Mandar Joshi
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Angel Investor I Media Producer I Theatre Actor I A Very Lucky Guy
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Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor
Sincere gratitude for inviting me.
Grateful for your warm hospitality at Vishakhapatnam
I have no doubt that, this beautiful beach town holds a fantastic bet for real estate investment right now... especially with the new government of under the leadership of Honorable Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu
09/12/2024
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BhagwadGeeta GPT
In the Hindu religion, the wisest of the books is the BhagavadGeeta.
We say that solutions to all the problems we face in our lives can be found in this book. There is at least one chapter or one verse in the book which has a solution to the problem you are facing right now. But many of us, including me, have not read the BhagavatGeeta in its entirety.
Came across this AI tool which I have started using regularly… and have been pleasantly surprised by the results!Ask any question to this tool… and it replies with an answer based on the teachings of Bhagwad Geeta.
Not only this, the answer also mentions the chapter number and the verse number whose reference and context has been used in the answer given by the tool.
Use it… and also tell your friends! 🙂
www.gitagpt.org
17/09/2024
I've received 1,000 reactions to my posts in the past 30 days. Thanks for your support. 🙏🤗🎉
12/09/2024
12/09/2024
I am not at all a religious person. I hate the culture in India.
When I had first met His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankar last year, I had no idea what to talk about and what to expect!
People tell all sorts of myths, theories, experiences about the past life of Respected Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar ji and his divine powers.
With all due respect to these stories and the people who told them, I never got influenced.
Till my 4th meeting with I had gradually started realizing that, not all my preconceived notions about him were true.
I just could not ignore the way he indeed has dedicated his entire life to the mission… Simply incredible!
4 decades ago, established The Art of Living Art of Living International Center with a mission to drive & .
Today, has 10,000+ centres in 180 countrieswith 1 Million+ volunteers!!
500 Million+ individual lives have been touched so far through &
I presented him a proposal on how global volunteer networkcan be utilized for cross-border collaboration among and from Underdeveloped and Developing economies.
Indian SMEs have sufficient helping hands when it comes to expanding their businesses to developed regions such as
However, Indian SMEs need guidance to expand to those parts of the world where one encounters:
Fake Brokers. Chain of Intermediaries. Over-Protected Information. Exaggerated Promises.
How does Indian SME acquire a factory in
How does Indian F&B brand create a franchise network in
How does an from invest in Indian innovation?
How does in distribute products to Indian mini-market chains?
I proposed a long-term process over a period of 5 years whereby and ventures will hopefully findanswers to these questions.
What I absolutely admire is the undivided attention gave to every thought I expressed.
He read every word on every slide in my presentation.
He asked direct questions and sought direct answers… no beating around the bush.
He clearly mentioned that, this project must be done with zero intention of making any profits… in theory, in spirit, in practice a venture.
I am sure it is the of and that makes him who he is…
Attention to detail. Speed of processing thoughts. clarity of and
And all this with a clean, calm, constant smile!! 😊
Sincere gratitude to krishnakumar, uday krishna, Pradeep Motwani for creating the environment for my meeting with and encouraging positive conversations with the team of followers and volunteers.
The stay of Two days in Ashram was pure magic!
Fresh energy. Divine Aura. Grace. 🙏🏻✨
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Top 10 Priorities of Ministry of External Affairs during Modi 3.0 – My Independent Views
As Honourable Modi embarks on his third consecutive term as the Prime Minister of India, following the Bharatiya Janata Party led National Democratic Alliance victory in the 18th parliamentary elections, India's foreign policy is poised for significant advancements. Modi ji's administration and Mr. Jaishankar’s leadership is expected to emphasize several key areas that will shape India's international stance and strategic alliances.
Top 10 priorities mentioned in this article are my independent views. In spite of closely working on initiatives with the Ministry of External Affairs during India’s Presidency last year, I cannot claim to have sufficient understanding of numerous moving pieces in global and its relationship with . Researching and learning as much as I can.
I look forward to read your comments and understand your views.
13/06/2024
I am hiring!
Position: Investor Relations Executive
Office Location: Pune, India [Remote work / Work from home not allowed]
- Ambitious. Workaholic.
- Mentorable. Hungry to Learn.
