Flatheads Co-Founder's Wife Shares Her Side Of Story, Says She Chose Stability Over Her Ambition
When?Ganesh Balakrishnan opened up about his struggles of keeping his business Flatheads, a shoe brand, afloat on Shark Tank India season 2, not only did he shed tears, but he also made the audience emotional.?
The company and the co-founder got so much love after the episode aired that it made his heart flutter. All his inventory was sold out in two days flat and his entire family including his mother helped him pack and ship the order.?
Flatheads founder's wife Anuradha Pasupathy shares her side of the story
In a long LinkedIn note, she shared how the hardships have only made her stronger.?"'Main kamati hun, wo udata hai' - I am Ganesh Balakrishnan's wife, and this is my side of his story," she wrote.
She said that when her husband decided to quit his job and start his own company, she had her own inhibitions about the same.?
"But even with all these doubts, I still had belief in him. He is a fighter, who is determined to make a dent in the universe. The belief slowly started becoming stronger when Momoe exited to ShopClues, and later when he started up Flatheads. I was really kicked by the USP of Flatheads - ultra-lightweight and breathable shoes with natural materials."
For the unversed, Ganesh Balakrishnan is a graduate from IIT Bombay who built three companies that weren't successful. In 2019, he built another company called Flatheads, which makes breathable shoes ranging between Rs 1000 to Rs 5000 got badly impacted due to Covid-19.
"It really hurt when I used to listen to Ganesh and Utkarsh pitching to investors and hearing one rejection after another. I tried my level best to bring some positivity into the little time we spent together as a family. The last phase of Flatheads when we decided to wind down operations was very painful. We brought shoes home from the warehouse, and I used to stare at the cartons in our bedroom blocking our pathway. 'How much more do we need to endure?'"
She concluded that she chose stability over her own ambition to fulfil he husband's dreams. "Throughout this journey, as a techie in Bangalore, I could have chosen a better paying job or even explored international career options. But I chose stability over ambition. It was a choice I made to take care of the family as Ganesh pursued his dream.
"When we watched the Shark Tank episode, I didn't cry. Because all these hardships have only made me stronger and more determined myself, and I know this is just another storm that we can sail through despite the odds. Bring it on!"
You can read her entire post below:
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