Tag Archives: China

The toughest decision of my life…

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Rodinhood

The incredible story of how I co-founded one of the first mover Companies in the Mobile VAS business in India and China – how VC greed took over – how I the founder was actually thrown (dragged) out of my own Company and how in the end – all was well that ended ‘badly’… Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Digital Entrepreneur…

Posted on May 30, 2011 by rodinhood

I have many scars of entrepreneur wars that I wear on my back. My lessons learning to be really patient, taking money when its available and selling when the going is good – not just when the time is right! Continue reading →

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The Al Dente Moment – What Pasta can teach Entrepreneurs!

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Rodinhood

If there was ever a perfect ‘Al Dente’ moment, it was when Steve Case sold AOL to Time Warner. A small fledgling company positioned itself so cleverly to an old media behemoth and the values that it extracted are now historical and soul shattering. Unfortunately, in the case of Time Warner, what they thought was ‘Al Dente’ Internet Pasta turned out to be Al Dente Rotting Garbage. Continue reading →

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Madam, Are you Pregnant?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Rodinhood

We had established a 30 odd headcount office in Shanghai in early 2001 and were steadily ramping up our operations as Mobile2win, China. Contests2win and Softbank were the original investors and we were operating under strict Mainland China’s government’s guidelines. … Continue reading →

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Do you eat Rice and Curry Sambhar with Chopsticks?

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Rodinhood

If you try and eat Rice and Curry Sambhar with a pair of Chopsticks, the results will be disastrous. Almost like cutting a pasting different business models across geographies… Continue reading →

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A Diamond is an Entrepreneur’s best friend..

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Rodinhood

India is the Diamond that can be an Entrepreneurs best friend. Its all about D-Diligence, I -Intelligence, A -Age profile, M – Markets, O – Owners, N – Neutrality and D – Destiny – the qualities that India possesses and makes it a very valuable Diamond. Continue reading →

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VC = Venture, Vapor, Vulture & Vampire Capital

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rodinhood

VC comprises Venture, Vapor, Vulture and Vampire Capital. Its a combination of wisdom, diligence and fate that makes an Entrepreneur taste her flavor of VC and overcome whatever comes her way. In the end, after managing these VC’s, the entrepreneur will have nothing left to fear. Continue reading →

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