Aryen Kute founded OAO Info India Pvt. Ltd. at age 10 to focus on designing innovative mobile games and custom web applications. OAO offers game development, software solutions, and digital marketing services. Aryen's interest in gaming and technology from a young age inspired him to start the company. To sustain in the competitive gaming industry, OAO focuses on understanding target audiences, popular genres, game mechanics, and keeping up with industry trends. Aryen envisions OAO becoming a leader in the mobile gaming and software development industries by providing high-quality products and services.
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Aryen
Suresh Kute
Aryen Kute
Founder
OAO Info India Pvt. Ltd.
Business Synergy
Entrepreneurship and
CSR - A Synergy of
Equivalent Exchange
Business Dynamics
Dynamics of
Entrepreneurship
in the Post Covid-19
Business World
Revolutionizing the Indian Mobile Gaming Space
10
The
Young and
Dynamic
Entrepreneurs
To Watch In
2021
Every single
person I know
who is successful
at what they do
is successful because
they love doing it.
"
" Aryen
Suresh Kute
Vol. 02 | Issue 05 | 2021
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4. Editor’s Note
Efficient entrepreneurs build their own path to glory,
while guiding others along the way. They play a
pivotal role in shaping the destiny of their
organization. An exemplary entrepreneur leads by
example and never gives up during challenging
situations. They spearhead from the front and set
right examples for the employees, the organization,
and the clients. Successful entrepreneurs possess
great competence and character. They guide the
employees in the correct way, which derives better
results for the organization.
Entrepreneurs constructively engage their
employees, which in turn, boosts their moral, and
encourages them to participate actively towards
achieving the organizational goals. They focus on
creating a positive work culture, while nurturing
gentle behaviour among the employees. These
entrepreneurs believe in inculcating leadership skills
among the future generation leaders.
Entrepreneurs ensure that the employees are aware
of their roles and responsibilities and can tap to
utilize their strengths and skills to accomplish the
organizational goals. They welcome positive
feedback from the employees and implement them
accordingly. These leaders respect the free will of
THE AGE OF
ENTERPRISING
BUSINESSPERSONS
5. the employees. They maintain a trustworthy, honest,
and cheerful personality and provide employees
with the confidence to take on stiff challenges.
Exemplary entrepreneurs possess exceptional
communication skills to provide vital information
quickly and efficiently for the welfare of the
company. These leaders introduce innovative
practices and procedures to empower their
employees. They focus on larger progression of the
organization, while tapping into the potential of
technology and deliver excellent customer services.
Entrepreneurs are gifted with an innovative mindset;
accordingly, they deliver unique solutions to
different problems. Driven by zeal to create unity in
diversity, they promote harmony and understanding
among the employees. These leaders believe that
healthy relationships among employees help in
better productivity and growth of the organization.
Effective entrepreneurs overcome indomitable
odds with sheer confidence and a smile on their
faces. They have gravity in their voice and command
over their words to lead their organization
effectively. Such leaders are naturally respected by
the people. People are ready to learn and work
under the leadership of such astute personalities.
Hence, in the issue, ‘The 10 Young and Dynamic
Entrepreneurs to Watch In 2021’, Insights Success
recognizes the leading entrepreneurs who are
transforming their business, while creating a major
impact on the industry. Do read a few of the articles
written by our in-house editors and have fun with
your reading experience.
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Managing Editor
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6. Articles
Business Dynamics
Dynamics of Entrepreneurship
in the Post Covid-19
Business World
Arvind Ghorwal
Creating Blissful Experiences
in Virtual Reality
Riyaz Lakhani
Helping Businesses Achieve
Cost-effective
Operational Efficiency
Shailendra Bramhvanshi
Optimistic Tech-enthusiast
on the Quest to
Dominate the Blockchain Space
Vinod Chacko
Leading FlexiCloud
Dynamically
Samar Patel
A Leader who Makes
Everyone Go, WOW
18
24
Business Synergy
Entrepreneurship and
CSR - A Synergy
of Equivalent Exchange
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42
28
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9. Brief
Anuj co-founded FORMCEPT with the objective of empowering
21st-century leaders to take mission-critical decisions.
Arvind spearheads Elysian, an active company which comes
under Motion Pictures and Film industries.
Avinash is a Branding and Digital Marketing Consultant and
Founder of BrandLoom Consulting.
Master Aryen Suresh Kute, a child prodigy with his keen interest
in gaming and various other technologies since childhood paved
off the way in starting his Gaming and Software company in the
IT hub of Pune.
Narayan is highly accomplished Thought Leader, Energetic, and a
Visionary Strategist backed by a 18-year record of ground-up
success in Information Security and IT.
One of the youngest and dynamic directors on the board of Nyati
Group, Piyush Nyati joined the business in 2011.
QuickSolv under Riyaz's leadership has successfully completed
more than 180 successful projects because of its high level of
architectural planning, standard development processes and
thorough testing.
Samar’s company WOW Travels has ventured into properties.
Shailendra is a blockchain expert with 10 years of experience in
IT industry.
Management
Avinash Chandra
Founder and CEO
Narayan Neelakantan
Co-founder and CEO
Piyush Nyati
Executive Director
Samar Patel
Founder
Riyaz Lakhani
Founder and CEO
Shailendra Bramhvanshi
Founder
Anuj Kumar
Co-founder
Arvind Ghorwal
Founder and CEO
Master
Aryen Suresh Kute
Founder
Company Name
OAO Info India Pvt. Ltd.
QuicSolv
Technologies Pvt. Ltd
Formcept Technologies
and
Solutions Private Limited
BrandLoom Consulting
Nyati Group
Elysian Studios
WOW Travels
Blockarmour
TECHAROHA Solutions
Vinod is a communications professional with almost 30 years of
work experience spread across marketing, advertising, brand
building and corporate communications.
Vinod Chacko
Founder and CEO
FlexiCloud
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10
Youngand
Dynamic
TO
WATCH
IN
2021
Entrepreneurs
12. O
AO Info India Pvt Ltd (OAO India) is an IT
company focused on designing innovative Mobile
Games and Custom Web Applications for our
Domestic as well as international clients and provide them
effective Digital Marketing solutions.
Master Aryen Suresh Kute, a child prodigy with his keen
interest in gaming and various other technologies since
childhood paved off the way in starting his Gaming and
Software company in the IT hub of Pune. The little IT tech
from Podar International School, Beed began his venture
when he was just 10 year old.
Founded in 2018, OAO India with skillful technical
expertise is providing expert solutions to clients worldwide.
“We are committed to serve entertainment hungry masses
by developing games that are engaging and appealing. We
also provide web and customized software solutions,” states
Aryen.
“Our digital marketing services help enhance the brand
awareness and digital presence of our clients worldwide
with a vision and strategy that will help them grow
exponentially,” says Aryen.
Let us see what more Aryen has to say about the dynamics
of his company OAO in the following interview:
What are the prominent services, products or solutions
that your company offers?
OAO INFO INDIA PVT LTD is a Gaming and one stop IT
and Marketing Solutions Provider.
Our game development studio is dedicated to making
culturally relevant games and takes pride in propagating our
vibrant and diverse culture to the world. Entertaining
and delighting our target audience with beautifully crafted
games with simplicity at its core, we ensure joy to the
players of all age groups.
