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Deepak Srinath

Deepk Srinath leads the technology and emerging Sectors practice at Allegro Capital Advisors, a full service investment bank headquartered in Bangalore.

Customer experience as a measure of startup success

BY Deepak Srinath

Factors like quality of founders, uniqueness of the product or service, market size, unit economics, current traction, risk factors, etc., are part of the evaluation framework necessary to analyse this.

2 November 2012 - 5:26pm

in: Startups

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Negotiating âTime Bombâ Term Sheets

BY Deepak Srinath

As long as the terms are fair, itâs the comfort level with the fund partners that sways an entrepreneurâs decision.

17 January 2012 - 7:22am

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Killing Me Softly With Your Due Diligence

BY Deepak Srinath

Ideally, all venture deals should close in less than two months. But a few factors delay the entire processâ¦

14 October 2011 - 9:10am

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Internet Commerce Valuations: Pay For Strong Fundamentals, Not For Hype

BY Deepak Srinath

Early-stage ecosystem in India will suffer if venture capitalists overprice investments and donât make good returns.

29 July 2011 - 9:25am

in: Media & Entertainment

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Observations on VC Best Practices

BY Deepak Srinath

Every VC (the individual and the fund) has their own unique style of handling the pitching process and I've seen good, bad and the ugly.

4 July 2011 - 8:37am

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Mentoring 2.0: What Makes It Tick?

BY Deepak Srinath

Mentoring for start-ups canât be one size fits all. Its value depends on actionable guidance for problem-solving.

23 May 2011 - 9:02am

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Seed Stage Investing Gets Super Bullish, But What About Exits?

BY Deepak Srinath

Are early-stage investors, both in India and the USA, caught up in a bubble of their own creation?

13 April 2011 - 11:25am

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Mentoring the Mentor

BY Deepak Srinath

A good mentor is a critical part of an entrepreneurâs journey. A few tips for entrepreneurs from my own experience â Choose your mentors wisely. Sometimes, finding and pitching to the right mentor is as difficult and as important as finding the right investor.

23 February 2011 - 7:25am

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Social Impact Businesses - The Profit Conundrum

BY Deepak Srinath

An emerging asset class, called Impact Investments, comprises investors who have social impact objectives, apart from financial returns. Wealth creation is a very important motivation for most entrepreneurs; however, it is not the only motivation for most entrepreneurs. In fact, I will stick my neck out and say that if an entrepreneur is focused only on profit maximization he or she can never build a great business.

29 January 2011 - 10:15am

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