Indiabulls: 21 करोड़ डोनेट किया तो 2000+ कर्मचारियों को निकाला क्यूं?, सोशल मीडिया पर विरोधों की बौछार

हाउसिंग फाइनेंस कंपनी इंडियाबुल्स ने पीएम केयर फंड में 21 करोड़ रुपये डोनेट की है। चलिए, ये तो अच्छी बात है लोगों को पीएम केयर फंड में दान करना भी चाहिए। दरअसल खबर यह नहीं है, खबर है कि इसके बाद कंपनी ने अपने लगभग 2,000 कर्मचारियों को बर्खास्त कर दिया है, वो भी बिना किसी नोटिस के।

हाउसिंग फाइनेंस कंपनी इंडियाबुल्स ने पीएम केयर फंड में 21 करोड़ रुपये डोनेट की है। चलिए, ये तो अच्छी बात है लोगों को पीएम केयर फंड में दान करना भी चाहिए। दरअसल खबर यह नहीं है, खबर है कि इसके बाद कंपनी ने अपने लगभग 2,000 कर्मचारियों को बर्खास्त कर दिया है, वो भी बिना किसी नोटिस के। आप भी यही सोच रहे होंगे ना कि 21 करोड़ डोनेट किया तो 2000+ कर्मचारियों को निकाला क्यूं? यदि कर्मचारी को सैलरी देने के पैसे नहीं थे तो 21 करोड़ डोनेट क्यूं किया ?

Indiabulls_Forcing__For_Resign हैशटैग के साथ निकाले गए एक कर्मचारी ने लिखा कि, वायरस से पहले टेंशन और डिप्रेशन ही वैसे कर्मचारियों को मार देगा जो बिना किसी क्लैरीफिकेशन और नोटिस के वॉट्सएप्प कॉल पर कंपनी से निकाले गए हैं। इस कोरोना काल में कंपनियों के अमानवीय बर्ताव के कारण ही लोग अपने होमटाउन लौट रहे हैं।

#indiabullsHarashing के साथ एक अन्य कर्मचारी ने लिखा कि, आज हमलोग को कंपनी मानसिक रूप से प्रताड़ित कर रही है। बिना किसी भी सूचना कंपनी से यह कहते हुए कि मेरी आर्थिक स्थिति बहुत खराब है, मैं अगले महीने से वेतन देने में असमर्थ हूं…. मानसिक रूप से हमें परेशान कर रहे हैं।”

Five things every investor looks for in a startup

Here are a few things investors seek in start-ups while taking the decision of investing.

For an investor, it is important to know what he’s getting into while taking a decision of investing in a company. No one wants to invest in a business which isn’t profitable and viable in the future.

Here are a few things investors seek in start-ups while taking the decision of investing:

A strong team

An investor looks at a start-up as a team which works together and not as a one-man show. The management team’s capabilities and history is very crucial for an investor because it helps him assess what the team is capable of doing in the future.

You might portray a very colourful image of your team but if an investor can break through the rosy portrayal and see the rifts and lack of unity in the team, he might not invest in your start-up even though he liked the idea.

Hence, it is crucial to have a strong founding team in which everyone is sure about their roles and responsibilities.

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The business plan

The investor doesn’t know everything about your business so you need to let him know about the most important things like the break-even point, financial plan and the marketing and sales plan through your business plan. Because your business plan is a major factor the investor judges you upon, make sure it is made properly and consists of all relevant and required details.

Also, try charting milestones so that an investor has a better idea of your business.

Related Post: All you ever wanted to know about a business plan



Company’s uniqueness

If your idea is the same as the one being offered in the market, an investor will not be interested in investing in your business. He is looking for a unique idea which will appeal to the customers and give him enough profits. VCs often look for competitive advantage and propriety features over the financial structure.

For instance, the most unique ideas are often sponsored in Shark Tank over ideas which are done and dusted with already.

Related Post: Meeting with Investors – Before, During and After

Effective long-term Business Model

A start-up might be doing extremely well in the initial stages and making profits but what is important to judge is whether the business will survive in the future as well. A number of companies are closing down due to mismanagement of finances, low sales, no profits etc.

Amidst cut-throat competition, all an investor wants to know is if your business is likely to withstand the test of time and continue doing well in the future.

Related Post: 7 ways to build a successful startup revenue model

Growth potential

It isn’t enough to be a sustainable business; the company must also have growth potential because no one wants to invest in a company which is standard and stagnant in terms of profits. Your company should be able to growth at a fast pace and introduce new products and services to the mix and attract more markets in a short time. A potential market size is a great way of determining the potential growth rate in the future.





10 Questions you won’t expect to be asked by Investors

If you’re raising money for your startup and you want to pitch to investors then there are a few important things to know.

If you’re raising money for your company and you want to pitch to angel investors or venture capitalists, then there are a few important things to know that savvy investors care about.

You may never get asked these questions, or maybe not as directly as they are asked below, but you should be prepared and have answers to these questions as well as questions like these:

#1Who believes in you and how can I (investor) get in touch with them?

What the investor are looking for here is who are your mentors and advisers. They like to know that there are people who believe in you, your ideas, your potential, and abilities.