With our software development solutions, we help busi-
nesses leverage their potential by developing various
custom software solutions and services. Our Software
Development Services include Custom Application
Development, Content Management System (CMS)
Plugins, Ecommerce Development, MEAN Stack Develop-
ment, Social Media Apps, Web Design, Template Design /
Banner Design, App Design.
With our expert Digital Marketers and Growth Hackers we
help businesses and brands create a powerful digital impact
for their products and services to generate maximum traffic
and customer engagement.
Our Digital Marketing Services includes but is not limited
to Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Pay Per Click (PPC),
Social Media Marketing (SMM), Content Marketing, Social
Media Optimization (SMO), Search Engine Optimization
(SEO). We also provide Email and Hosting Solutions.
Brief us about the featured person(s) and their contribu-
tion towards the company and the gaming industry.
Master Aryen Suresh Kute at an early age had a liking for
playing video games and mobile games. His curiosity led
him to take interest in gaming and new technologies.
He also studied and developed an understanding of software
products and services. All these together motivated him to
start an IT company named OAO (Online-Aryen- Organiza-
tion) INDIA.
An enthusiastic child prodigy, Master Aryen’s participation
in the industry visits, board meetings of company and close
association with sales and marketing teams accompanying
his parents and role models- Mr. Suresh Dnyanobarao Kute
and Mrs. Archana Suresh Kute (the Founders and MD’s of
The Kute Group - A leading entity catering products and
services in various sectors) from an early age has blessed
him with the insight and vision of a true entrepreneur. His
interest and efforts in embarking the journey of OAO
INDIA are inspirational.
He has received the “Youngest Entrepreneur Award” in
“Entrepreneur Excellence Awards-2019” at ‘Vivanta by Taj-
Aurangabad’ organized by 94.3 MY FM and also featured
in the famous business magazine “Insights Success” that
spreads light into inspiring business success stories and
latest business updates. They have appreciated the com-
mendable dedication and vision of Master Aryen to expand
in the fields of Gaming and Information Technology and
take the business of The Kute Group to new heights.
What is your opinion on the current scenario of the
gaming market?
There is significant growth in Indian mobile market & it has
grown significantly over the past couple of years. In
particular, the gaming industry is undergoing a massive
evolution because of the mobile revolution. The serious
gamers mostly prefer to use their mobile phones as a
The 10 Young and Dynamic Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2021
13. VISION
TO BE ONE OF
THE BEST IT
COMPANIES
PROVIDING
TOP-NOTCH
SOLUTIONS
DELIVERED BY
BEST- IN-CLASS
PEOPLE TO SATISFY
THE EXPECTATIONS
OF CLIENTS
AND TO CREATE
THE FUTURE OF
GAMING THAT
ENABLES US TO
BE THE MARKET
LEADER IN THE
INDIAN GAMING
LANDSCAPE
14. gaming device instead of the traditional desktops or laptops.
The market value of the gaming industry in India was
around 62 billion Indian rupees in 2019 and is estimated to
go up to over 250 billion rupees by 2024. By 2022,
the estimated number of employees within the market
would be over 40 thousand. Mobile gaming in the country
is growing at a rapid rate due to development and
affordability of Smartphone's. The market value of mobile
gaming in India was estimated to reach about 405 million
U.S. dollars by 2022. The number of mobile phone gamers
was anticipated to be around 628 million by 2020 according
to the forecast.
The gaming market is here to stay and grow with increasing
number of gamers and demand for fascinating games
globally.
Our Current Live Games:
Krishna Makhan Masti
We launched our first game Krishna Makhan Masti on the
auspicious day of Janmashtami 2020, and gathered over
20,000+ downloads within a short span of time.
Focused on delighting the gamers, KKM is a fun puzzle
game where little Krishna is on a mission to rescue his
friends while enjoying makhan, breaking the matukis on the
way.
Indian Food Baash
We are launching our second game Indian Food Baash on
the occasion of New Year 2021. If you're a fan of combina-
tion puzzle games, matching, swap, dash or click games
then you will love this casual puzzle game. This mouth-
watering puzzle adventure will instantly quench your
hunger with delicious Indian Foods.
Upcoming Games:
We are also planning to launch a few more games in various
categories like Action Games, Multiplayer Game, Strategy
and Adventure Games and many more. Here are some of
our upcoming games:
Rise of Warr
An action-puzzle game that will leave you spellbound with
the exciting moves and adventure.
War Zone
This is a shooting game with Indian Army Theme. Player
plays as an Indian Army Character who is assigned some
missions to complete.
How do you strategize to sustain your company’s
competency in the cut-throat Gaming industry?
The gaming industry is a crowded trade. It’s one of those
industries, where people are attracted every day; so, a lot of
people are trying to get into it and to sustain in the competi-
tion and to be successful in the industry requires an
awakened sense of changing demand in the gaming
industry. Our core design and development come from
some of the Top 10 gaming companies in India.
With the sustained strategy, we are focusing on-
15. TO PROVIDE BEST
SOLUTIONS THROUGH
INNOVATION AND
BRINGING OUR CLIENTS
A DELIGHTFUL
EXPERIENCE. WE ARE
COMMITTED TO
CREATING SAFE,
REGULATED AND
RESPONSIBLE
ENTERTAINMENT WITH
A POSITIVE IMPACT
ON SOCIETY
MISION
16. 1. Target Audience - Know-how of our target audience.
2. Genre - The various categories of games
3. Game Mechanics - Form and functioning of the core
game.
4. Characters/Storyline - Proceeding of the storyline with
game characters created, powers assigned, audio-visual
effects etc.
Creativity is at the core of our games and keeping view of
the larger picture, we have used the best technology and
systems. Study of gaming industry trends and understand-
ing the needs of the target audience goes a long way in
making exciting games.
Where do you envision your organization to be in the
long run and what are your future goals?
Our vision is to become a leader in Mobile Gaming
Industry as well as Software Development industry to
providing quality products and services with our profes-
sional expertise along with our curated digital marketing
services.
We are in a constant R&D process of designing and
developing unique and engaging Mobile Games that will
take OAO India to new heights in come future.
Give us a few testimonials of your clients that accurately
highlight your organization’s position in the market.
Here are some of the testimonials of our clients for our
Software Development and Marketing Services.
From Planning, Content Writing, Web designing to
implementation, OAO INDIA has helped us in setting up
our digital front with full efficiency.
- Tirumalla Edible Oils & Foods.
OAO India and their Creative Marketing team has created
an excellent Digital and Social Media Marketing Strategy
for our Brand. Our Brand Value and Customers Engage-
ment is improved drastically. Thanks to OAO India team.
- Tirumalla Edible Oils & Foods.
Our “Bank Website” and “Dnyanradha Bank Calendar
Application” is developed by OAO Info India Pvt Ltd and
it is made creatively; it is informative and has exceeded our
expectations.
- ‘Dnyanradha Multi-State Co-Operative Bank.
We are delighted to be a client of OAO Info India Pvt Ltd.
They have created a fabulous website for us.
- DNR AutoTech.
The team is supportive and has taken all our needs into
account while creating an attractive website.
- Tirumalla Hair Oil.
