Mr. Pratik Jain | Partner, National Leader - Indirect Taxes, PwC India

#StraightTalk #LinkedinPowerProfile #Transformation #TEDx #Columnist  

Educational Qualifications • P.G. Diploma in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations, 1997-99, XLRI Jamshedpur • M.A. (History), 1988-90, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi • B.A. (Hons), History, 1985-88, St. Stephen’s College, Delhi • Indian School Certificate (Humanities), St. Michael’s High School, Patna, 1983-85 • I.C.S.E., St. Michael’s High School, Patna, 1983  ex CHRO Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. | Tata Motors | Reliance Industries | Cipla  Now CEO- Prabir Jha Advisory

Professor Arvind Sahay IIM Ahmedabad

Ankur Warikoo on his formative years in Delhi, 13 years at Don Bosco Delhi, the dream to land on Mars and become an Astrophysicist and returning to India to pursue his MBA from ISB, post ISB life at A T Kearney and then turning entrepreneurial to work on Accentium  and Nearbuy, public speaking venture, connecting with millenials, Failure CV, Fitness Mantra

Siddhi Karnani | IIM Ahmedabad | Entrepreneur| Parvata Foods | Forbes Asia 30 under 30

Before we plunge into the professional part, please tell us about your formative years in school and college? Tell us about your family, what values did you learn from them  

You were a topper all through. Were you a nerd, typical front bencher ? Did you have a life beyond grades :)  

Then how did CA start..you completed CA Inter, was very much into core articleship at Agarwal Subodh & Co, firm of the former ICAI President   

How did IIMA happen in 2011 ? 

The only student in a batch of approx 400 students (PGP + PGP-ABM) to have received awards across all the 3 categories - Academics, Extra-curricular & Entrepreneurship. a. Won the IIMA Scholar Award (Rank 2 in batch in first year & Rank 1 in second year). b. Won the Outstanding Student (Girl) Award. c. Won the GC Mital Entrepreneurship Award for the most viable and socially effective  

So how did Parvata Foods with Anurag start? How did you people stumble across the plight of farmers in Sikkim?  

Received PPI (Pre-Placement Interview Offer) from Miebach Consulting but opted out of placement to start your own venture in agri business domain.  

How does CIIE at IIMA help entrepreneurs  

How did Mr Narendra Modi discover you? For the uninitiated, Paravata Foods and Siddhi/Anurag's efforts were mentioned not once but twice by PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat  Forbes Asia 30 under 30 !! How does it feel  

Future plans to scale up  

Advise to youngsters

How a #CA became a #StandupComedian | #VikashPaulComic

 Vikash Paul is a Chartered Accountant turned stand-up comedian from Chennai. He completed his graduation from SRCC, CA Articleship from Lodha & Co and spent 8 years in a corporate job in Equity Research at Crisil Chennai. Then he decided to take up more of a non-conventional career option – stand-up comedy. It was a so-called leap of faith, the plunge to take it full-time.

2 decades of Amit Kumar's exciting journey| CA | Management Consultant| StartupCFO| VC @Ah! Ventures

About him  I am a Venture Capital Investment Professional, CFO, Business Scalability Expert and a Finance Consultant focusing on Small & Medium Enterprises (SME). Currently, spearheading investments at ah! Ventures, advising companies on VC investments in the startup and SME space.  Previously, Partner at A&A Business Consulting and Indian Institute of Learning and Development. I lead the Finance Consulting practice,strategic decision-making and managed operations, driving the group towards profitability.  I have advised senior leaderships across MNCs and small businesses on improving operating margins and driving profitability. My expertise lies in the areas of Business Strategy, Risk Management, Audit, Systems & Processes and Fund-raising.  As a founding member and CFO of a B2B Ecommerce startup, I was involved in scaling up the business from a 4-member team to 300 employees and revenues of more than USD 50 Mn in a short span of year and a half. We also raised the first round of funding of USD 22 Mn in 2015. I have been on the boards of multiple startups and mid-level companies  In the capacity of a mentor, I helped entrepreneurs incubate their ideas into businesses, formulating go-to-market strategies, launching products and ensuring they work on sustainable business models.  My expertise is hired by businesses that want to scale up, manage risk, reduce cost and grow more than industry benchmark.   

Questions  

Before we plunge into the professional life part, please tell us about your formative years, school, college and CA days  

How were your consulting stints across Mahajan & Aibara and Progress Partners . 

I distinctly see that you didn't go for the Statutory Audit path  In terms of the major transition in your career, how did the Just Buy Live happen?  

You were involved in a USD 22 Mn fund raise for the company. It was one of the highest Series A funding in 2015. 

In 2019, the major pivot being a Partner in ah! Ventures - a fund raising platform | total investment ~ USD 25 MN | 35 startups | 50+ investments.   

If i am aspiring for a fund raise as an entrepreneur, what should be the focus areas?  

What is your selection criteria when you evaluate pitch decks - because you must be receiving so many of them daily  

In post Covid19 situation, whats your advise to budding entrepreneurs

How Vinay Solanki came back to india for his PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad and found his digital mojo - IoT

How Vinay Solanki came back to india for his PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad and found his digital mojo - IoT  Digital Transformation | Founder IoT-NCR | IIM-A | Startup Mentor | TEDx | Patent Pending  

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinaysolanki/

So Vinay before we plunge into PGPX and IoT, please tell us about your formative years, family school college etc  

You were well settled in USA, in terms of career transition, why PGPX and not a US B school  

Was it the desire to return to India  

How was PGPX at IIM Ahmedabad  Then Airtel and Lenevo  

Did you stumble upon IoT as serendipity 

What is it for the layman, as most people like us feel its just hi fi concepts;  will it impact the common man  

What do you do for fun and fitness  

Advice to youngsters

#MBA #MDIGurgaon #TataSteel #TAS #IMDSwitzerland #Genpact

How Swati Dalal inspires you to think big

1) Before we plunge into the MBA jourmeys ( yes since you have a double MBA), please tell us about your schooling and college  

2) Your first MBA was from MDI Gurgaon- how was that experience  

3) You joined Tata Steel first and then TAS through the in-house process. Can you tell us about how exactly that works  

4)  TAS would have been an eclectic experience , taking you through myriad Tata Group companies - Tata AutoComp, TTSL, Tata Power, Dorabji Tata Trusts, Taj Trent. Which was the best stint?  

5) Your motivation for the second MBA from IMD,Switzerland. Was  Kshitij's stint at IMD your inspiration?  

6)Switzerland is amazingly beautiful. I keep seeing the stunning pics on FB. How does one manage to still focus on  studies there?  

7) How does the ROI work for a European MBA. The general perception is that there are no campus placements there - isnt that a huge challenge?

Consultant | MBA (IE Business School & HKUST Business School) | CA | CS | PwC | EY | Globetrotter | PI Industries   

https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateekjain1411