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certified organic compost available in bulk - through eFarm , Chennai
Started Dec. 24, 2009
efarm is Hiring! Various positions - Sales, Marketing, IT, Sourcing, Community development,Logistics
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Started this discussion. Last reply by SHAILESH RAJAGOPALAN Dec. 15, 2009.
Experiences in Raising Funds for My startup
Replied Nov. 25, 2009
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Thank you venkat.That was a great piece of note and I'm sure every entrepreneur will face the aforesaid in India :) I faced few among it as well.
Dear all ,
Happy to announce that eFarm is now into sale of organic compost as
well .With this move, we have completed the agri supply chain model -
from procurement of fresh produce all teh way through return of
compost.
A key problem for most fa…
Have you already shortlisted your IT solutions vendor? We are interested in taking that up as a whole for a retainer. What say??
Ping me, if it interests you.
If you thought social work meant growing a beard, wearing khadi kurtha
and travelling in bata slippers then we have a surprise ! Former
corporate executives, academicians and farmers have joined hands to
form a new enterprise – whose BUSINESS is to…
That is bad :-(... We are currently in the discovery stage and are hearing a lot of scary stories... Similiar problems exisit in the US too... Last week, my ex-colleague went for a funding pitch at YCombinator @ Sunnvale. He was told that they are n…
Thanks ! It would also be god to share the 'success' stories so that other entrepreneurs can know which doors are good to knockk.. please do add your tips to this thread...
Awesome post, Venkat :) Although I havent been through all of what you've been through, I have run from pillar to post to get a mere 5 lakh funding for my startup. Well, I did make it in the end, though... not based on my business plan, but on my co…
Firstly, this is NOT an article advising a budding entrepreneur on ‘how to approach a VC or how to write a business plan etc’. I guess there are enough websites and magazine articles which have literally beaten that subject to death. On contrary, th…
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- About Me:
- I did my Undergraduation from IIT, Kharagpur in B.Arch and his Master in Computer Science from University at Albany, NY. I have over 12 years experience in IT in several leading Indian Software Consulting firms. I have managed several prestigious multi million dollar accounts in Insurance and Capital markets segment for companies like Wipro & Satyam in US.
Currently I head a startup firm called Matchbox solutions, which is primarily into social enterprise solutions. Our current key project is eFarm - a direct farmer to consumer supply chain and distribution system. Check it out !
Besides being the chief evangelist of Matchbox Solutions, I directly oversees all startegy, IT and design initiatives within the firm. I can be reached at venky@matchboxsolutions.in or venky.matchbox@yahoo.co.in
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- http://www.matchboxsolutions.in
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Experiences in Raising Funds for My startup
Experiences in Raising Funds for My startup
Firstly, this is NOT an article advising a budding entrepreneur on ‘how to approach a VC or how to write a business plan etc’. I guess there are enough websites and magazine articles which have literally beaten that subject to death. On contrary, this is an article based on our own experiences and (mis)adventures over past several months in trying to raise funds for our startup firm eFarm. One, this is meant for entrepreneurs on what to ‘expect… Continue
Firstly, this is NOT an article advising a budding entrepreneur on ‘how to approach a VC or how to write a business plan etc’. I guess there are enough websites and magazine articles which have literally beaten that subject to death. On contrary, this is an article based on our own experiences and (mis)adventures over past several months in trying to raise funds for our startup firm eFarm. One, this is meant for entrepreneurs on what to ‘expect… Continue
Posted on November 25, 2009 at 1:53am — 1 Comment
why is India's agri supply chain broken and how to fix it ...
Hi,
A paper which I had presented at the recently concluded Agri supply
chain seminar at Tamilnadu Agri University, Coimbatore. Your comments
are welcome...
Online version (Scribd) - word/pdf
http://www.scribd.com/full/19981743?access_key=key-q860oj7zm5bm7g7yv5j
Text extract :
Why is India’s Agri Supply Chain broken and How to fix it
The fact that India is world’s leading ‘producer’ of agricultural
products in several categories but unable to meet its own demand and
reduced to importing even… Continue
A paper which I had presented at the recently concluded Agri supply
chain seminar at Tamilnadu Agri University, Coimbatore. Your comments
are welcome...
Online version (Scribd) - word/pdf
http://www.scribd.com/full/19981743?access_key=key-q860oj7zm5bm7g7yv5j
Text extract :
Why is India’s Agri Supply Chain broken and How to fix it
The fact that India is world’s leading ‘producer’ of agricultural
products in several categories but unable to meet its own demand and
reduced to importing even… Continue
Posted on September 21, 2009 at 8:42am —
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 2:52am on September 15, 2009,
Nadakudathi Narasimma said… - Dear Venkat,
Nice concept and all the best wishes to you and your team.
Infact I did work in Maxworth green harvest during my college days in mid nineties
I have NGO where we try to connect with people in the semi-urban areas/rural areas to some livelihood opportunities. I would like to explore more about the opportunities available.
Regards
Narasimma Prasad
- At 2:14pm on August 13, 2009,
Arun Raj Ethi Raj said…
- Ur idea looks interesting!!!
hats off for your initiatives
- At 2:12pm on November 11, 2008,
viswanath said… - Hi Venkat,
I had gone thru your site and i'm impressed with it. Let me introduce myself I'm Viswanath and wrkng in E-Learning domain. I would like to know whether my domain of expertise can be helpful to your biz. If so please let me know we can surely share across our knowledge and grow together.
Regards,
Viswanath
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