20. W
e get only those things in life that we have
the courage to ask for and if we are ready to
pursue what we truly want. Choosing to be
an entrepreneur means to live on the edge of success
and failure. It can go any way therefore it is a
courageous decision to be an entrepreneur. If one has
the courage and enough nerves, then anything is
possible. Once we are an entrepreneur, we are the
master of our own destiny and we also get to
experience the freedom that comes along with it.
Arvind Ghorwal is one such young and dynamic
entrepreneur that loves the freedom that comes along
with choosing to be an entrepreneur. He is the Founder
and CEO of Elysian Studios.
In an interview with Insights Success, Arvind Ghorwal
shares his journey and about his contribution in
creating blissful experiences through virtual reality.
Below are the highlights of the interview between
Arvind Ghorwal and Insights Success:
Why did you choose Entrepreneurship over a regular
9-5 job?
After finishing my college, I got an opportunity to work
in one of the fastest growing start-ups in India, it was
there that my interest in entrepreneurship grew. It was
not like a 9-5 job, but it was like work, work and work.
You have to put in everything that you have got to make
a start-up work. Back there, I was leading teams who
used to work with the latest technologies like Virtual
Reality and drones. There were very few people in India
who were doing this at that time, and I started Elysian
Studios which creates blissful experiences in Virtual
reality. Once you are an entrepreneur, you are the
master of your own destiny and I love the freedom that
comes along with it.
Tell us more about your
company/startup/organization.
Elysian Studios uses a unique and in-depth approach to
the virtual reality (VR) storytelling, creating blissful VR
experiences. Elysian means divinely inspired and is
bringing back the ancient wisdom, taking you beyond
what you can perceive, opening you up - to the lands of
mysticism and inspiring you to reach your ultimate
possibility.
We are one of the 1st VR studios in India who have
created a VR series - Mystic Lands, which takes you to
some of the most ancient, blissful and energetic lands
like Kashi - The city of Lord Shiva, Bodh Gaya - The land
of Buddha’s enlightenment and Rishikesh - Yoga capital
of the world. Our VR films are receiving much love from
various parts of the world, are getting shortlisted at
various International Film Festivals and are featured on
major VR platforms.
What challenges have you faced as an entrepreneur?
How did you overcome them to establish yourself and
the company?
Start-ups are all about going through tough situations
and you have to overcome these hurdles to create
something meaningful for as many people as you can.
One of the biggest challenges that I faced was that
people did not know and understand Virtual Reality, so
we educated people about Virtual Reality and how they
can use it for their benefits. We made 1000’s of people
experience Virtual Reality for the first time and the
reaction which we received was amazing and it
increased our faith in the technology and it’s future.
How do you lead your company and help it sustain in a
competitive environment?
Leadership is majorly about understanding people and
motivating them to first understand how their work is
impacting other people’s lives and how they can
influence humanity to take it to the next level. We
majorly focus on building a great product which can
solve other people’s problems and while doing that we
are having a good time. It’s not just about work but it’s a
part of our lives which we invest in creating meaningful
solutions for other people.
What is that one aspect or emotion that drives you at
work or keeps you motivated?
Arvind Ghorwal
Creating Blissful Experiences in Virtual Reality
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The 10 Young and Dynamic Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2021
21. Passion and perseverance help us in overcoming
difficult situations and moving forward on the
path of progress. If you don’t love what you are
doing then it becomes very difficult to move
forward and once you love doing something then
it’s not work, it’s your life which you are investing
to create something wonderful and meaningful.
As a business leader, what is your opinion on the
current landscape of business given that the
pandemic has been adversely affecting every
industry.
Keeping the current situation in mind, we just
need to hold on and keep sustaining our
businesses, this pandemic will go and something
else may happen in future. Difficult times come
and go, we just need to adapt to the necessary
changes and keep moving forward. And after
difficult times, there are always good times.
Social Media is an inseparable part of the daily
life of youth. Your thoughts about it and how do
you leverage its power for the company?
Social media is playing a very important role in
every company’s marketing strategy. This is
where you can reach a whole lot of people and
can encourage them to try your product or
service. We do leverage social media to influence
and educate people about Virtual Reality and how
can it transform their lives especially in the times
of pandemic.
What are your future endeavours/objectives and
where do you see yourself in near future?
We plan to create more Virtual Reality content.
We have been focusing on spiritual tourism and
spirituality is India’s soul. We have Char Dham,
Sapta puri and many other spiritual and religious
locations. India is a world leader when it comes to
spirituality. Our sages, saints and rishis like Swami
Vivekananda, Paramhansa Yogananda have gone
to the west and have influenced billions of people
around the world. We would like to do the same
thing in a different way, by using our ancient
wisdom and helping people to overcome their
difficulties through our content. We only get to
learn how to survive in schools and colleges, but
only few learn - how to live. And we want to
transform lives through our content and influence
as many lives as we can across the globe.
Elysian Studios
uses a unique
and in-depth
approach to
the virtual
reality (VR)
storytelling,
creating blissful
VR experiences
“
“
Arvind Ghorwal
Founder and CEO
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23. URSHIP
As you sow, so shall you reap. An old saying, we
heard from our parents and quite often from
their parents.
For the corporate world though there is a slight change,
for them it means that they ought to reap more they can
ever sow. And this fact was brought out by James Allen,
one of Britain’s foremost philosophical writers known
for his inspirational books and poetry that pioneered the
th
self-help movement in the early parts of the 20 century.
The latter definition in a way defines the scope and
raison-d'etre of a corporate’s very existence. It is there to
make money for its stakeholders, and more money than
it has put in. It has been that way from the time that
private enterprise came about. The difference today and
in a rather strange twist, is that the same saying also
defines the motive behind most (if not all) Corporate
Social Responsibility initiatives worldwide. To give
more to the society than has been taken from it. In a way,
given the resources it commands which in almost all
cases is much higher than most individuals, this is a
synergy of exchange which with times is today an
equivalent exchange. You give for what you get.
Why is Corporate Social Responsibility so
important? Or is it more important than even
entrepreneurship?
Entrepreneurship started the day our ancestors (homo
sapiens and others) understood the concept of give and
take, and that to survive one ought to make profits that
helps grow the enterprise. It obviously wasn’t defined to
them on a computer but everyone with basic intelligence
understood that two buffaloes made more sense than one,
and for that to happen, one had to sell produce at some
profits. That was fine till the environment had enough
trees, grassland, rivers and resources to sustain human’s
unsatiable appetite. In time, society formed divisions
whose ultimate result was inequality. Inequality also
came with unbridled use of resources to the point of
exploitation. Enterprise from early on thus had all the
makings of the ultimate exploiter. Till its owners
realized, and this became quite visible from the 70s and
80s, that exploitation of resources be it of man, money or
material beyond a point is like eating your own tail. You
do not go too far. You either create too much friction in
society, pollute extensively or run the place dry of
resources. Irrespective of reasons and motives, enterprise
ends when they do not bother about society and the
environment.
The movement to reform started from the 60s though it
caught mainstream attention in the 70s and 80s with
worldwide movements against pollution and excessive
exploitation. Worldwide experiences put together by
experts in the field put down the idea of CSR into three
categories that also shows the reason behind the CSR
exercise.
