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Of late, its been taking me longer to read a book than i originally plan, thanks to the pulls and pressures of my day job. K vaitheeswaran, cofounder of indias first ecommerce. Vaitheeswaran koil info,temple timing,photos,history. The theme for the session is failing and succeeding. More i cofounded fabmart, am a tedx speaker, entrepreneur, and author of failing to succeed the story of indias first ecommerce company. If you think that good guys finish last, you should pick up k vaitheeswarans new book, failing to succeed, the story of indias first ecommerce. The indian startup ecosystem is like the caste system. Vaitheeswarans new book has many lessons for modis startup.
Vaitheeswaran, here for the launch of his book failing to succeed the story of indias first ecommerce company, was replying to a query on market pundits being skeptical about survival of. Vaitheeswaran carried forward the online venture under a new name. Vaitheeswaran does not mince words and certainly does not pull punches while talking about his personal journey and that of indiaplaza through its many highs and several downs. While all entrepreneurs want to succeed, reality is most startups will fail. It examines aspects of taxation through significant economic presence, virtual permanent establishment and its bearing on ecommerce, digital payments, and virtual currencies. An ecommerce pioneer writes an honest book about his career. Failing fast is different from changing product strategy. Vaitheeswaran is also the author of the bestselling book failing to succeed the story of indias first ecommerce company bitlyftsaz and is widely hailed as the father of ecommerce in india. K vaitheeswaran, cofounder of indias first ecommerce company, answering all your questions.
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