Comments on: Got A Business Idea? Pitch It Online@Vator.tv http://www.watblog.com/2007/09/08/got-business-idea-pitch-online-vator-tv/ The Refreshing Blog on Web, Advertising and Technology in India! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:34:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Saumil Patel http://www.watblog.com/2007/09/08/got-business-idea-pitch-online-vator-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Saumil Patel Sun, 09 Sep 2007 18:34:45 +0000 #comment-1202 @Kedar - Vator.tv has infact done just what we thought it would do - lined up an impressive line of investors and VCs to at least take notice. I recently saw Mr.Draper from DJF himself being showcased as one of the lead VCs who'd be looking at screened videos. Although, I believe that most of this is a huge publicity stunt ... what I am waiting for is to see the number of success stories it can lead to! And yes, an eventual meeting with the VCs which turns into funding will be a success story for Vator in my books! BTW, you missed the mojitos the next day dude! ;) @Kedar – Vator.tv has infact done just what we thought it would do – lined up an impressive line of investors and VCs to at least take notice. I recently saw Mr.Draper from DJF himself being showcased as one of the lead VCs who'd be looking at screened videos. Although, I believe that most of this is a huge publicity stunt … what I am waiting for is to see the number of success stories it can lead to! And yes, an eventual meeting with the VCs which turns into funding will be a success story for Vator in my books!

BTW, you missed the mojitos the next day dude! ;)

]]> By: Kedar http://www.watblog.com/2007/09/08/got-business-idea-pitch-online-vator-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-1201 Kedar Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:05:43 +0000 #comment-1201 I was there with Saumil when the discussions happened. Both of us had spent some time writing down all the points about Saumil's version of vator.tv before meeting our friend. Well, what to say? He just sat there, and asked us a few questions that completely toppled our so-called business plan to the floor! It was like a mock meeting with a VC, and it made us see a very pertinent problem that underlies this business model. It takes more than just a meeting with a VC to convince him, let alone a 3-min video. You may say that vator.tv can be a seed to the eventual VC meetings, but then that means the vator guys should be friendly enough with VCs to meet them for breakfast! So for an Indian model to succeed, the founders should know most of the VCs quite well to convince them to spend time on the vids. But our mock VC meeting didn't quite fly :$ .... There's a long way to go on this one... I was there with Saumil when the discussions happened. Both of us had spent some time writing down all the points about Saumil's version of vator.tv before meeting our friend.

Well, what to say? He just sat there, and asked us a few questions that completely toppled our so-called business plan to the floor! It was like a mock meeting with a VC, and it made us see a very pertinent problem that underlies this business model. It takes more than just a meeting with a VC to convince him, let alone a 3-min video.

You may say that vator.tv can be a seed to the eventual VC meetings, but then that means the vator guys should be friendly enough with VCs to meet them for breakfast! So for an Indian model to succeed, the founders should know most of the VCs quite well to convince them to spend time on the vids. But our mock VC meeting didn't quite fly :$ …. There's a long way to go on this one…

]]> By: Saumil Patel http://www.watblog.com/2007/09/08/got-business-idea-pitch-online-vator-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-1200 Saumil Patel Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:55:35 +0000 #comment-1200 @Venkat - I am glad that you liked the post. It's such appreciation from readers like yourself that keeps us going. Thanks again! @Rajiv - You guys are doing a great job already, I'll surely try and post more often! @Venkat – I am glad that you liked the post. It's such appreciation from readers like yourself that keeps us going. Thanks again!

@Rajiv – You guys are doing a great job already, I'll surely try and post more often!

]]> By: Rajiv Dingra http://www.watblog.com/2007/09/08/got-business-idea-pitch-online-vator-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-1199 Rajiv Dingra Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:26:54 +0000 #comment-1199 @ Venkat - I agree with you its a very well written post. Thanks saumil. Hope you contribute ahead as well. Your writing shall inspire me and other WATBloggers to strive to do better and better in the future as well. :) @ Venkat – I agree with you its a very well written post. Thanks saumil. Hope you contribute ahead as well. Your writing shall inspire me and other WATBloggers to strive to do better and better in the future as well. :)

]]> By: Venkat http://www.watblog.com/2007/09/08/got-business-idea-pitch-online-vator-tv/comment-page-1/#comment-1198 Venkat Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:16:33 +0000 #comment-1198 This seemed to be one of the sensible(and professional) posts in this site without following the Q&A pattern that's typically followed Just an observation ;) This seemed to be one of the sensible(and professional) posts in this site without following the Q&A pattern that's typically followed
Just an observation ;)

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