"Solution Lies In The Problem" Story Of Tilak Mehta Says It All

Age has nothing to do with success; you can succeed in your 20s, 50s, or even at the age of 10. No, we ain’t kidding even kids can become an entrepreneur. Mumbai’s Tilak Mehta has proved to the world that "Age is just a number."

At the young age of 13 when we were busy in playing and studying, Tilak Mehta launched a startup- PapersNParcels.

How did Tilak come up with the idea? Here’s his story.

Beginning Of PapersNParcels

"Age is just a number" proved right once again!! My 1st successful venture PapersNParcels at my age of 14 has been aquired by a multinational company within its 2.5 years of working. pic.twitter.com/wDhLk6EBAM

— Tilak Mehta (@TilakMehta7) April 20, 2020

“Necessity is the key to the invention” Well applied to the case of Tilak as the journey of PapersNParcels began from a problem that clicked a unique solution to his mind. It all began in 2017, Tilak was 13 then and preparing for his exams.

But, he forgot some books at his Uncle’s residence that lived in Mumbai too but far away from Tilak’s house. He could not trouble his dad as he arrived late at night and not in a condition to drive so far just to get the books. Neither he nor nobody else could bring the books back.

Moreover, courier services won’t be able to deliver the books on the same day. Who will then? This question hits Tilak’s brain and the answer was Mumbai’s Dabbawalas as their network is spread across the city and they are well-aware of every nook and corner of Mumbai. So, who could be better than them when it comes to super-fast delivery?

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Tilak suggested the idea to his father who works in a logistic-based company. Vishal Mehta, Tilak’s father, and his Uncle Ghanashyam Parekh found his idea worthy and helped him to turn his dream into reality.

The idea was discussed with the head of the Dabbawala network for collaboration. They found it useful and this is how the journey of PapersNParcels began.

PapersNParcels Grew From Traditional To Digital

— Global Child Prodigy (@gcpawards) August 21, 2020

Story of Tilak Mehta and his PapersNParcels taught us to dream, big or small doesn’t matter, and work hard to make it reality without thinking that who we are and what our age is.