs..

Entrepreneurs again attempting to seek funds..

Thorough confusion.. and over 1 Million resources apply around the world to be entrepreneurs..

Back in US,  Roney is discussing with his Fund Manager Tom

Tom ‘Sir.. 1 Million folks wish to be entrepreneurs’

Roney ‘Blinkers.. Blinkers and Blinkers.. Do you really feel it works this way… How many have applied for social causes’

Tom ‘<15%’

Roney ‘That is the catch.. For profit is a misused term.. All come up with some models and projected success. Where is the impact’

Tom ‘Sir.. the investment houses have begun taking entrepreneurship coaching seriously’

Roney smiles…

Roney ‘They better do that..  Professional teaching mandatory.. No one should get just carried away with funds or invest mindlessly’

Tom ‘From where you got so much fund’

Roney ‘Do you feel RobinHood Stories were only fictions?  Did you not read the news that the Swiss Banks were on strike?’

Tom ‘What?’

Roney ‘Unaccounted wealth and you know how it works ‘

Roney smiles and says ‘To catch Robin, it is MISSION IMPOSSIBLE…  Now please do not ask me how could I influence so many people’

Tom ‘How??’

Roney ‘I was just kidding.. don’t get scared… Indeed all the gold mines have been sold to few investors and as broker have made US$70M..  50M gone the drain.. Am soon announcing 20M for Social Work Ventures’

Tom ‘This sounds like a movie’

Roney ‘Entertainment.. Entertainment and Entertainment’