1.CSR through pure philanthropic initiatives
India is one country that has always been ripe with the
prospects of implementing myriad CSR initiatives and
doing so successful in every sense. From the initiator to
the ultimate beneficiary, everyone is said to benefit from
the same. Add to that the fact that the Government itself
promotes CSR activities by relevant provisions in its
Income Tax rules and regulations that allow for generous
deductions to fund these initiatives.
In the context of CSR through pure philanthropic
initiatives, the Adar Poonawala Foundation’s CSR
campaign to keep the bustling metropolis of Pune clean
in every sense is a prime example. The company isn’t
expecting anything in return for what it’s doing under the
initiative- besides being called a responsible corporate
entity which could help in the long run when it comes to
recruitment and society-related activities.
In fact, in India, in the absence of a great understanding
of the scope of CSR or great direction, it is CSR through
pure philanthropic initiatives that rules the roost.
Business Synergy
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24. What came back to them was higher sales of their
product and that of the farmers’ produce which in some
cases was procured and sold by the company. A win-win
situation for all, it showed the efficacy of CSR initiatives
where an enterprise’s way of doing business was
tweaked. The other example is that of FMCG companies
including Unilever of India which commissioned semi-
literate women to sell its sanitation products including
sanitary pads in rural areas. Besides helping hapless
women get an additional source of income, the
knowledge, and advantages of the use of sanitary pads
spread fast. The best part was that the company saw
substantial rise in its sale making it an ideal win-win
situation. Years ago, Nirma, Unilever’s biggest
competitor in the washing powder segment employed
semi-literate sales agents in villages as against
Unilever’s city-bread and educated sales staff. The
former with the full knowledge of the area, of the
product and the wiliness to change their circumstances
always trumped over their MNC rivals.
At the very base of a CSR mission irrespective of
location and circumstances, is to give to society in
measures substantially close to what you draw from it
and can be termed an equivalent exchange of sorts. As
for the future scope of CSR, it shall continue till the time
that enterprises continue though in forms which may
have to stand the test of time and circumstances.
Practically every corporate entity in India is known to
run or fund schools, vocational education or help with
people’s medical needs with tie-ups with known medical
and health-related entities and hospitals. These activities
help fill in the CSR blank in the company’s balance sheet
and keeps entities on the right side of the law. They do
help, but many things can be accomplished where mind
is applied to do things that matter.
2.CSR through the improvement of an enterprise’s
operational working
Social Responsibility is a term with a very wide
amplitude that needs to be seen in its original context
and own reasoning. To that extent, society may include
not just humans and human activities in the vicinity but
also the entire environment and ecosystem that exists in
and around a corporate entity which may be affected
directly and indirectly by the latter’s act both by
omission and commission. CSR in this context means
the responsibility of individual corporate entities towards
its environment and ecosystem which the latter tries to
preserve or better through its own initiatives. Great
examples of these include the working of thermal power
plants where the latter is known to have installed
electrostatic precipitators to arrest the outflow of fly-ash
from smokestacks besides using better quality coal
which gave out lower quantities of fly-ash. Add to this is
the much-needed usage of fly-ash in the making of
bricks, cement and other materials that besides putting a
waste to very good use, result in the safe use and
disposal of an otherwise toxic waste known to pollute
ground water resources.
3.CSR through change in an enterprise’s ways of
working
Jain Irrigation in the state of Maharashtra achieved the
dual objective of increasing its sales as also helping
farmers in the vicinity of its plant. Situated in one of the
driest parts of India with products (drip and sprinkler
irrigation systems) meant to increase output with just the
right amount of water- even in dry areas, its CSR
initiative included providing farmers in the vicinity of its
plant the right means to save water and grow crops.
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26. T
he pandemic has forced
organizations around the
world to revisit the need
for digitization and reconsider
their IT infrastructure and IT
Strategy.
Technology-driven companies,
who have been focusing on
innovation and have been on the
cutting edge of technology can
now expect faster recovery and
rapid growth. Better communica-
tion and collaboration tools, IoT
based technologies and machine
learning will help resilient
organizations across the industry
to recover faster. Working with a
similar belief and approach is one
such dynamic IoT services and
solutions provider, QuicSolv
Technologies Pvt. Ltd. It is led by
Riyaz Lakhani who is the Founder
and CEO of the company.
Riyaz
Lakhani
Helping Businesses Achieve
Cost-effective Operational Efficiency
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Riyaz Lakhani
Founder and CEO
27. In 2017, with an aim to solve
business problem using technology,
Riyaz embarked upon the IoT
(Internet of Things) journey and now
three years later, his team at
QuicSolv has products for Man-
power Tracking and Asset Tracking.
“Our manpower tracking is equipped
with real-time tracking and tracing
features, which their ensures safety
and security along with tracking their
attendance and operational efficiency,
while our asset tracking solution is
helping with tracking and tracing of
assets, finished goods etc. with quick
implementation and lower total cost of
ownership” states Riyaz.
The company under his leadership
has successfully completed more
than 180 successful projects
because of its high level of architec-
tural planning, standard develop-
ment processes and thorough
testing. That is the reason
QuicSolv’s clients revere the
company as a one-stop-shop.
He believes in providing solutions
for the business that not only help
businesses improve operational
productivity but also attain a great
deal of savings through a lower total
cost of ownership.
While Riyaz and his team has
worked on an array of different
projects, one of the most important
value that their clients have benefit-
ted from, is the ability to understand
and interpret business require-
ments into technology. This has
helped clients to build applications
and mobile apps that are scalable,
robust, and easily maintainable as
each delivery is followed with
proper documentation and training.
Sailing through the Storms
“Challenges, well, there is a long list,
and I cannot do justice to the entire
article,” shares Riyaz. So, let’s take a
look at the most relevant ones he
has shared with us:
a) Creating a Niche
With more than 33 million software
companies in India, and more than
90% servicing the West, it was
important to create a differentiator.
His experience in the industry had
taught him that, the ability to
understand and interpret business
requirements into technology was
something that would give him and
his team the edge. “We built our niche
in Health Care and Industry 4.0 and
continued to improve our knowledge
and expertise in these areas,” informs
Riyaz.
b) Creating a Stellar Team
One of the most important aspects
of a successful business is the
people who run it. Riyaz built a
stellar team with Mr. Vikas Somani,
Mr. Pradeep Sahoo, Mr. Karim Lalani
and Mr. Manoj Thombare. These
four pillars have helped not only
keep the structure of the company
strong, but also, give growth and
inspiration to the others in the
organization. Most people within
this team have been with the
organization from the past decade.
c) Building on Strength
As a startup, it was very difficult to
outsource specific areas of the
business to specialists, considering
the costs associated with it. But
Riyaz realized, very soon that, to
build an organization, he needed to
build on the company’s strengths
and would need to outsource
resources that did not form a part of
the team’s core strength. “Now, with
our IoT products too, we have
partnered with Crown Worldwide to
promote our Manpower and Asset
tracking solution across the country
and beyond,” shares the team of
QuicSolv.
