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Who is a Mentor?

Two questions aspiring entrepreneurs invariably ask me are: Who is a mentor? Where can I find him? Let’s address these questions.

Can anyone who gives me …

Leveraging Compete Economics

There is a scenario that plays out time and time again whenever there is a startup and a larger company across the table and they …

What I Learned as a Mentor

Ram (name changed) is your quintessential inventor-entrepreneur. Even to this day, he designs all his products and sells them. For 20-odd years, he built and …

Check That Attitude!

Recently I came across an entrepreneur who is looking for investment and had a very good idea. I was interested in investing in his idea …

Start in the Right Direction

India is a country with a new-found fervor for entrepreneurship. It’s not to say that it’s a new concept in any way. Statistics put the …

Give Your Life a Compass

Recently, a 23-year-old engineering student from Pune wrote to me about the problem of getting fat and happy in a job. He dreamed of starting …

Entrepreneur, Invest in Yourself!

Whenever I tell people that I teach entrepreneurship, the first reaction is one of bemusement. I can almost see the questions running in their minds. …

Is Your Idea Good Enough?

This article, the first of a series, answers the most important question an investor tries to answer: “Is this a good business idea to invest …

Quitting is Leadership, Too

For an entrepreneur, the quality of leadership would span across three things: being a visionary, putting together a great team that will actualize this vision, …

The Success Mantra

Great vision followed with brilliant execution by a great team! That’s the simple, one line success mantra in business–no plurals. Strategy, processes, timing, etc. are …