Category Archives: Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff

The suit and tie stuff

The 9 Best Conversations I have had in my life – and the lessons I learnt from them!

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Rodinhood

He said, “Alok, we have taken a good look at mobile2win India. We like the business, the Company and the management. We are moving towards sending the board a term sheet to make a large investment. However, we have also decided to acquire your shares since we believe you are not adding any value to the Company.” Continue reading →

Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

7 Reasons why you MUST know SALES!

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Rodinhood

When I was 17 years old, a real estate agent – M.M Goyal of Jaico Real Estates in Mumbai told me a Hindi dialog. He said ‘Vyaapari woh, Jo Bechta bhala’. Translated, it means ‘The businessman who knows how to ‘Sell’ is truly successful”.
Continue reading →

Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

So, what are you looking at?

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Rodinhood

….If a simple, elegant, easy to read and easy to display number that’s most important to your business can be quickly established and then communicated to everyone, it helps a lots of things to fall in place…..So, it’s important to decide what metrics you adopt so as to measure your success internally and externally…..

Continue reading →

Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 11 Comments

The Seven Subjects I learnt at Marwari Business School (MBS)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Rodinhood

I learnt Seven important subjects at Marwari Business School – these were Monetization Mentality, Accounting Archery, Righteous Rigor, Waiting and Watching, Attitude Adjustments, Risks and Rewards and Innovative Ingenuity. Continue reading →

Posted in Experiences, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 38 Comments

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 →

Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 60 Comments

The 6 Dangerous Bombs in Share Holders Agreements & how entrepreneurs can diffuse them.

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Rodinhood

Rodinhood made sure to check Definitions, Pre-Emptive Rights, Representations and Warranties, Restrictions on Shares, Tag Along Rights & Drag Along Rights in the Share Holders Agreement sent to him for approval Continue reading →

Posted in Experiences, Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Five Marketing Blunders you must avoid!

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Rodinhood

Marketing is the one of the most treachorous business disciplines I know. Most businessmen and entrepreneurs make fatal mistakes while approaching marketing – like believing that ‘advertising is marketing’. Most people forget about PR, Hijack and Piggyback marketing and also ignore building their own personal marketing story.. Continue reading →

Posted in Experiences, Start-Up, VC & Corporate Stuff | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 17 Comments