Summary Getting involved in every facet of the startup can significantly impact an entrepreneur’s long-term objectives. In the remaining sections of this post, let’s understand why micromanaging employees is terrible for your startup’s long-term viability, the reasons for using micromanagement in organisational workflows and how it may lead to a startup’s downfall. Introduction You already
By Sunil K. Goyal, Managing Director, YourNest Capital Advisors Summary Many questions and doubts exist around PE/VC investment in MSMEs. Rather than worry entrepreneurs, the investment brings with it a reassurance and additional benefits that help MSMEs scale up to the next level. Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are considered the backbone of the
Summary In any startup, to achieve desired results, a business strategy must be put into practice after being developed. Implementation, however, is only feasible when skilled and qualified personnel are available to carry out allocated tasks. A People Roadmap is one of the critical components to ensure that a startup scales with the right level
Introduction The Chief of Staff position is now prevalent in businesses and startups, although it has a long history and its roots are in the military, bureaucracy, and politics. Whether startups, small businesses, professional service providers, or agencies, CEOs and owners of expanding enterprises are always pressed for time, attention and money. Senior managers, executives,
Miko3, the AI-powered intelligent robot for children, is making waves worldwide. Besides record sales in over 140 countries, the company has partnered with Paramount Pictures, USA, to bring the hugely popular animated stories featuring SpongeBob SquarePants, PAW Patrol and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Miko 3. “We’re excited to welcome beloved Paramount stories and
Dozee, India’s first contactless remote patient monitor and early warning system that automates and digitises patient monitoring and delivers timely alerts by sensing anomalies in trends using Artificial Intelligence, recently received the ISO 13485:2016 certification from Intertek for its Quality Management System (QMS). ISO 13485:2016 is an internationally recognised quality standard for enterprises in the
In the continuing series on Nurture Capital Conversations, Venkat S. Raju, Venture Partner shared several insights on ‘Building Teams’ with the YourNest team during a visit to Gurgaon on July 26, 2022. Based on his own experience across various large global corporations and startups in different sectors and geographies, Venkat shared his top three perspectives
For a founder planning to raise pre-Series A funding, one of the most critical priorities while creating and running a startup is obtaining capital that will enable continued growth and development. This is called early-stage funding and is for conceptualising, incubating, experimenting, market research, product development, finding product market fit, attracting talent until a scalable/repeatable
Based on data from 2020, sales conversion across the world is at an average of 2.4-3.6%. The enterprise sales average is between 2-5%, which may seem satisfactory considering the long sales cycles and risk factors involved in B2B sales. However, with the trend in enterprise sales shifting to customers wanting curated experiences, this number may
In just under an hour, Sunil Goyal, Managing Director, YourNest Venture Capital, shares the incredible journey behind the creation and growth of YourNest. Listen to this podcast with Akash Bhat as part of his Desi VC series in one go, or keep coming back to snack on it and you’ll discover a lot about DeepTech
