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“10 Things to remember for Researcher/Product guy cum Entrepreneur”

Vinay Kumar, Entrepreneur, Researcher & Author

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About me:

Vinay Kumar,

• InvenZone – AI Startup

• Lithasa.com – Digital Content publishing

• Pextic.com – Online Marketing

• Is She the one? – Best Seller India

• The Ark and the aroma of peril – International publish

• Nano Particle formation in lasers – Prof S.S. Joshi &

Prof. U.V.Bhandarkar

• Current Research – Deep Learning, CV, HCI

Product & Marketing Manager - Spanedea

Founder

Author

Research

Work

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1) Don’t be a paranoid!

Idea

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2) Find/build ‘A’ players!

Team

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3) We know, you are a Geek!

Product statement

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4) Say it & iterate until you get it

Product Statement

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5) Don’t just say, show me!

Product

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6) Find the path ASAP!

Monetisation

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7) Numbers do Talk!

Traction

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8) Expect more than money!

Funding

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9) Go Parallel!

Growth

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10) Execution is everything!

Management

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11) Think Big & Broad!

Company

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Vinay Kumar, Entrepreneur, Researcher & Author

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