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Sleep Less or Scale Smart: Why Founders Need a Growth Co-Pilot
Imagine this: You’re a captain steering a small but promising ship. The wind is strong, the sails are full — but the sea ahead is full of whirlpools, unseen icebergs, and massive waves. Do you just “go with the flow” or bring in a seasoned navigator who knows how to scale across stormy waters? That’s exactly what a Business Scaling Strategist does for MSMEs (Micro, Small & Medium
Enterprises). They aren’t just consultants. They’re growth architects — helping you spot hidden revenue levers, system inefficiencies, and untapped market potential. And with over 63 million
MSMEs in India contributing nearly 30% to the GDP, the competition is fierce and stakes are high. Yet, hiring a business scaling strategist isn’t a magic bullet. It’s a collaborative mission, not a one-sided intervention.
Is SEO Losing Its Edge? How ChatGPT Is Reshaping the Future of Digital Discovery
For more than 20 years, SEO was the ultimate game in digital marketing. If you wanted your brand to be seen, you had to play by Google’s rules — keywords, backlinks and, metadata. Companies poured in millions just to land on that golden first page. But now? Things are getting interesting. A quiet revolution is unfolding. Your customers are ditching the search bar and having full-blown conversations with AI tools like ChatGPT. The SEO throne is shaking — and the chatbot revolution is quietly sipping chai in the background, waiting.
The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new. – Socrates
Rare Earthquake: Future-Proofing MSMEs Amid Geopolitical Shifts
Rare Earthquake: Future-Proofing MSMEs Amid Geopolitical Shifts
The Rarely Known Backbone of Modern Technology
Talent, Trust & Tech: Lessons from Foxconn’s Recall of Chinese Engineers in India
In a move that’s sending shockwaves through the global electronics supply chain, Foxconn has repatriated over 300 Chinese engineers and technicians from its iPhone manufacturing facilities in southern India. With the build-up to the iPhone 17 ramp underway, this withdrawal—prompted by Beijing’s restrictions on skilled labor exports—poses immediate operational challenges
From Protests to Progress: How Giants Like Walmart & Amazon Are Powering India’s MSME Rise
For India’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), the road to scaling up has often been filled with potholes and manholes—lack of capital, market access, and know-how on global expansion. But in the recent past, private giants like Walmart, Amazon, and TATA have turned these constraints into cornerstones through innovative, on-ground programs that help MSMEs to take off. These are not just CSR checkboxes—they are business ecosystem catalysts.
Open Sesame No More: How Alibaba Lost the Magic and What Indian Startups Must Learn
In the tale of “Alibaba and the Forty Thieves,” a poor woodcutter stumbles upon a secret treasure cave, opened with the legendary command: “Open Sesame!” But eventually, as greed and carelessness set in, that magic starts to slip away for his Big Brother.
Cut to 2025, and China’s e-commerce Big Brother Alibaba seems to have forgotten its own Open Sesame. Once the gatekeeper to shopping treasures across China, Alibaba is now watching rivals crack the code to new-age consumer loyalty.
According to Statista, Alibaba’s e-commerce market share has dropped from a mighty 77% in 2015 to below 50% in 2024— signifying the thieves of distraction, delay, and disruption.
Victory Vitamin – May 2021
May marks the end of hot weather across tropical countries, and growing up, it meant another significant milestone. June would be the month when schools would reopen after the long summer break, prompting us to pack our bags with books, our lunch boxes with yummy treats and our brains with lessons. This year, the reopening is likely to look different again — but even a virtual reopening will thrust our children back into the world of knowledge and learning.
Although most of us have graduated years (or decades!) back, there’s no reason why we cannot embrace the back-to-school spirit and continue this process of learning too. This month’s Victory Vitamin is thus packed with lessons, reflections, hope and positivity. Will you be present?
Best wishes,
Venkat
Victory Vitamin – April 2021
Hi everyone,
World Health Day, World Earth Day and Easter were all lined up in April. These holidays signify something to all of us if you think about it — if you take care of your health, anything on earth is possible. So resurrect your hopes, dreams and desires.
With the second wave of Covid, I know that all of you must be anxious and stressed. And all those doom-drenched news clips and gloom-filled Whatsapp forwards only make it worse. Ironically, forwards do not take us forward — they only set us back. So take the mayhem out of May. Prioritize your mental health, as well as physical — think positive and stay negative. That’s why, in this issue of Victory Vitamin, I am focussing on sending you a dose of inspiration and joy. I hope this helps you in these turbulent times.
Take care,
Venkat
Victory Vitamin – March, 2021
Hi everyone,
Vaccines, virus and hope — in keeping with the last year, March has maintained its roller-coaster trajectory too. But when you are on a roller-coaster, you have two options. Squeeze your eyes shut and scream with fear. Or strap in, open your eyes wide in anticipation and enjoy the ups and downs, the twists and turns.
While we can’t control which way the roller-coaster goes, we can always choose our responses and emotions. In this dose of Victory Vitamin, I aim to spread some positivity to help you stay connected so that you can make your choice more effectively. Though delivered late, it is piping hot with useful messages and relevant updates. Ready for the ride?
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