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Prajakt Raut

Prajakt Raut

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Prajakt is the founder of Applyifi, an online platform that provides startups a scorecard and assessment report on their investment readiness....

Prajakt was previously head of operations of the Indian Angel Network, a founding team member of a leading accelerator, co-founder of Orange Cross, and Asia Director for TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs).

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Entrepreneurship

Why A Business Plan Is A Must-have For Entrepreneurs… Even If It Does Not Work O...

nessA business plan is a useless product. But…
Prajakt Raut
28 Mar'17 4 min read
Entrepreneurship

What Makes A Good Mentor Protégé Relationship

A good mentor-protégé relationship can be game-changing for…
Prajakt Raut
13 Mar'17 4 min read
Entrepreneurship

Thinking Beyond VC Funding

The word ‘startup’ is currently used to describe…
Prajakt Raut
01 Feb'17 5 min read
Resources

Are Angel Investors And VCs Greedy

Angel investors and early-stage VCs invest in companies…
Prajakt Raut
30 Jan'17 4 min read
Resources

How Incubators, Accelerators Can Facilitate Cross-Border Partnerships In The Glo...

Several startups have concepts that are relevant across…
Prajakt Raut
15 Nov'16 4 min read
Entrepreneurship

Should I Pitch The Problem Or The Product First To Investors?

There is never one template on what can make a good pitch…
Prajakt Raut
11 Nov'16 3 min read
Resources

Some Misconceptions Running About The Funding Crunch, The Slow Down

Over the past couple of quarters, the news around the startup ecosystem…
Prajakt Raut
23 Jul'16 4 min read
Resources

Stop Blaming The Unicorn Founders!

A counter point to the “I told you so” type comments on…
Prajakt Raut
25 Apr'16 4 min read
Ecommerce

Will The New FDI Guidelines For Ecommerce Change The Indian Retail Industry?

The Indian Government announced a policy allowing 100% FDI in online marketplace…
Prajakt Raut
03 Apr'16 5 min read
Resources

Startup India Action Plan: Our Definition Of Startups Has To Go Beyond VC-Fundab...

PM Modi’s Startup India initiative has certainly made the terms ‘entrepreneurship’ and…
Prajakt Raut
22 Jan'16 5 min read
News

Entrepreneurship Is Democratizing Access To Legitimate Wealth Creation

Till a few decades ago ‘profiteering and big business’ were considered bad.…
Prajakt Raut
26 Oct'15 4 min read
News

Should Flipkart, Snapdeal & Paytm Be Worried About The Digital Desh Drive? A Rep...

The funding frenzy in ecommerce was based on the assumption that the…
Prajakt Raut
16 Oct'15 4 min read

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