QuicSolv Dynamics
“Our core values consist of innovation,
action, accountability, and joy,” states
the team of QuicSolv. Riyaz along
with his team constantly strive to
redefine status quo in everything
that they do. Though the culture of
I believe
innovation
can lead to
value creation
“
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28. innovation requires some structure
to guide the decision-making
process, core innovation value is
crucial to provide this structure.
The most important thing is to
communicate the vision and mission
to the entire team, even to the office
boy and make sure they are in line
with the vision and mission. Riyaz
learnt this from the Chinese, when
he was in China once and hired a
cycle rickshaw to reach his hotel. He
was startled when the driver asked
Riyaz, “So what can you do for China?”
“I realized that the leadership must
have done a hell of a job communicat-
ing the vision and mission to every
person in the country,” explains Riyaz.
Riyaz is driven by results and this
the element that keeps him moti-
vated at work. He believes that
results are only achieved when we
set an achievable deadline and
strive hard to reach it. Talking about
his take on entrepreneurship over a
regular 9 to 5 job, he elaborates, “I
think this is really two motivations, the
idea of creating something from
ground-up and, the challenge of solving
a problem using technology.”
In the coming few years, QuicSolv
under the leadership of Riyaz would
like to be an authority in the field of
‘Internet of Things’ and ‘Industry
4.0’. He believes that we all have the
responsibility to give back to the
society and being a part of the
Agakhan Foundation, has taught him
and his team that giving back
creates a virtuous cycle that makes
everyone successful. “For us, giving
back has been our way to express our
gratitude and we will continue to do so
in the future,” concludes Riyaz.
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29.
30. he entire world is standing
Ttogether in this battle against
the COVID-19 pandemic. Not
only humankind, but businesses are
also struggling to recover from this
calamity. Owing to the lockdown,
economies have been disrupted,
businesses have been forced to shut
down, and remote working has
emerged as the new normal.
Accordingly, entrepreneurs now must
shift quickly from offline to online
mode, while adopting completely new
business strategies.
The Impact of COVID-19
The pandemic has had a widespread
impact across various domains. These
have been mentioned below:
Industrial Impact
COVID-19 has badly impacted
services that rely heavily on customer
mobility. Transportation, fitness, and
tourism industry have incurred massive
losses. Other businesses have been
forced to reduce workforce and engage
in digital conversations with clients.
Technological Impact
With the emergence of practices such
as work from home and social
distancing, businesses are now facing
an unprecedented level of IT
challenges. Users have to amp up their
systems or completely overhaul the IT
infrastructure.
Impact on Customer Relations
The pandemic has drastically affected
customer expectations, both in terms of
buying patterns, and interactions with a
company. Companies also must
transform their e-commerce practices
in innovative ways such as contactless
delivery, modified product lines, and so
on.
Impact on Operations
COVID-19 has brought in a paradigm
shift because shipping and distribution
facilities have been shut down or
heavily restricted. This has limited
companies to cater to only a fraction of
customer demand and adapt to new e-
commerce channels.
Impact on Human Resources
Employees are struggling to adjust to
work from home dynamics, while
keeping in mind the uncertainties of
the present and the future. With
massive financial and business losses,
employees now also must worry about
pay cuts, layoffs, and termination.
The Future Pathway
Undoubtedly, COVID-19 has
introduced modern challenges, which
require out-of-the-box solutions.
Businesses should employ unique
methods to ensure efficiency during
these challenging times. These
methods have been mentioned below:
Market Research
In this post-pandemic world,
businesses must evaluate whether the
markets and geographies they have
been serving, remain profitable. They
must understand which core
technologies and business practices
need to be improved and how the team
can better adapt to the new normal.
Businesses should make sure that the
research is conducted online, while
avoiding in-person interactions and
remain trustworthy, impartial, and goal
oriented.
Entrepreneurs should employ DIY
qualitative solutions and in-depth data
collection assistance to ensure smooth
workflow. Moreover, it is important to
note that these facilities should be
available to all the employees and the
customers.
Embracing Digital Transformation
Performing business activities virtually
is the need of the hour. Accordingly,
employees need to update their skills to
adapt to this new age of AI and
automation. Moreover, going digital
does not merely mean creating a
website and running social media
campaigns.
Entrepreneurs should ensure that the
team stays connected and business
activities are carried out normally
while working from home and
fulfilling customer expectations at the
same time.
Agility is Important
Entrepreneurs should reshape supply
chains and automate processes
wherever possible. It is important to
make swift financial planning to ensure
enough liquidity to respond to
unexpected situations.
Smooth Transition to Remote
Working
It is essential for entrepreneurs to make
sure that their teams are rising to this
new challenge and coping up swiftly
with remote working. Working with
every team member at personal levels
and supporting them emotionally and
professionally is the need of the hour.
Employees will feel included, if
leaders and team members keep them
informed about important decisions
and give them an opportunity to voice
their opinion.
COVID-19 is an unexpected calamity
which has hampered lives and
businesses in unimaginable ways.
During these testing times,
entrepreneurs must stay at the top of
their game, adapt quickly and smartly
to a mostly online format of working.
They should stay in sync with every
employee and department and properly
understand how markets are working
now and what changes may occur in
the times to come.
Business Dynamics
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- Ananda Kamal Das
32. C
uriosity is an eager confession
of ignorance. Once you see
something or hear a certain
word for the first time, it ignites the
thirst of knowledge in curious minds.
You are driven to know it all about the
subject and convert your lack of
knowledge into an opportunity to
discover new path of success for
yourself and others. Shailendra
Bramhvanshi, Co-founder of
Techaroha, is one such curious
dynamic entrepreneur who converted
SHAILENDRA
BRAMHVANSHI
Optimistic Tech-enthusiast on the Quest to Dominate the Blockchain Space
his lack of knowledge about
Blockchain into an opportunity to take
his business to the next level.
In the quest to grow their SugarCRM
firm Techaroha, Shailendra along with
his business partners Sagar and Umesh
entered the Appathon contest by ICICI
Bank and made it to the top ten
finalists. During the contest, the trio
heard the term Blockchain for the first
time and were eager to know more.
With an extensive research Shailendra
and his partners took the deeper plunge
in the world of Blockchain and decided
to incorporate Blockchain development
and solutions in their company,
Techaroha.
In the following interview with
Insights Success, Shailendra
Bramhvanshi shares the major
challenges they faced to enter the
blockchain world, motivation to being
an entrepreneur, and his growing
curiosity about the latest technologies
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33. that has become the power asset to his
success.
Read the following interview of
Shailendra Bramhvanshi to know more
about his dynamic entrepreneurial
journey in Blockchain space.
Brief us about you and your journey
since the beginning of your career.
Techaroha was founded by Sagar,
Shailendra and Umesh, tech-freak
passion trio. Journey of Techaroha
started in Sep 2013 with an idea
discussed over a beer about exploring
their skills and innovative minds in
making something huge. And the next
fine day, we quit our jobs and founded
a proprietary firm “The Missing
Floor”.
We started operating from a friend’s
flat and used to work majorly for
offshore clients. We had a good
freelance base from different countries
before starting a proprietary firm. We
had expertise in SugarCRM, had our
names mentioned amongst Top 10
Worldwide Contributors on SugarCRM
Forum.
