It is OK to be Judgemental when leading a team. How do you assess situations that you face without making bets on how things turn out? How they turn out, totally depends on people that drive it. Knowing their strengths and weaknesses helps mitigate the risks involved and results in success. Being judgemental is not […]
Making Internet Retail Profitable
Shopkeepers welcome! Retail has arrived. Well for me it arrived 10 years ago from when my battles to not only keep it just profitable but cash profitable has been an ongoing challenge. Here are my takes and you could call them learning by practice…. A Lean Startup Model works. For me the ongoing mantra is customer discovery, validation […]
Business Models should suit your personality
One of the differenes between successful and unsuccessful startups is whether startup business model suits the founders personality. Its one thing to be passionate about the idea and another to be able to build that idea into a sustainable model. If you are sensitive to cash flows and cannot bear the pressure, choosing a model […]
My interaction with Maheshwar Peri CEO Careers 360
Spending 7 hrs with Maheshwar peri is like drinking strong coffee continuously. It is a great feeling but does not let you sleep for hours as there are so many things to gather in the conversation. The conversation was mostly around building a successful company. His abilities are in no doubt on this topic as […]
Man with passion flowing
It is difficult for me to get motivated doing business for the last 8 years and having met lot of people. Yesterday, happened to be a different day. Met a man who has made careers of young guys his business and believes in it so much that he fights on their behalf. In his words, […]
Difference between an Entrepreneur and a Businessman
While having a conversation with one of my friends, i was describing the interest i have in being a serial entrepreneur and how i was surprised at the focus that some entrepreneurs have on one idea and how they develop it into a multi-million $ company.over few decades. My friend retorted saying that there is […]
Identifying drivers of performance
Every activity has a key driver that improves performance of that activity. For example, B2B sales has number of contacts made as a driver. So, the more contacts you make the more the chances of your success. Email marketing has number if people who open the newsletter as a driver, targeting it would increase the […]
Entrepreneurs should keep it real and do what is right for the organization
As an Entrepreneur, vision is something that is your strong point but it is always necessary to ground your actions in reality as you are always working constrained resources. Some of the ways you can keep your actions grounded in reality are: Find a good co-founder who compliments you and can appreciate your strengths but […]
How does an entrepreneur tick?
I just observed that my last post was in April 2010 & am trying compile a summary of what happened to my entrepreneurial journey. Last one and half year was crazy. I learnt a lot about what makes an entrepreneur tick in their pursuit of creating something meaningful and sustainable. What makes an entrepreneur tick? […]