I met Tanuj exactly 3 weeks ago in his office in a small conference room. I was able to feel great optimism in his energy and his belief in his dreams. Coincidentally I met with a common friend Vihaan Kumar who thought very highly of Tanuj and his comment was that Tanuj is amongst the […]
Josh Talks was my first Angel Investment it has been founded by two young, passionate entrepreneurs, Supriya and Shobhit. I have very vivid memories of my first interaction with them 2 years ago at Piano Bar, Oberoi Gurgaon. They were looking to raise a fresh round of Investments from Angels and were already two years […]
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 […]