Her Story
About Khushi
I started my company Drizzle when I was just 14 years old, turning what began as a middle school science project into a full-fledged business. Drizzle is a smart irrigation system designed to save water and money, and to help people be more cognizant of not overusing our resources or taking them for granted when in other parts of the world that may not even be an option for people. That core mission has stayed at the heart of what I do as this evolved from a research project into a business. Over the past 7 years, I've been going all in on this, understanding the ins and outs of business, being in and out of high school to scale this as much as I can. I'm currently a third-year student at Northeastern University in Boston, where I have a full semester to be full-time on this product. It's been incredible to see this smart irrigation system grow in the commercial and agricultural spaces with clients all over the world. We're now launching our residential home product this weekend, which means we'll be operating in three different customer segments as a smart home product. I love being an entrepreneur so much, and after I finish my undergraduate degree next year, I'm excited to transition back into being a full-time entrepreneur, keep scaling this company, and pursue more entrepreneurial ventures.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Khushi
01What do you attribute your success to?
I would say being surrounded by people who are constantly pushing me to do even more than I think I can really drives me. I think ever since I can even remember of my earliest memories, I've always been a really big dreamer, I've always had the craziest dreams, and there's a saying that you have to be a little bit delusional to do something crazy. I always have been that crazy, delusional person thinking I can do it all, I can have it all, I'm gonna do this, and then I'm gonna go here and do this. Finding the people who will support that delusion, but also reality check you when it's needed, that has been so key in accomplishing what I have today. I also think having people around you that are also high achievers or have really high ambitions, it's all about the people around you. I don't think success is ever a solo thing, and I would truly credit everything that I've been able to do to my parents, but also all of my teachers, mentors, friends, just the people that constantly uplift me in what I do and push me to be better.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say step one of the advice is to find these groups, find these people who are just other women, whether in the same field as you or not, to start building that confidence and that belief and having that group of people that are rooting for you. I think finding these opportunities to connect with other like-minded women, whether they're working in the same industry or have the same goals or not, is super life-changing. But I also think going off of that, empowerment can raise individuals, but redesign is what changes institutions. So I think once you're in these groups and you have these people, you're in this position to make a change on a larger scale and give back to women, especially younger women. If we start thinking about how we're redesigning systems and institutions to kind of level out the playing field as we go for other women that are following us, that would be super amazing to see in the upcoming years. I actually did a TEDx talk about a month ago on being a female and a young female in the entrepreneurship space, and I think these platforms that we've created to uplift and empower women are so incredibly life-changing.
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