The clothing line manages customised and retail merchandise, ranging from college, corporate to individual orders. He established his very own company when he was 19 in November 2014. Through the past two years, he has successfully made his company an international brand name, signing contracts with Hyderabad Cricket Association, Platinum Motor Cars Detroit, Telangana Basketball, Telangana Hockey, and New York University (NYU) Football, to name a few. Graduated from Amity University, Delhi, this young entrepreneur is presently pursuing Law from Osmania University, Hyderabad.

So what inspired him to start Iron Threads at such a young age? “I was intent on making a difference in my own life and in the lives of those around me. Being an entrepreneur was the most plausible and exciting route to accomplish that. I dreamed of being my own boss.”

He thanks his parents let him venture into something like this at such a young age. “I started my company on a shoestring budget – from the savings I had made from winning football tournaments. My parents initially assumed it was a source of added pocket money so they did not oppose it. As time passed, when they saw that my venture was growing rapidly and that my grades weren’t suffering from my added work load, they too became comfortable with the idea of me going ahead with this venture.”

Other than deciding to work for yourself, what was the single most important decision that contributed to his success? Nabhan says, “The decision to invest my savings in my own venture rather than a mutual fund. It kept me in charge of my money and investments and gave me the drive to use it as tactfully as I could.”

Currently he hires people whenever he needs. “Otherwise, I’m a one-man army,” he adds.

Everyone looks back and wish they had done things differently. If he could time travel back to day one of his start-up and have 15 minutes with his former self, what would you tell yourself? “I’d tell myself to find multiple options of transport of consignment sooner. This would help me avoid dependence on any one agency, as the workload gets too cumbersome for any one agency to handle efficiently and on time.”

“Business has taught me that you’ll only be to achieve the things you’re willing to suffer for and that fear is a phenomenal source of motivation to chase your goals,” he says.”

“It is also okay to be different from your peers. In fact, it is necessary to be different if you want to shape your life according to your ideals and achieve stellar success that would give meaning to your time and efforts. Anyone can be ordinary just as anyone can be special- a disciplined work ethic and passion and fearless approach is what separates those who dream from those who achieve those dreams.”

His mantra is what Walt Disney once said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.”

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Hyderabad / by Drishika Adhiya / June 01st, 2016