Startup Success: “This young man failed Intermediate… but by starting a startup he achieved what he wanted.”
Startup Success: His name is Shiv Shankaraiah. Intermediate failed. But, now he is the founder of a successful company. He proved that success is possible by fighting without fear of failure. Today he runs One Sill Glasstech Company. It is a company that manufactures a wide range of glassware required for colleges, universities, industries and R&D organizations. It was not easy for him to reach this point in his life.
background
Shiva Shankaraiah is a resident of Reddigunta village in Guduru mandal of Nellore district. He is from a farmer family. His family cultivates pulses on five acres of agricultural land. His parents were farmers. He has a younger brother. Being the eldest son, the responsibility of the entire family fell on his shoulders. Shiv studied till intermediate and failed in both the subjects. To utilize the time of that year, he enrolled in a one-year diploma course in Ceramic Glass Technology at Gudur.
jobs in the beginning
After completing his course, he was selected for apprenticeship at Thomson Instruments. There he earned the reputation as ‘the best worker’. After his apprenticeship, he worked in Gudur for Rs. 30,000 and started his own company. He named it ‘Battery Hydro Meter’. But at one time he got into financial trouble. The banks did not come forward to give him loan. So eventually they closed the business. Later, he started a roadside glassware business. This made his parents very sad. Meanwhile, his relative who was studying in Hyderabad asked him to come to Hyderabad, where there are more job opportunities. With his support Shiva joined PH Technology in 2003. But when he realized that his superiors were not interested in teaching work to their juniors, he left the organization. After this he joined PH Ionics. Then his salary was Rs. 6,500/. Stayed with that organization for 3 years (2004-2006) where he learned about PH voters.
part time jobs
In 2006, he started doing a part-time job with an old burner, an LPG cylinder he got from the institute. Gradually learned TLC Capillary. Even employees with 15 years of experience cannot learn this process. But within a year he mastered this advanced technology. To compensate for the low salary he continued his part-time jobs at night.
Another company in 2007
In 2007, he entered into a partnership agreement with two partners to form Zealus Scientific Systems. Mr. Reddy invested 40 lakhs in it and Mr. Bharani came with marketing skills. Shiv Shankaraiah invested Rs 1.50 lakh with his technical know-how. But after a year of differences between the partners, they closed the company. Due to which Rs. He suffered a loss of Rs 3 lakh. He accomplished this by taking loans from his relatives.
To commit suicide..
At this time he also wanted to commit suicide. He no longer wanted to work in Hyderabad. So, he moved to Ambala, Ahmedabad and worked there for a year. In 2009 he returned to Hyderabad and resumed his part-time job with the same old burner, LPG cylinder. He started doing small jobs. Gradually he got fame all around.
One Sill Glass Tech launched
Eventually he introduced ‘One Sill Glass Tech’. He developed it gradually. Now the company has machinery and raw materials worth Rs 10 lakh. In 2017, Shiva learned about BYST from a bank manager and contacted the organization. He was given Rs. Financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh. This helped him a lot in expanding his business. He also received excellent guidance support. Although not from a technical background, Shri DS Rao (from a defense background) was Shiva’s biggest inspiration. He advised Shiva on how to run an organization successfully in all aspects. Another guru of Shiva was Sri Vijay Venkatesh, who sometimes guided him technically. Today, “One Sill Glass Tech” is one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of a wide range of pH Electrodes and Conductivity Cells. The range includes gel electrodes, glass electrodes, platinum electrodes, conductivity cells, silver electrodes, combined electrodes, reference electrodes and other related products. Their products cater to the needs of educational institutions, chemical, plastics, food, automotive industries, research centers (nationwide) and IIT centres.
