Lonely at the top?

Sep 6, 2014 | Entrepreneurship, Groupon

I still remember the call with the Groupon UK CEO, just as I had been named the India CEO The call was brief. Congratulations, a few pieces of advice and an ending remark “Call me whenever you feel like. It’s lonely at the top” I didn’t make...

The final interview round

Aug 13, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, general, Groupon

Considering my “fancy title”, most candidates I meet everyday have already gone through multiple technical and qualifier interview rounds. I am fortunate to meet the best of the crowd. And I am entrusted upon conducting the “final interview...

What does it take to win?

Jul 5, 2013 | Groupon

Perseverence… Ajay Singh tells me that this deal took him 1.5 years to close! I would believe him anyday… There was a time we used to run 1 deal for 3 days, because we didnt have many. Today the site has 950+ deals at any stage. All of them deals that we...

Mistake of promoting someone

Mar 7, 2013 | Entrepreneurship, Groupon

It is Appraisal month at Groupon. We had conducted the entire event last year in paper format and wanted to transfer all of it online. In the hunt for a Performance Management Solution, we came across EmployWise – whom we have finally started working with. This is not...

Seeking sponsorships

Dec 23, 2012 | Anecdotes, Groupon

Ever since our TV Campaigns went off, the deluge of sponsorship emails has been uncanny. However, what came in today, caught my attention. I rarely respond to such emails unless they catch my attention in the right manner. This one did too, though not for the right...