- Elegant personality. Professional fluency in English.
- 2 years to 5 years’ experience in marketing, brand building, business development or sale of premium / luxury products / services
- If you are a fresher and a fast learner, please apply
- Expert in Canva & PowerPoint
- Salary at or above industry level depending on candidate experience
Help me to help your network.
Please share with your network of appropriate candidates.
Venture Capital is a flawed investment model.
Angel syndication is not efficient.
I have been personally investing in for 10 years now.
I used to be a part of angel syndication platforms.
I also invested in VCs
All of these investment channels work well, however they have their own problems.
I have seen some [not all] VC fund managers do not care for the startups really.
They in fact care much more for their Limited Partners – people who invested in the fund and now seek returns and exits
I have also seen many fund managers under constant stress.
Stress I – Get LPs to invest in the fund and to close the fund as fast as possible.
Stress II – Report Internal Rate of Return to LPs by investing in startups as fast as possible after getting funds from LPs.
The other popular way to invest in startups is to create an angel syndication platform for small investors.
Such platform is a game of large volumes, as individual investors put in small amounts.
The time, energy and teams allocated to run such a syndication platform are commercially justified only at scale when the community of investors as well as number of startups funded are very large.
Deals must happen as fast and as frequently as possible.
I have been running a closely knit community of large ticket size investors who invest big enough amounts per startup. Most of these are people who deeply trust in my judgement.
We fondly call it ‘One Crore Club’
The process to enter the is simple:
- The investor fills up a Google Form with specific opportunities, business sectors and countries he / she is interested to invest.
- The investor mentions the amount he / she wants to invest, which must be minimum 1 Crore Rupees [120,000 USD approximately]
- My team keeps a database of each investor and the business sector and country he / she is interested in.
- I personally curate each investment opportunity. I personally negotiate the equity value of each startup / MSME. I personally carry out due diligence and background checks. In most of these opportunities I invest my personal funds as well.
- I present the well curated investment opportunity only to those investors in One Crore Club who are interested in respective business sector / country.
- Once agreed, the funds go directly from investor’s bank account to startup / MSME bank account. I do not hold funds. I am not a custodian of funds.
- I do not charge commission / fees / brokerage to the investor.
- I am not under stress to bring large volumes of investors and / or startups. I focus on best quality – least number of opportunities.
I need your help to help your :
- Tag your connection in the comment who is capable of joining and who may wish to join
- If you wish to join, comment here. I will personally get in touch with you.
Link to the LinkedIn post 👇🏼
22/04/2024
Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland, Honorable Mr. Taditui Zeliang invited me for dinner at his place during my recent visit to Dimapur.
It was a prestigious opportunity to be invited and to discuss various topics of mutual interest with him.
The visit to was an eye-opener.
Even after travelling across India extensively, I must admit that, I had very little knowledge about the agricultural and mining opportunities in the state.
Nagaland is a relatively small state at the extreme east of India sharing border with
70% of the state geography is covered by dense forests and mountains.
The state has been facing logistical challenges, nevertheless successfully exploring inter-state and international trading opportunities.
What I discovered and was pleasantly surprised during my conversation with Honorable Deputy Chief Minister:
- 3rd Largest producer of in India despite being a very small state
- 1,000 MT mines of High Chemical Grade
- 600 MMT Oil reserves unexplored
- 20 MT reserves unexplored
- Kiwi State of India – 500 Ha dedicated to fruit plantation
- Naga Chilli is one of the world’s spiciest
- 10,000 MT production potential
- 10 MT production potential
- 310 MT Raw production growing at 25% Year-on-Year. Premium silk varieties -
Despite such a tremendous progress in old-school asset-heavy industries such as mining and agriculture, the state lags behind in and index compared to the rest of India.
1,17,000 Indian startups are registered with Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Only 22 startups out of these are registered from
I also met a few startup founders and I was very happy and excited to see that, these entrepreneurs are as talented and hardworking as their counterparts from the rest of India.
A little more exposure to the national startup ecosystem and more opportunities to interact with investors from other parts of the country would transform their lives and would contribute to Nagaland’s economic development.
It is a moral responsibility for us, the ecosystem enablers from the Western and Southern India to guide them and support their dreams.
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