As the business was growing, we took
a small office on rent in Mumbai
Suburbs in 2014. We expanded the
business and started development in
PHP-based web applications, mobile
app development, and now in
Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence
(AI). We hired a team of tech
enthusiasts. We preferred their logic
and passion over knowledge while
recruiting. Techaroha is a well-known
name in SugarCRM development and
has clients around the world like
Netmagic Solutions, NTT-Data etc.
Who has been your guide, source of
inspiration, or support?
We found biographies of successful
Entrepreneurs inspiring. We are highly
motivated by journey of Apple Co-
founder Steve Jobs and Alibaba’s Co-
founder Jack Ma. Robert Kiyosaki’s
‘Rich Dad and Poor Dad’ has
motivated us to stay in business over
doing jobs. We three partners have a
good bonding between us. Apart from
business partners, we have been best
friends since past seven years. We have
always had each other’s back through
thick and thin. There were so many ups
and downs in the company, but we
sorted things out together.
What do you like the most about
your job? State us about your
passions, mission, and goals. What
acts as a motivation tool for you?
This work is just amazing. There is no
one specific thing to love about this.
Here we get to work with people,
helping them finding business
solutions. We love trying new ideas
and the challenge of staying at the
forefront of a changing industry which
allows us to get more learning
opportunities.
We are passionate about new
technologies, which will help making
world a better place to live with
advanced technologies available to
people easily. We at Techaroha, want to
be the pioneer in Blockchain and AI
Services.
Kindly describe in brief about your
company and its services/products.
Techaroha Solutions provide a range of
services in Blockchain and related
technologies. Key verticals of
Techaroha in Blockchain includes:
Ÿ New Cryptocurrency Development
Ÿ ICO Development
Ÿ Web and Desktop Wallet
Development
Ÿ Mining Pool Setup
Ÿ Mining Farm Setup
Ÿ Hyperledger Development
Ÿ Web Application
Ÿ Angular JS and Node JS
Application
Ÿ SugarCRM Development
State your major achievements and
your company’s achievements under
your leadership.
Techaroha was listed amongst Top 5
Finalists of Blockchain for e-
Governance Grand Challenge in 2018
held by Chhattisgarh Govt. There, we
presented the solution to Chhattisgarh
Govt Officials and their technical team
about how blockchain technology can
help improve and bring transparency in
government transactions.
Techaroha has also been in the top 10
finalists of ICICI bank Mobile App
Development Challenge for improving
mobile banking experience for users.
We had presented a solution that would
help users to transfer money by
sending a simple SMS using mobile
number and UPI gateway.
Techaroha was listed in Top 10 Most
Promising Blockchain Service
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“Being an entrepreneur, we pursue
our passion which never feels
like working.
We can choose who we work with and
how we manage our time as well
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34. Providers among Start-ups in India
by SiliconIndia Magazine, May 2018
Edition.
State about the most memorable and
remarkable moments of your life.
The most promising moment was when
our solution was selected by ICICI
bank for the Grand Finale and we had
to demonstrate our solution to top
authorities of ICICI bank and their
technology partners. It was a big deal
for us then. We got media exposure and
most importantly, we got to know
about Blockchain Technology through
one of the key persons’ speech.
Kindly tell us about the challenges
you took, and the risk associated
with it and how did you overcome
them?
SugarCRM
Challenge with SugarCRM was that
most organizations using SugarCRM
were big corporates and asking them to
use our services were a big challenge.
We didn’t have the brand and our
experience as a SugarCRM
development company was zero.
To handle this, we used our earlier
contacts and forums. We asked our
developers to give solutions to people
having SugarCRM queries on forums
free-of-cost. As a result, our image in
SugarCRM forums improved a lot and
whenever big companies’ developers
use to look out for SugarCRM queries
our name and blogs appeared in top.
This created an image of us as
SugarCRM experts in India. After
doing this for a while we approached
our contacts who were using
SugarCRM. Since our expertise were
proven in front of their technical team
it was easy to convert them. This is
how we got our first big client and then
there was no looking back.
Blockchain
Major challenge was identifying the
need of Blockchain development.
Awareness was very less in 2017.
People just knew Blockchain means
Bitcoin. So, it was impossible to
approach clients for Blockchain
services like Mining Setup, Mining
Pool Setup, Coin Development, ICO
Development and many things like
that. So, we started extensive
marketing on Google via SEO. We
wrote lot of blogs, posted answers in
forums, created knowledge base on our
website.
Within few Days we were top on
Google result for Blockchain services.
We got few enquiries and then we
converted first Project of Coin
Development and ICO Development.
Share your point of view on the
current scenario of the industry and
its future.
Well, Techaorha is working on two
fronts, one is SugarCRM Services and
the other is Blockchain Technology.
There are a few big corporates in India
which are using SugarCRM
extensively. SugarCRM being
opensource and full features attracts
many CTOs. With the cloud based
SAAS CRM software available at low
cost this market is going down. It is
important for small companies to
convert their features and solutions
into SAAS module which will help
clients to reduce cost and small
companies can earn profit with the
volume it will generate. High size
tickets will soon be a thing of past.
The future of Blockchain space is
bright with more organizations
incorporating the technology. Major
challenge in Blockchain is awareness
and its implementation from small to
large organizations. Though bitcoin has
made Blockchain popular, it has hardly
penetrated the common live internet.
Blockchain requires major investment
from corporates as well as the
government. And even government
needs to amend law. Small industries
are finding it difficult to enter
Blockchain market due to high
infrastructure cost and high cost of
acceptability. Huge marketing is
required here to create trust.
What would you advise to the
budding entrepreneurs?
Patience and focus are the key
strengths of any entrepreneur. On
management front, explore and analyse
all aspects, especially for finance
management, consult an expert if
require. Maintain a good CIBIL score,
you never know when you need it.
Don’t try to do everything by yourself,
for the sake of cost reduction. It costs a
lot in the long run. Hire experts, it will
help you get the quality work done at
lower cost.
Please tell us about your future
business plans.
Techaroha wants to be pioneer in
Blockchain and AI Services. These
technologies will dominate the future
of IT. In Blockchain technology,
Techaroha is working on a solution to
eliminate the need to send the same
documents such as xerox, salary slips,
rent agreement, and many other things
for the same purpose. We are working
on Blockchain CV and Blockchain
KYC which will have secured verified
documents in Blockchain which can be
accessed easily with the owner’s
permission.
With AI, we are working on real-life
problems in India and creating a team
of trained developers who will be
ready to take on any task on AI easily.
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35.
36. As I write this, we all know that we have been
slowly coming out of an unprecedented time that
the world witnessed and experienced with the
emergence of the pandemic unleashed by COVID 19.
Perhaps the damage is more than what we can anticipate. It
was tough on each one of us. I am sure as an entrepreneur
you had to go through a difficult, challenging, and
unforeseen phase. Undoubtedly, the struggle was real, and it
is pretty evident that the road is still bumpy for us ahead.
But kudos to you for showing the strength and resilience to
hang in there. A lot has already been said and written about
how the business dynamics are going to change post Covid-
19, how work from home is and will be the ‘new normal’;
how and when businesses are going to ‘revive’, and how
this era would be a renaissance for all of us.
