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Key Achievements: referred to as "Father of E-commerce in India."
1. Co-founder of…
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Memorable Books of 2017 - Failing to Succeed
Memorable Books of 2017 - Failing to Succeed
By Vaitheeswaran K
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Rajneesh Kumar and I were collegues Walmart for it's BestPrice B2B venture in India. Community outreach is something ingrained in the Walmart ethos…
Rajneesh Kumar and I were collegues Walmart for it's BestPrice B2B venture in India. Community outreach is something ingrained in the Walmart ethos…
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My column #30 in the series "Startups: Vai-Thee-Fuss?" in The Hindu Businessline on the scrapping of the angel tax in the recent budget proposals.
My column #30 in the series "Startups: Vai-Thee-Fuss?" in The Hindu Businessline on the scrapping of the angel tax in the recent budget proposals.
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Delighted to have my dear Prof Raghunath S from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore visit Sportz Village office and talk about Sports, Strategy…
Delighted to have my dear Prof Raghunath S from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore visit Sportz Village office and talk about Sports, Strategy…
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Experience
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Self-employed
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Education
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Government College of Engineering, Tirunelveli
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Publications
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Vaithee is back with a food patent
Times of India
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Entrepreneurs, by their DNA, are problem solvers
The Hindu Business Line
See publicationThe Hindu Business Line interviewed me for my views on starting up, entrepreneurship, about my latest startup AGAIN Drinks and challenges founders face in India.
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When I couldn't take it
The Economic Times
See publicationI was invited to write an article in the special issue in The Economic Times on the tragic suicide of V G Siddhartha, the successful entrepreneur who founded and built Cafe Coffee Day
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Why the Flipkart-Snapdeal deal snapped
Hindustan Times
See publicationMy column in The Hindustan Times analysing why the Flipkart and Snapdeal transaction did not happen and it's impact
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The Power of One
Mint
See publicationIt is a hilarious piece on how difficult it is to sell one book as compared to selling a million books
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The Dark Side of Starting Up
Times of India
See publicationMy interview on the dark side of starting up
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Why Flipkart's WeChat ambition is ill advised
FactorDaily
See publicationMy audio interview on why the WeChat strategy of Flipkart may not work out
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Why Indian e-commerce sites cannot replicate the Amazon success story
The Hindustan Times
See publicationMy opinion piece on why Indian e-commerce companies will be hard pressed to replicate the Amazon success story.
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Uber and the art of surge pricing
The Hindu Business Line
See publicationMy op-ed opinion piece in The Hindu Business Line on the Uber surge pricing controversy.
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Will e-commerce companies (n)ever make money?
Yourstory.com
See publicationAn opinion piece on what Indian e-commerce sites should try to become profitable.
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Startup India - hits and misses
Yourstory.com
See publicationI critiqued the Indian government's Startup India policy announcements evaluating the pros and cons.
Honors & Awards
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Best e-commerce professionals in India
Asia Retail Congress
Languages
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Hindi
Full professional proficiency
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Tamil
Native or bilingual proficiency
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English
Full professional proficiency
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Bengali
Native or bilingual proficiency
Organizations
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Confedaration of Indian Industry
National committee member marketing
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TiE Bangalore Chapter
Charter Member, key contributor Retail SIG
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NEN (National Entrepreneurship Network)
Mentor, Speaker, Panelist
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Internet and Mobile Association of India
Digital Commerce Committee member
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