I am often asked the question about what is my view on the current economic outlook. At a philosophical level, it’s all about the sentiment. As I understand one of the main reasons for economics slowdown is stagnant private sector investment driven by negative sentiment and news which leads to a vicious cycle, on the other […]
In my interactions over the last few months with Founders of startups and the startup ecosystem, here are my thoughts which are not necessarily in order of priority: There needs to be a complete Alignment with Founders in terms of Aspiration, Purpose, and Values i.e Dilse connect (from the heart). Mentor must act like a […]
My journey started a couple of years ago. It has been an amazing experience having met over 75 company founders, I have made 6 investments with 4 in the pipeline. Most of the meetings have been driven to learn as a 21-year-old and only a few meetings have been investment driven. As a process, I […]
I was extremely lucky to meet Geet Sethi, world billiards champion. Geet had come to share his story on why and what they are doing Olympic Gold Quest. Geet, despite being world billiards champion for many years, was extremely humble in his interactions. Here are some key learnings from our interactions which should help organizations […]
Founder’s Dilemma on Dilution – Trade-Offs: Dilution Vs Control: One does not lose control of business so long as founders continue to deliver great outcomes, the relative power of Founders will always be higher vis-a-vis ownership. Besides legalese may help retain control to drive the destiny of biz. Dilution Vs Cash flow: Most often funds […]
After spending time with the founders of Startups, somehow I do not find founders focussing on aligning personal goals and values with the Company goals/values. In my personal view in order to ensure harmony and minimize friction, it is extremely important to align personal aspiration and values with companies aspiration and values besides an alignment […]
Framework 1 • Define the Higher Purpose of the organization. • Agree on Values: Set Goals, Milestones, priorities, and timelines. • Create Long term Sustainable Value Proposition for long terms success and identify critical success factors and capabilities required to achieve such milestones in a defined time frame. • Identify essential stakeholders in the Ecosystem […]
My first meeting with Ritesh Aggarwal of Oyo was 15 months ago, we have become good friends. I have tried to decipher his reasons for success, here are some takeaways from our interactions. Ritesh has a dream to get to 10% of the unorganized market in the hotel segment. He is very focussed on Growth […]
I was having a meeting with Meghna founder of styledotme, along with her partners. We were having a freewheeling chat on higher purpose and values. I was extremely happy with the interaction and we had a few takeaways from our discussion: 1. Build an institution driven by Higher Purpose and Values 2. Power of the […]
Founders who are obsessed with creating an Institution, driven by higher purpose and wanting to leave a legacy must be convinced that they can choose their ecosystem partners, Including investors to deliver amazing outcomes and create value for all stakeholders. Some of the criteria for choosing investors could be:- 1. Alignment amongst investors and founders […]