Emerging Markets Business Summer 2016 | Page 48

WHAT’S YOUR LEGACY? A legacy usually involves a large investment that makes a massive and enduring impact and it’s something you take on yourself. leave it to somebody... But the best legacy that you can leave is a legacy where you create disproportionate impact.” We’re sitting in the Capital Club in Dubai at an intimate gathering of legacy builders from across the globe. And Srivastava stresses the second characteristic of a powerful legacy. “I can just leave my property to somebody—that's a legacy. I can leave my wealth to somebody. I can create a school and 46  Emerging Markets Business  Summer 2016 • Issue No. 1 And it’s this more often than not that distinguishes legacy building from philanthropy. A legacy usually involves a large investment that makes a massive and enduring impact and it’s something you take on yourself. Think Bill Gates (a doer), rather than Warren Buffet (a giver).