Karan Bilimoria
Title: Lord Karan Faridoon Bilimoria
Full Name: Karan Faridoon Bilimoria
Birthdate: November 26, 1961
Birthplace: Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation: Entrepreneur
Profile: CEO and Co-founder of Cobra Beer.
Website: http://www.lordbilimoria.co.uk/
Number of Quotes: 22
A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.
Often referencing the need to learn from difficult situations, like the curry crisis
affecting UK restaurants due to immigration rules.
Ambition is not a dirty word.
Frequently used to encourage aspiration and drive, particularly among young people and entrepreneurs.
Diversity drives innovation. When you bring together people with different
experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds, you get better ideas and better solutions.
Emphasizing the business and societal value of diversity and inclusion.
Don't be afraid of failure. Failure is a stepping stone to success. Learn from it, pick yourself up, and move on.
Reflecting his entrepreneurial journey, including Cobra's near-collapse and
recovery. Source: Bottled for Business: The Less Gassy Guide to Entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurship is about seeing opportunities where others see obstacles.
Defining the entrepreneurial mindset.
Failure is not the opposite of success; it's part of success.
Grand business plans are all very well, but nothing beats dipping your toe in the water.
I believe passionately in the power of entrepreneurship to transform lives and economies.
Highlighting his core belief in entrepreneurship's impact.
I can only say from my own experience that there is no limit to what any minority can achieve in India. The opportunity is there for everybody.
If you can dream it, you can do it. But it takes hard work, perseverance, and resilience.
Encouraging ambition coupled with practical effort and grit.
Immigration has been the lifeblood of this country for centuries, and it remains so today.
Advocating for the positive contribution of immigrants to the UK, often in the context of business and skills.
In business, as in life, relationships are everything.
Stressing the importance of building trust and connections.
In reality, it is only a matter of time before the people see that the Brexit emperor has no clothes.
In spite of my reservations and in spite of being a Eurosceptic, I believe that we should stay in the European Union.
Pubs are a vital part of British culture and community.
Often stated while discussing the challenges facing the pub industry.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Often quoting Winston Churchill,
reflecting his own philosophy on resilience.
The partnership between the UK and India is one of the most important relationships in the world for the 21st century.
A frequent theme in his advocacy for stronger UK-India ties in trade, education, and diplomacy.
The UK and India share deep historical ties, but our future partnership, built on shared values and mutual benefit, holds even greater promise.
Focusing on the forward-looking potential of the bilateral relationship.
The UK has shot itself in the foot
by choosing to leave the European Union in the Brexit referendum.
This is folly, this is shooting ourselves in the foot, and I just don't understand, it's economic illiteracy.
We need a long-term industrial strategy that provides certainty for businesses to invest and grow.
Advocating for supportive government policy for business, particularly post-Brexit.
You have to have a vision, you have to have a dream, but you also have to have a plan to execute it.
Balancing aspiration with practical strategy.
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