Today I will rather not talk about those fundamentals and
predictions, I am keener about writing this to appreciate all
the entrepreneurs, who are reading this and efficiently
managed to keep their businesses floating. It has been a
well fought battle and the credit must be given to where it
belongs. Once the nationwide lockdown was announced,
many things changed overnight for the businesses. There
were different sentiments in the market and suddenly you
had to adopt a new way of working. The businesses faced
different types of challenges with respect to the industry,
type of business, appetite, scale, that they belonged to; but
the undiscarded fact is that most of them faced a hard time
in some or the other way.
You all might have different stories to tell but one thing
which I am sure about is that most of you have worked
extremely hard to survive regardless of the scale of the
business. Most of the time maybe you did not have anyone
to motivate you, you had to be self-motivated in the game.
None of us could ever imagine being stuck completely in a
‘work from home’ situation but we did that conveniently
and absorbed it so fast and made it look easier than it was.
Many of you may have been surprised and amused by the
thought that you managed to do a sale without even that
regular important meeting with your clients and that you
could manage to close sales on video calls! Some of you
may have done it for the first time, but isn’t that a big feat?
Being in the IT industry I consider myself lucky that it was
comparatively easier for us to manage work from home
because of the nature of work also we have good tracking
tools available to keep track of work and productivity, but
this is not the case in many businesses. Many of you may
have businesses which involve import and exports, some of
the businesses have the most basic requirement which calls
for the physical presence of people and tools.
I do realize that things were not the same for all the
entrepreneurs during the time of the pandemic. You may
think at times that what you have done with your business
in 2020 is probably beyond putting it at stake. But you did
what you had to do. Some of you may have faced booking
losses, the laying-off of the employees and shutting down
your offices to work from home. Some may still be bringing
their work slowly back on the track right now. It was a
roller coaster, but you chose to hold it tight with all your
strength and might. Now, it is like every day you are trying
to heal and get better. Let me tell you, I feel you! I applaud
you for upgrading your conviction to match your
invulnerable determination. This is where you proved that
AToast
TO YOU
Raising
I AM
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38. entrepreneurs have got distinctive
kinds of traits - we are a different
breed.
Recently, I met one of my friends
who owns a watch boutique in the
city. I have known him as an
extremely hardworking person, and
I have seen him grow over all these
years. Coming from a very humble
background, and quitting his
previous job, he managed to start
his business by opening a watch
boutique in a mall and invested all
his hard-earned money backed up
by a loan from the bank. But this
pandemic and the lockdown came
as a disaster, there were no sales in
the business.
As he wanted to retain his
employees and pay them their
monthly salaries while paying other
necessary bills for his family and
the business he was not left with
much equity in his hands. He told
me how hard it was for him when it
started coming down to his day-to-
day survival. As everyone was
thinking about new ways of
business and survival, he started
trading used watches. Many people
own expensive watches which they
get in gifts or bought but merely
use because they have many in
their collection. He started
communicating with people he
knew and clients and started trade of pre-owned watches
via WhatsApp and generated some revenue to survive in the
period of lockdown but at the same time, many weren't able
to survive the journey. So, if you are an entrepreneur and
reading this and still have a chip on your shoulder, then let
me tell you what you have achieved! You have devised the
mantra to survive in the business and you have worked hard
for that for which you surely deserve a pat on your back!
As the saying goes, one of the most underrated secrets to
success is to start before you're ready - perhaps the time of
pandemic taught our entrepreneurs clan to believe in our
abilities and make a way out before you know it. But we
live in a dynamic environment and we entrepreneurs very
well know how to match the pace of changing times! This
new reality is overwhelming, numbing, crippling. But every
cloud has a silver lining. When all is in disarray, no one
needs to feel they have all the answers, because clearly no
one does. In crisis, it is acceptable to have more questions
than answers. In crisis, there is no room for ‘not-invented
here’. In crisis, we should all be learners. I am sure, we
will all come out of this pandemic as learners.
So, here is raising a toast to all my fellow entrepreneurs for
still sailing the ship in the storm, I am immensely proud of
you and celebrate your indomitable spirit today and every
day. Cheers!
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39.
40. uring this pandemic, everyone
Dis in a cost-cutting process
and counting on the best value
for money that anyone can get out of
their investments. FlexiCloud has been
providing its customers the best-in-
class Managed Cloud hosting at the
best price available. Vinod Chacko,
Founder and CEO of FlexiCloud also
believe that due importance should be
given when you select your hosting
partner as it directly affects the speed
and functioning of your website which
has a direct impact on your business.
“I would add the point that after the
outbreak of Covid-19, all business has
gone digital, hence the potential of our
industry expanding would be beneficial
to us,” he says.
In the given below excerpts of the
interview, let us figure out what more
he has to say about the industry and its
dynamics with the FlexiCloud:
Why did you choose
Entrepreneurship over a regular 9-5
job?
I am a person who always follows my
heart and does what is just for me. The
organizations that I had worked for
perceived me as an odd one as they
were not happy with my working
patterns. In the corporate world sitting
late and working on weekends made
the managers happy while working
efficiently and finishing the work on
time does not count.
I did keep my professional and
personal life completely in separate
boxes and when it started to take my
personal life too, I decided that I
needed to find my own space. Besides,
the recession of 2008 was the turning
point in my life as one of my
colleagues got fired and I felt the threat
of losing my job anytime. In the
meantime, I did some freelance
projects just as a hobby which made
me realize that there was a big door of
opportunity for self-work.
Gradually it led to more and more
projects and people were quite happy
with my work. Life became exciting as
I could work on my terms and not take
orders and the aftermaths of bossy
environments. Finally, I started
weaving dreams of my venture which
came into reality within a few months.
FlexiCloud was the name I chose for
my company. Today my brainchild has
evolved to the level I breathe, eat and
sleep “FlexiCloud”.
Though I believed when I would be
working for my venture, I can choose
the time and would be less than
conventional office hours. On the
contrary, I work more than 14 hours a
day for FlexiCloud, as most of the
activities will be concerning
FlexiCloud either strategizing new
horizons for the company or solving
clients’ issues. In short, I think I am an
entrepreneur not by choice, but by
destiny.
Tell us more about your
company/startup/organization.
FlexiCloud, my venture was an idea
that was conceived by me over a
Vinod
Chacko
Leading FlexiCloud Dynamically
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41. considerable period. It all began once I
started freelancing as I had to quit my
job for some time. During this period, I
happen to work with a lot of web
hosting providers which gave me a big
revelation that there is a huge gap in
the industry where hosting providers
giving proper customer support at a
fair price. In addition to this, it was a
rare scenario to figure out a transparent
pricing platform which finally made
me think of launching a hosting
company that is worthwhile for
individuals, startups, businesses, and
enterprises.
With the knowledge and expertise that
I gained over time; I was able to create
a hosting venture which none of my
counterparts were able to provide.
Initially, FlexiCloud was just about
shared hosting, but later we pivoted to
managed cloud hosting where we
leverage the existing public cloud
infrastructure to host our client
applications.
We are now partnered with many
Cloud providers and can deploy
servers and host applications in about
25 locations around the globe which
provides flexibility for the customers to
choose the location where they want to
host their application.