#2What entrepreneurs do you admire and why?

This is a fun question. Even if you’re not asked this question, work it into your pitch because you can tell a lot about people by who they admire.

#3How do you track trends in your market?

Investors want to know that you are aware of your industry, as well as where you go to find data to stay on top of industry trends. Things change very quickly today, particularly if you’re in the technology business, so be prepared to share how you find data about your customers and industry, as well as how you apply those findings to your business.



#4Can you tell me(investor) a story about a customer using your product?

This should automatically be included in your pitch presentation anyway. The best pitches are the ones that open with a story about how your product or service is helping your customer. Use real names and be as specific as possible about the “pain” that customer had before they used your product and how you’ve alleviated or addressed that pain. At the end of your presentation, it’s the stories they will remember, so be sure to craft an excellent customer story.

#5How do you know how much money you need and could you scale your business with less?

All investors, of course, want to know how much money you need to scale your business, but you had better know: (a) what you’re going to spend it on (also called “use of funds”) and (b) whether you could scale your business with less money. If you could scale, how much less funding and what would you be sacrificing as a result? It’s actually a very good idea to have multiple budgets and financial forecasts developed in your business plan so that you can address three different growth models for scaling your business.

#6How can I(investor) connect with 5 customers who have used your product or service?

If investors find your pitch interesting, they will want to begin what’s called the due diligence process. During due diligence they will ask a lot about your customers: who they are, how you know who they are, how you find them, what they think of your product, how they are using it, whether that matches your usage intentions, how you interact with them, etc.

#7What will your market look like in five years as a result of using your product or service?

This is another opportunity to tell the growth of your company through sharing a compelling story. Paint the picture of your customers’ future as a result of using your product or service for five years. This helps show the investors that you’re able to envision and think critically about how your product and your customer will evolve over time.



#8What mistakes have you made thus far in this business and what have you learned?

You might be asked, “tell me about your biggest failure and what did you learn from it.” Either way, the investors expect business leaders to experience failure. Failure is part of the equation of growth and it’s where all of the great learnings come from.

Investors also ask, “I look forward to talking with you again in three months after you’ve secured those “beach head” customers, because I know you’re going to make mistakes and learn from them. So call me again when you’ve experienced those mistakes.” That is such a powerful statement to hear from a highly respected investor. It’s not just that they are giving you permission to fail, but they are giving you the confidence to get out there and call the CEOs of the companies you wanted to do business with. You know that if they said no, you could move on to the next CEO and keep going until you find one to bite.

#9What if three or five years down the road we think you’re not the right person to continue running this company—how will you address that?

Often times—particularly with high-growth startups—the founding CEO does not remain the CEO who scales the company beyond the startup phase and investors ask this question to make sure you don’t have “founderitis.” Founderitis is when a founder’s ego gets in the way of the company’s growth and the founder refuses to (or makes it hard to) step down/step out of the position they hold. It’s really good to know what type of entrepreneur you are, as this will make it that much easier to know what you don’t know (another thing investors want to know you know). Knowing these categories gives you a vocabulary to discuss your strengths and your limitations.

It’s important to have people on your team with a combination of the following strengths and abilities. It’s also equally important for you to know where you fit into the mix, know what you don’t know, and be prepared to exit gracefully when the time comes—because it inevitably will.

  • The Idea Generator (You are the visionary, you come up with the great next big idea, your thoughts are not limited by what you hear from your peers, the media, the market, etc.)
  • The Innovator (You can write code, build things, sew things, invent things, and create something for others to sell. Innovators are typically not the same people who sell what they create.)
  • The Starter (You are great at creating a team from nothing and launching a new product or service. You know what it takes to write a solid business plan, implement and track that plan, research and respond to market trends, and surround yourself with people who are smarter than you.)
  • The Changer (You are not only great at being a change agent, but you thrive from doing it. These people make the best “turn-around CEOs” – those who enter an existing company, access the situation, recruit change ambassadors, create a new bold plan, make tough decisions [close a business, fire people, hire people, discontinue a product, etc.], and re-position a company for optimal growth – and even sometimes dissolution.)
  • The Grower (You are someone who loves “a diamond in the rough.” You see the potential in people, products and markets, and know whether they are worth investing time, money, and energy into improving. You typically don’t like starting new things; you prefer to take something good that someone else has started and turn it into something great. A talent desperately needed in most companies. This person can take a company from surviving to thriving.)
  • The Exiter (You are someone who knows what it takes to position a company or person for exit. That exit  is usually merging with another company, acquiring other companies, or taking a company public. This is a rare skill-set and these people are typically not the starters.)

#10Have you ever been fired from a job? Tell us about it.

It’s one of those questions that makes people feel uncomfortable, but that’s not the intention of asking it. Rather, it’s to see how you respond to a challenging question, as well as learn more about some challenges you’ve experienced in previous jobs and how you communicate those challenges.

At the end of the day, investors want to invest in leaders who are movers, shakers, creators, and have the ability to inspire others.

We’d love to hear the atypical questions you’ve been asked by investors—please post them in the comments!

This article was originally published in bplans.com

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