Tag: India

  • Blablacar – Thoughts to ponder about India (Updated)

    Blablacar is a French startup that recently scored a USD 100 Million in funding to expand beyond Europe. One of the countries that the company is considering entering is India. India is a large market and has a huge number of cars on its roads. Blablacar is a company that allows for car-pooled rides over…

  • Modi – The Storyteller

    I recently completed a course on Storytelling by Jennifer Aaker from Stanford. At the core of it, the course explains four steps to telling a story which are: 1. Single Focussed Goal 2. Grab Attention 3. Engage 4. Enable Action In the context of the recent victory that Modi registered in the elections in India. As I…

  • Investing in a Startup

    I have always thought that investors had the easier end of the bargain. They had people coming to them to present their proposals, which they would evaluate based on their knowledge and accept or reject. All that changed since we put in place a Student Project Grant at VIT University, Vellore. The premise was that…