Pinstorm
20 years in marketing and entrepreneurship
Grey India, Ogilvy Hong Kong, CKS Silicon Valley, iCat Seattle
Turnaround CEO for Channel V India, sold to Newscorp
Founded “hot” startup Pinstorm
Founder, sole investor Passionfund
15 investments: a) 3 duds, 3 exits (300x, 1.5x, 2.5x)
b) 9 profitable private companies, 2 more exits in 12 months
c) IPR-driven businesses, or unique business models
d) Overall IRR >35%
e) Deep, wide connections across IIT’s, B-schools, TIE
f) Conducting b-plan competitions across 6 campuses annually
