Entrepreneurship

How to become a authentic speaker…

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Do these 4 things:

The intent to be open with your audience.
– How can you be more open? Try to imagine giving your presentation to someone with whom you are completely relaxed. This is the state you need to be in if you are to have an authentic rapport with your audience.

The intent to connect with your audience.
– Think about wanting – needing to engage your listeners. Imagine that a young child you know well isnt heeding you. You want to capture the child’s attention however you can.

The intent to be passionate about your topic.
– Focus not on what you want to say but on why you are giving the speech and how you feel about that.

The intent to “listen” to your audience.
– What they are feeling or expecting before you begin as a speaker?

Unseen Impact…

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I am the co-founder of Kopykitab, a digital education platform built around technology.

Recently, due to financial crises, we had to shut down our B2C site, which provided online eBooks to students for studying.

At its peak, we had a remarkable run, with almost 4 million Indian students using our site for studying every month. I believed we were making a significant impact. While revenue through B2C was never great, we kept it running as a vertical because of the tremendous traction it received.

But yesterday, something happened that made me realize the kind of impact our site truly had. Of course, I’ve changed names for privacy:

FYI from my friend Ritesh:

Ritesh: Need one help

Do you know the founders of Kopykitab?
Their site is down for some days now.
My daughter uses them for the books; she is having exams.
If you can check with them, that will be helpful.

Ritesh: My friend Kris messaged, his daughter is blind by birth.

Though we couldn’t act immediately, this is the kind of impact that fills you with pride yet leaves you sad…

Even though we have not made money and are still struggling because of the challenges in India’s education system, I hope we can make a quick turnaround for all the students who rely on Kopykitab and bring it back soon!

Perform at the next level…

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“If you’re waiting for that Promotion to perform well and change the World, it ain’t gonna happen. Ever. People get promoted when you’re already performing consistently at the Next Level. And the best way to strategize is what if you were doing the Manager’s job itself”

– Satya Nadella

How to make a better team…

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Step 1: Hire Slow, Fire Fast
Step 2: Continuous Hiring – Even when you don’t need resources, keep hiring, at this time you get the best candidates because you get to be choosy.
Step 3: Fire Bad Performer(s) ASAP – Keep firing as work is not progressing because of the bad performer(s).

Keep repeating this process and you will find the best team.