tuesday will be 25 years since the founding of hcl the countrys leading computer company it was set up in 1976 when india had just 250 computers the group that set up the company was led by shiv nadar recognised globally as a man of vision and enterprise like several other well known names in the world of it hcl was an attic startup today nadar has interests in software and education with revenues from all the businesses nearing a billion dollars with presence in 18 countries outside india nadar who has been credited with anticipating a networked world before others and has had hcl ranked among giant killers shares some thoughts with sanjay anand on the occasion what are the 23 landmarks in hcls history also a key point that made hcl what it is today it is difficult to point out to any 23 events or developments as landmarks in hcls story but some of events that collectively sparked fuelled the growth of the company are the initiative and emphasis on rd right from the start at hcl the emphasis on hiring the best people and equipping them with creative freedom to constantly evolve and grow as an organisation would be another important attribute in hcls success i would attribute hcls success to professionalism teamwork and a strong entrepreneurial culture these together have enabled us to handle rapid changes in environment and technologies and transformed threats into opportunities and market differentiators our ability to develop new paradigms for unprecedented situations where opportunities arise is a key organisational strength what is your biggest blunder and the biggest success in 25 years i would say our biggest blunder has been any time we have attempted to venture away from our core competency of it our biggest success has been to spot nurture and develop the innate talent in our managers and give them the freedom to experiment with their ideas and strategies this has created the right environment for us to evolve and adapt to the rapidly changing it environment which has contributed to our consistent growth over the last 25 years repeatedly we have emerged as the number one it group straddling all spheres of the it business be it solutions and services hardware or training for hcl success is a journey and not a destination you are completing 25 years in a year that is still very turbulent job cuts are on at perot jv one probably hears same things may happen at hclt how worried are you and what remedies do you see for the tight situation i would not term the current situation as turbulent but rather see it as an inflection point as always we spot an opportunity in adversity our strategy would be to improve and enhance the value provided to customers and move up the value chain to become significant in the overall business plan of our customers quality in technology will be the key driver for business practices worldwide our unique advantage