Google is notorious for its ever-evolving search algorithm. Not even big brands are safe if they’re caught using spammy tactics. In turn, SEO also evolved from finding shortcuts and loopholes to focusing on making a site rank-worthy. If you’re trying to do SEO yourself, it’s best to put your eggs in time-tested strategies that get consistent results. Here are ten SEO elements you should worry...
July 19, 2016
The Only 10 SEO Elements that Truly Matter
19July
July 18, 2016
3 Levels of Product Training for growth
18July
You have crossed the initial milestone of proving your product has seen some initial success, covered the MVP and now its time for growth…what is one key ingredient for growth ? You are the rockstar founder or product manager…you have the urge to be omnipresent in every customer discussion or support call…you do a good job on this…but it’s a major deterrent for growth as you become the...
July 15, 2016
Domestic venture debt
15July
In this session on Domestic venture debt, we talk about a recent announcement by Government of India, that relaxed the provision on raising debt from domestic non-banking sources of funds. Sanjay Khan speaks on the subject in below embedded video. What is the problem, that this new announcement on domestic venture debt solves? Private companies can raise debt funds in a restricted manner only...
July 14, 2016
Investment above Fair Market Value – no more Angel tax for Startups
14July
In this session we take up a long pending issue of “Angel Tax”. It has been given partial reprieve recently, under StartupIndia plan. We also discuss how startups can raise money from Angels, without getting trapped in fair market value rule of finance act 2012. Sanjay Khan speaks on the problem, the latest announcement and the way out for startups to raise equity without DIPP route, in the below...
July 12, 2016
The fundamentals that help us grow more than 100% every quarter
12July
At Mypoolin, we have a consistent and strong belief that a very significant aspect of building a business is keeping the fundamentals strong. The fundamentals are not just the core pillars for making the company stand as an entity, but also serve as defining the form as the firm emerges from its initial amorphous self. When we started the venture last year, we had some basics and an initial...
July 11, 2016
7 SEO Trends Entrepreneur Should Pay Attention To
11July
Anyone who has been in the business of SEO for long is well aware that this is one of the fastest moving industries in the world. You have to be able to pay attention to the latest SEO trends if you’re going to stay ahead of the competition and preserve your ranking. This guide is going to introduce you to the seven primary SEO trends you have to pay attention to this year. And if you follow...
July 8, 2016
My typical meeting with founders…
08July
My job is to meet as many founders as possible to see whether their startup matches our mandate to invest. Any meeting of startups, where, there was no pre-qualification (say at an event or a conference or at a friend’s place etc), most of these meetings go this way: Founder: I am the founder of the startup …. I started this journey… My cofounders are ….. We want to build...
July 5, 2016
Crafting experiences, which are awesome. by design #DTSummitBLR
05July
These are exciting days for us at Pensaar. The Summit, which we have planning for a while is right around the corner. Here’s what you can expect from our Summit workshop (Phase1 on 15, 16 and 17 July hosted at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore). The co-creation session is carefully designed to be a completely immersive and experiential 3 days. You’ll learn how to understand...
July 4, 2016
Stay-In-India Checklist – Successes So Far And The Path Forward
04July
Over the past few months, we have witnessed a number of policy changes focused on creating a conducive environment for startups and entrepreneurship in India. Some changes go beyond the startup ecosystem and attempt to resolve the issues faced by companies/investors in general. A common feature in most such changes is iSPIRT’s Stay-in-India Checklist (SIIC). The SIIC comprises 34 issues, which...
July 3, 2016
The power of a question
03July
A few days ago, while I was discussing a rather critical business solution with one of my colleagues, I noticed that there was a strange circularity to our conversation. I kept trying to convince him of the importance of deploying such a solution,but I seemed to fail at eliciting a sense of urgency or enthusiasm from him, even though he did not disagree with me. It might have been slight vexation...
