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The 9 Best Conversations I have had in my life – and the lessons I learnt from them!
He said, “Alok, we have taken a good look at mobile2win India. We like the business, the Company and the management. We are moving towards sending the board a term sheet to make a large investment. However, we have also decided to acquire your shares since we believe you are not adding any value to the Company.” Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff
Tagged Ajay Mathur, Bala Deshpade, Bill Elkus, C&A, Clearstone Venture Partners, Contests2win.com, Courtaulds, eVentures, GK, Intel, Jim Armstrong, Kamini Banga, Neeraj Bhargava, Norwest Venture Partners, Renuka Ramnath, socks, Sumant Mandal, Thota Ranganath, Trident, Vab Goel, Xintiandi
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So, what are you looking at?
….If a simple, elegant, easy to read and easy to display number that’s most important to your business can be quickly established and then communicated to everyone, it helps a lots of things to fall in place…..So, it’s important to decide what metrics you adopt so as to measure your success internally and externally…..
Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff
Tagged Alok Kejriwal, Alok Kejriwals blog, cpm, facebook, Foursquare, Games2win, GRP's, Linkedin, Maruti, MMORPG, Porsche, Rodinhood.com, RPM, SEGA, Speedometer, start up, Sumant Mandal, Tachometer, Television Media, TRP's, Video Advertising, zynga
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VC = Venture, Vapor, Vulture & Vampire Capital
VC comprises Venture, Vapor, Vulture and Vampire Capital. Its a combination of wisdom, diligence and fate that makes an Entrepreneur taste her flavor of VC and overcome whatever comes her way. In the end, after managing these VC’s, the entrepreneur will have nothing left to fear. Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff
Tagged BenQ, Bill Elkus, China, Clearstone, Contests2win, eVentures, Frangipani, Games2win, ICICI Venture, India, Jim Armstrong, Mobile2win, Oberoi Mumbai, Rahul Khanna, Santa Monica, Siemens, Siemens Mobile Acceleration Fund, Silicon Valley Bank, Softbank, Sumant Mandal, Vapor, VC, Venture Capital, Vulture Capitals, Walt Disney
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Have you been ‘wiped’ out?
Entrepreneurs I know shiver from the word ‘failure’….We failed at this project but learnt an important lesson all entrepreneurs must imbibe – Even before you create an amazing solution, ask your consumers if they even want it? Your consumers will not use something made ‘easy’ if they never had a problem in the first place!….Everything in life cannot be ‘technologized’…Lesson – don’t try and automate what pains you. The pain is what brings the profits…I dedicate this post to all those entrepreneurs out there who have had hits and misses. The important thing to remember is what a famous man said – ‘a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step’. Who cares if the first step begins with a sprained ankle? Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff
Tagged Advergames, Charades, Clearstone Venture Partners, Contests2win, Himalayas, Monastery, Monks, Nirvana, Online Games, Rangoli, Search, Sumant Mandal, Tibet, zen
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Do you know ‘Board’ Room Dancing?
So, you can burn the dance floor, but can you tango in the Corporate Board room? I have had the pleasure of attending many board meetings and am happy to share some experiences and tips in the lessons on how … Continue reading