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CAN’T TAKE IT EASY

Ayanansha Acharya

CEO, Virtuoso Analytics

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MY START UP STORY

STAGE ONE: THE DREAM

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STAGE TWO: THE PLANNING

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STAGE THREE: THE BEGINNING

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STAGE FOUR: THE STRESS

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STAGE FIVE: THE MISTAKES

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LISTENING TO EVERYONE

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THEN CHOOSING ONLY THOSE WITH A PROFESSIONAL STAKE

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OBSESSING ABOUT THE COMPETITION…

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…WHEN A STARTUP IS, BY DEFINITION, BOTTOM OF THE PILE

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TRYING TO DO THE BRANDING & PROMOTIONS ALL BY MYSELF

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FALLING FLAT, THEN GETTING PROFESSIONAL HELP

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MORE HURDLES, HOWEVER

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DID I KNOW WHAT I WAS SELLING?

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DID I KNOW WHO I WAS SELLING TO?

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DID I KNOW WHERE I WAS SOURCING FROM?

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WAS I CONTROLLING THE CASH FLOW?

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OBVIOUSLY NOT! SO ALL START UPS REMEMBER…

You’d better have a very clear idea of what you are selling

You should know your target group inside out

You MUST know where you are sourcing your inputs from. In other words, how you are arriving at the final product

You need to be in charge of the cash flow

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SO I THOUGHT SMART. AND I TOOK CHARGE

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IN THE END, SLOW AND STEADY WAS THE ANSWER

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FIX YOUR ULTIMATE AIM, AND STICK TO IT

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MEASURE SUCCESS/FAILURE IN TERMS OF TIME, MONEY, EFFORT

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DON’T WAIT TOO LONG BEFORE YOU TAKE A CALL

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START SMALL, THINK BIG…

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…AND GROW AS YOUR BUSINESS DOES

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THANKS FOR DROPPING BY

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