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Solar module manufacturers and system integrators in India
Lately, there is a heavy influx of module manufacturers getting in to system integration to ward off competitons and increase margins. These are people with a hammer who are going looking for a nail. The role of the system integrator … Continue reading
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Appearances, looks and its effects on Sales
Remember everything is Sales, if you have to persuade someone to something you’d like. But also remember this. APPEARANCES Creates Baseline Trust: If you had to ask someone to watch your bags at the airport, would you choose the unshaven … Continue reading
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What does it mean to be outcome independent?
The only reason to do something is if you enjoy it . The process and the pleasure / pain it gives you . Not the goal.Not the outcome . Not the result. But the process itself and happiness / suffering … Continue reading
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Some thoughts I am wrestling with
I am really interested in a wide variety of industries – Renewables, ( Solar, Offshore wind, Nuclear Fusion, BIPVs ), Nuclear powered Shipping and its infrastructure, and EVs in general. But am also drawn to the entertainment industry- the convergence … Continue reading
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Why should I choose you- asked a VC?
I was engrossed in a deep conversation with a VC yesterday for some fund raising advice – who all of a sudden pointed to a newspaper cut out on a recent competitor who got funded. Apparently the highest in our industry … Continue reading
Posted in distributed generation, fundraising, solar, solartown, startups, VC
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To keep marching
Sometimes its too much to take. All the load and all the expectations, others’ too but more importantly my own. It feels like the weight of the thousand earths on your shoulder to bear. Darkness clouds my eyes from all … Continue reading
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Belief systems and the limit of what’s possible.
Today , while hitting the weights hard , I was contemplating the reason behind why I believe what I believe and why don’t my parents believe in some of my audacious dreams. The reason might be as simple as information … Continue reading
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Strategy is fun
I have always felt that business strategy is like chess. It’s my favourite subject in business. To frame strategy , execute it, adapt to it on the fly and win. The last part is the most fun part. Except that … Continue reading
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The only quality you need to look for in a founder
As I have come to meet many people in this startup journey, I have come to realise something key. Something that will stick with me, for long as I live. The only thing that matters to succeed is to be … Continue reading
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Commitment, Will power and determination
Too many people take too many things flippantly. In the words of scarface ” There are only two things you shouldn’t break for anybody – your Word and your Balls” When he said Balls , what he really means is Honour. Your word … Continue reading
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