Today FlexiCloud offers Managed
Cloud Hosting to more than 1000+
clients and handles about 100000
websites all across the globe. We also
eliminate the hassles of server
management from the clients’
shoulders and provide them peace of
mind along with 99.99 % uptime and
giving assurance that their sites will
not be slow or be down.
The criticism
and rejections
we faced made
FlexiCloud stronger
than applauses
and praises
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Vinod Chacko
Founder and CEO
FlexiCloud Internet
The 10 Young and Dynamic
Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2021
42. What challenges have you faced as
an entrepreneur? How did you
overcome them to establish yourself
and the company?
Reaching the milestone of getting the
first 100 clients was the biggest
challenge I faced. I still remember
those moments where I patiently
waited to add each one of them to my
clientele. The enthusiasm that I had
during that period when I got paid each
time, still gives me goosebumps. The
platforms from where I got my initial
clients were communities like Quora,
FB, LinkedIn groups, and Reddit. They
started giving me more clients and the
word of mouth propagated from my
clients built my reputation which
increased the number of customers.
Eventually, social media platforms did
the rest of the job and I never had to
regret the path I chose over a mundane
9-5 job.
How do you lead your company and
help it sustain itself in a competitive
environment?
I do not believe in micro-managing my
employees. They are constantly
motivated and encouraged for self-
learning with proper guidance so that
they could solve their problems
themselves. Our office culture is quite
comforting, and we work as a team. In
addition to this, I have complete
support from my partners Anooja
Bashir (CMO of FlexiCloud) and
Naman Modi (CTO, FlexiCloud) to
handle the marketing and tech support,
respectively. Together the management
and our employees create a strong
organizational system that evolves and
grows every day with our hard work
and dedication.
To sustain in the competitive
environment, I always ensure that we
use cutting-edge technology. Our
research and development team
continuously monitors the technology
developments, and we find ways to
implement them in our company and
propagate the benefits to the end
customer too. Apart from that when a
customer has a problem, we have a
problem, and we work hard towards
fixing it so that the customer can do
their business with ease. We do that
round the clock every day!
What is that one aspect of emotion
that drives you at work or keeps you
motivated?
As I mentioned previously, when one
of our clients has a problem with their
application hosted with us, we take it
as our problem and go to any extent to
fix it or help them fix the issue. That is
what keeps us going. We always want
to be on top of technology and work on
ways to bring the benefits of the cloud
and innovations on the scenario to our
clients. We are a Managed Cloud
Hosting provider that keeps its promise
of getting the websites of our clients
faster and better bringing the best for
their business. We consider security
paramount in online business.
FlexiCloud provides Free SSL
certificates to everyone that is hosted
with us to start with and provides
multiple layers of security to ensure
that they are safe from online threats.
The happy faces of our clients and the
trust they put in us with their website
and data, not only make us proud but
also feel responsible for what we do.
Social Media is an inseparable part
of the daily life of youth. Your
thoughts about it and how do you
leverage its power for the company?
Though I am not a happening person in
social media, but I do believe that
social media platforms can do wonders
especially in expanding one’s network.
I know it because it was from where I
got my initial customers. All our
marketing activities are handled by
Ourea which does a great extent of job
in that aspect. We are also planning to
launch digital marketing campaigns for
FlexiCloud so that more people are
aware of our services. Besides, I like
writing blogs to create awareness and
contribute articles to spread more
knowledge on hosting. As a
professional, I believe a strong network
is an aid for business growth in today's
world where social media channels
connect people to get mutually
benefited.
What are your future
endeavors/objectives and where do
you see yourself in near future?
FlexiCloud is a company where we
take pride in providing ultimate client
satisfaction, without hesitating to go
the extra mile to achieve it. Keeping
this as our mission, we aim to make
ourselves grow to such an extent where
we become a key player in Managed
Cloud Hosting which is a multi-billion-
dollar industry.
We are looking forward to expanding
our present business to a wider scale in
the USA and UK and European
markets by end of this year along with
setting a market in GCC too.
FlexiCloud presently manages
WordPress, Magento, Laravel,
Codeigniter, and Node js and aims to
add support for more applications
shortly where we become the most
promising people in our verticals.
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45. echnology has made it very fast and easy to
Tcommunicate and disseminate ideas, products,
services. The world has become a single market. It
just takes few seconds for a person sitting in India to send
his point of view to the United States of America. The
‘reach’ for a technology savvy business has become
unlimited. The global exchange of ideas and dissemination
of information has changed the face of the market. One
person leveraging the power of technology in everything he
does is, Samar Patel, the Founder of WOW Travels.
In the given below excerpts from his interview with
Insights Success, Samar has shared his experience of
running the WOW empire in brief. Let us read what he has
to say:
Why did you choose Entrepreneurship over a regular 9-
5 job?
I was in a regular 9 to 5 job and was not having the desired
motivation. I was an overachiever and there was
appreciation for work, but the monetary benefits of
overachieving were not satisfying. I wanted a structure
wherein when I work, I grow and I overachieve, I over earn.
I knew it was possible only if I channelled this hunger for
growth into starting something of my own. So, I quit my
successful 9-5 job and I took the first step towards starting
my own business.
Tell us more about your company/start-up/organization.
We started with Passports. Our aim is being creating a base
of satisfied customers. We gave them the best of service and
more value for their money. Then we started adding value
added products and services and got a good response from
existing base and references from them. Our acquisition
team kept on adding new relationship and our retention
team kept deepening them. We offered a bouquet of
products and services like Election I Card, MSME
registration, Adhaar Card Issuance. WOW Travels came up
with travel packages. We started social activities for
becoming visible through BDS. SDS started building health
consciousness. We kept on building our brand image and
scaled.
What challenges have you faced as an entrepreneur?
How did you overcome them to establish yourself and
the company?
My biggest challenge was to train resources. I wanted my
employees to get the idea that they would grow if the
organization grew. I had my plans in place. I overcame the
challenge by designing a compensation plan where any
achiever will be paid in line with his target. An
overachiever will earn more. I addressed those problems I
faced in a 9-5 job and my employees enjoyed working with
me.
How do you lead your company and help it sustain in a
competitive environment?
I believe that my organization is as good as my people. I
invest time in training and motivating my people. I keep on
adding products depending on the demand of the market.
What is that one aspect or emotion that drives you at
work or keeps you motivated?
I don’t want to die average. I want to grow, and I want to
increase my reach. This is what keeps me going.
As a business leader, what is your opinion on the current
landscape of business given that the pandemic has been
adversely affecting every industry?
Every problem brings in an opportunity. The market is
dynamic, and it has the inherent capability of bouncing
back. I believe if we realize this, no business will be
adversely affected. It is just that in difficult times align your
strategies in a way conducive to your business. You will
then be unstoppable.
Social Media is an inseparable part of the daily life of
youth. Your thoughts about it and how do you leverage
its power for the company?
We are active on the social media. SDS and Richfit helps us
connect through YouTube and Instagram. The present-day
youth is more informed and is hungry for more information.
We connect and then we convert.
What is the current scenario of the industry you are
catering to?
We have always adapted and reworked our strategy based
on the market situation. Being dynamic has helped us
sustain the lockdown during the pandemic and have helped
us reach great heights. We have added more products in our
array so that the marketing team has more products and
services to sell and the customers have a greater range to
choose from!
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