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The Founder Dilemma: Ownership And Control
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Loss of ownership and control is one of the biggest and deepest insecurities that founders grapple with. Juggling between the aspiration to build a large company and fear of losing ownership and control, is a constant dilemma. But control is not equal to ownership. It comes from the way you execute and the insights you give. Read More
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In conversation with Tonmoy Shinghal
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Mettl offers complete solutions for companies to track and measure the aptitude as well as technical and psychometric skills of potential and existing employees. We were early-backers in Mettl and successfully exited last year, making it a win-win for all stakeholders. Read More
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Phimetrics is a telecom audit & analytics organization, that has developed a proprietary methodology to analyse customer metrics, map customer journeys, and deliver insights to clients. Phimetrics works closely with large telecom conglomerates, network vendors and regulatory bodies.
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The True mettle of Leadership - Humility
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We often think of a leader as someone who oozes charisma, exudes a sense of authority and power, and takes charge. Yes, a leader may be all of that. But counter-intuitive as it may seem, I think, leaders are also defined by one valuable trait that often gets lost in the noise of confidence and charisma — humility. Read More
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Ophthalmologists know of a blind spot as a small area in the optical field of the eye that has no photoreceptors, and therefore no image detection. While blind spots do result from our physiology, what is of greater interest are the blind spots that arise from our emotions and thoughts. Read More |
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On My Desk - Book Recommendations from the Kalaari Team
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Rahul Garg
In Thinking in Bets, Annie Duke, a former World Series of Poker champion turned business consultant, draws on examples from business, sports, politics, and poker to share tools anyone can use to embrace uncertainty and make better decisions. As investors, we often have to take decisions with limited information, relying mostly on our experience & gut. And we often correlate the quality of our decision making with the outcome. This book explains why we should not do that and how we should learn to separate quality of decision making with the eventual results to drive better outcomes over a long period of time.
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Vinod Shankar
Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital by Carlota Perez is essential reading for anyone attempting to understand long-term technological transformations and how they interact with the social, economic and political changes. It is even more relevant given the current buzz around a slowing economy. The book explores how each technological revolution gives rise to a paradigm shift and a New Economy.
For example, ridesharing by Uber/Ola upended the traditional taxi industry and brought about a transformation powered by financial (venture capital) and technological evolutions (GPS-Smartphones). This book fills such gaps and is recommended strongly to entrepreneurs and VCs who need to understand the past and future of technology to stay in the game.
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Karthik Nageswaran is the CFO at Kalaari and is our go-to person for a wide range of activities including fund-management, governance, portfolio-management and exits. As one of the most indispensable members of the team, Karthik also spends time managing different needs of the firm, driving reviews, aligning partnership & helping us stay true to our vision. Over the years, Karthik has played a pivotal role in grooming young talent within the firm and institutionalizing Kalaari.
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In his free time, Karthik likes to play the violin, binge-watch engaging content, raise a wide array of pets and spend time with his family.
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Darshit Vora is a Principal at Kalaari and focuses on Fintech, Education and Consumer Internet opportunities. What excites him about working with early-stage start-ups is that many start-up ideas look crazy at first, but it’s the entrepreneurs who build companies through sheer grit, passion, and perseverance that drive its success.
Darshit believes that India is at a pivotal point in its journey of start-up ecosystem creation. Indians are adopting technology at an unprecedented pace, and the success of many first-generation start-ups has led to the creation of a massive pool of high-quality entrepreneurs. Working with start-ups is like getting a front-row view of this mass scale transformation India is undergoing.
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Outside of work, Darshit loves reading biographies of inspirational leaders in addition to spending time with his wife and two daughters. He is also actively involved in non-profit activities for orphan children, and volunteers for Smile Foundation and Child Rights & You (CRY).
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