Planning Commission has just released this report – Creating a Vibrant Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in India. I feel privileged to have contributed, and it was a great learning experience to work with participants from many different areas – entrepreneurs, bureaucrats, academia, investors, consultants, and more. Hopefully, the report is implemented well and sets the road map […]
Advisors, Mentors or Coach?
We see far too many folks confusing mentors for advisors. A mentor’s job is to mould you as an entrepreneur and make you successful. For them a business that you do now is just a phase, and are more focused on you as the product. Now, that means, a true mentor will break you, push […]
A New Kind of Accelerator Model : The Startup Centre
We’ve always been strong believers that any process, if directly ditto-copied (from the west) will fall flat on its face. The Startup Centre is a model, unique to India, and a pioneer in its own way adapting a very different approach to building kickass startups. We thought it was about time we start explaining what we do […]