A Desktop Statue of a Hindu Deity Gives This Founder Daily InspirationThe gift from his mother helps beverage entrepreneur Anshuman Vohra fight for success.

Manyparentsencourage their children to become entrepreneurs. Mine did the opposite. But in an unlikely way, we took this journey together -- and the person who once seemed most apprehensive about my职业生涯choice would come through with the greatest support precisely when I needed it.

This conflict was baked into my upbringing. While I come from a very traditional Indian family, my father was a career diplomat, and so we moved roughly every three years, living in places like Nigeria, India, and Vietnam before settling in the U.S. for high school. Because of this, I always felt at a crossroads between my family's values and the multitude of other cultures I experienced.