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Founder | Asking ‘What If’ Since Day One

A pitch-perfect day at Goldman Sachs Bangalore as part of the 10K Women Program by GS, NSRCEL & Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Presenting what you are building is always a delight. The challenge lies in being effective and communicating it in under 5 minutes. As a founder, the urge to say everything about your venture is strong. However, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭, 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. No matter how much you prepare, something always goes wrong at the last moment. For instance, the video didn’t play on the big screen, and I had to give a voice-over instead! I was prepared for a 10-minute pitch, but the second round was only 5 minutes. I had to quickly decide which slides to skip and how to condense my storyline. What I’ve learned is that 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞; 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠. In the end, Shoppre.com won the Audience Poll, thanks to the votes from Goldman Sachs team members & other participants. It’s encouraging, and we’re excited to keep learning and growing. 😊 #startup #pitch #gs10kwomen #nsrcel #iimb #shoppre #crossbordercommerce

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Anuradha Venkatachalam Shankar

Co-founder, Learner Circle | Pre-Incubated at NSRCEL, IIM Bangalore | Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program | Children's Book Author | Storyteller

6mo

Loved your idea and execution Nikkitha Shanker ... ofcourse your pitch was the cherry on cake.

Riti V. Srivastava

Solving People Issues for Startup Founders | Facilitating Transformation | Co-founder Alignment Expert | Developing Leaders | NLP | Counsellor |

6mo

Nikkitha Shanker I agree about the challenge of concise pitching. Learning to adapt on the fly, like with the video and time constraints, is a valuable skill for any founder.

Mrunmayi Avachat

Fashion Designer & Social enterpreneur

6mo

good 😊👍🏻

Sameer Karulkar

Strategy & Corporate Development | M&A | Venture Capital - Investment Management, Portfolio Value Creation & Exits | Private Equity & Secondaries | Board Advisory | Investor Relations & Governance

6mo

Glad to see this Nikkitha. Best wishes

Abbad Maliyekkal

@HTIC - IIT Madras | CSE'23 NIT Calicut | Entrepreneur and Finance Enthusiast

6mo

Intersting

Yathish BN

Customer Service is not Job It's an Passion

5mo

So happy for you!

Sreerag Ar

Founder @Fabus Frames -Enabling Artists to Succeed Financially. Get Customized Handmade Paintings by the best artists on time, from India to the world| Corporate Gifts | Buddha Fellow 23-25

6mo

Well done Nikkitha Shanker

Chinmayie Bhat

Entrepreneur | Founder & CEO Soulslings

6mo

Loved your pitch Nikkitha Shanker. Congratulations and all the best :)

Priyanka J Palanisamy

Founder- MD of J&JP Clothing Company | Founder- Chinqooper | On a Mission to create World class Work Environment in Tirupur city | Humanity over anything !! Building Global Knit wear Brand

6mo

Congratulations Nikkitha Shanker

Soli Somanath

Software Release Manager at IBM

6mo

Well done!

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