Category Archives: solartown

Why I do what I do…

Posted on November 26, 2015 by V

Imagine this. You come home to a building that is completely disconnected from the main grid. Has a self sufficient solar rooftop system that generates and transmits power and data to all your smart appliances via BPL fibre optic cable lines … Continue reading →

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What a distributed utility should look like

Posted on April 9, 2015 by V

Too many people look at what we are doing, at Solartown , and assume we are building a solar rooftop EPC company. I am compelled to laugh a little bit at that generalisation. We have no interest in building a business … Continue reading →

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Leading teams – 101

Posted on December 14, 2014 by V

Cutting to the chase, I have led teams in big companies, in volatile emotional environments and  in stressful conditions at sea. And I thought that was leadership. Later I realised that Leadership is not when people are paid to follow … Continue reading →

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A Giga-watt a year company

Posted on November 17, 2014 by V

Too long have I spent without expounding on what it means for SolarTown to succeed. If you see the world around you, especially in India, no one dares to move a thing. No one dares to change a thing. You … Continue reading →

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Solar module manufacturers and system integrators in India

Posted on September 7, 2014 by V

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

Posted on August 8, 2014 by V

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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Why should I choose you- asked a VC?

Posted on August 2, 2014 by V

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 →

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To keep marching

Posted on July 31, 2014 by V

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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