This document outlines the life journey and career of an individual from 1965 to the present. It describes growing up in poverty with no resources and facing many failures early in their career. They went on to get an education and secure a government job, but still felt unfulfilled. They took several risks by leaving their job, getting married, and starting their own pathology business. Through focus, discipline, embracing risk, and creating value for others, their business grew rapidly to serve thousands of customers across many cities. They were able to provide jobs for many while also achieving personal financial success and valuations in the billions for their company. The document emphasizes values of creating value for others, enjoying life, investing in family and employees, and achieving

1. Power of Power – T
• Lucky Demonetised at Birth
• Lucky it was Village.
• Lucky did not get pampered
• Lucky I was unemployed
• Lucky I was under employed
• Lucky it was closed.
• Lucky to start from station.
• Lucky I resigned BARC job too

2. Work Life Balance
No money
No electricity
No Chapals
No Full Trousers
No Dictionary/ Atlas
No Group Photo

3. 1965 to 1974

4. CoiMBAtore to MuMBAi
50 Failures. No Exp.
English?
Capsule company
150, 175,200, 225
Closed down
 Soil and culture
Parents and Siblings
Movies and songs
All Alone, JJ
3 nights in VT station

5. 1972 to 1982 Journey

6. BARC – Nuclear, Thyroid
Gazette officer – (1982 – 1995)
M. Sc. in Thyroid Biochemistry
PhD in Thyroid Pathophysiology
Me GO, Wife BO, Comfort Zone
37, Son 7, Daughter 5

7. BARC – Life and Learnings
•Most comfortable job.
•Comfort Zones
• Live or Lead.
• Grow Old or Grow Big
• Restlessness
• Hair v/s Hillock
• What will I loose?

8. 1982 to 1995

9. Discuss or Decide
1. Left Home
2. Got married
3. Resigned Govt. Job
4. Thyroid at 100
5. PETCT at 9999

11. Disruptions
•Lowest Cost
•Franchisee
•Air-cargo
•Technology
•McDonald
•OLA

12. Focus – Hence No competition
•Biochemistry
•Numerical
•Disorders
•Chronic
•Metabolic
•Home and office
•Vertical
•Pathology
•Subjective
•Diseases
•Acute
•Infection
•Hospital and clinic
•Horizontal

13. 50,000 patient a Night
250,000 Tests a night
Every Night
Same Night
Before Midnight
Only in Night
The Night Story

14. It is not a laboratory : It is a factory
• 1000 cities
• 1200 Franchisees
• 5000 families
• 1000 staff
• 98% freshers
• Age: 24
• Longest track

15. Infrastructure
Year Space (sqft)
1996 200
2000 2,000
2004 20,000
2008 50,000
2012 2,00,000
2016 4,00,000

16. Punchlines
 Take less to get more
 Do not copy neighbor
 Resist temptation.
 Plan to loose.
Million - Billion
 Stamina is ultimate
 Avoid easy things.
 Be alone, Be a Lion
 Jithao

17. 1995 to 2000

18. Value – Money
Per day income
1959 0
1965 0.1
1971 1
1977 10
1983 100
1989 1000
1995 10,000
2002 100000
2009 1000000
2016 10000000

19. Business?
• Focus first.
• Get it done.
• Romance with Risk.
•Practice not to Preach
• Learn Story Telling
• Focus - IT, HR, Logistics
•Price Low
•Use Tech.
•Be frugal
• Work on stamina
• Perfect Discipline
• Maintain – TTT

20. Enjoy Life
• Create jobs not just money
• Work for value not profits
• Invest more, spend less.
• Neighbor is big enemy
• Avoid EMI
• Love music not food.
• Burn Calories not salaries
• Petrol and Diabetes
• Cars and Heart Attacks.
• Focus, Learn, Grow and Enjoy

21. Parents Options
• Parent
• Underfeed
• Allow to think
• Work on Mega Hertz
• Pains must.
• Confidence
• Trust

22. Valuations – Exhilarating (75, 149)
•2009 – 200
•2011 – 600
•2012 – 1200
•2015 – Dec 1800
•2016 - IPO - 2400 (75)
•2016 – NSE – 3300
•Healthcare / India
•25% CAGR / 40% EBIDITA
•Zero debts / Excess Cash
•4 Times in 5 years
•High ROCE
•Frugal Leadership.

23. Dedicated to
Late. Mrs. Sumathi Velumani
Nurtured me from 1986 to 2016
We happily Lived,
intensely loved, fully
enjoyed a frugal life
for a Billion Seconds.
Twitter : @velumania