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Manoj Nakra

Skin in the Game: Leadership Lessons from two Crises in two Countries.

Leadership is associated with charismatic persons who have all the answers to all problems, know what to do, and ability to get things…

8 min readJun 25, 2021

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Skin in the Game: Leadership Lessons from two Crises in two Countries.

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Manoj Nakra

Did the pandemic kill honest journalism? News as masquerade.

A workbook to create articles for world-famous newspapers in 15 minutes.

5 min readJun 12, 2021

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Did the pandemic kill honest journalism? News as masquerade.

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Manoj Nakra

Capital Efficiency, the less discussed term in startup circles.

The Discipline of Finance has evolved based on publicly traded companies with many minority shareholders. This learning is then…

6 min readMay 10, 2021

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Capital Efficiency, the less discussed term in startup circles.

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Manoj Nakra

The startup and capital raising game

Question for entrepreneurs before they make a pitch for capital

2 min readApr 29, 2021

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Manoj Nakra

Pivot, a Startup (and Business) Buzzword

Is Pivot just a metaphor for what an entrepreneur or a business does? Or something else? Is this what entrepreneurs or managers do when…

8 min readFeb 15, 2021

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Pivot, a Startup (and Business) Buzzword

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Manoj Nakra

Traction Playbook for Startups (and Companies)

This note attempts at creating a new marketing mindset, of making marketing activities a driver of demand creation and customer…

11 min readFeb 7, 2021

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Traction Playbook for Startups (and Companies)

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Manoj Nakra

The meaning of unit economics for startups and investors.

What Are Unit Economics and Why Are They Important in Early-Stage Startups (and established companies)?

8 min readJan 15, 2021

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The meaning of unit economics for startups and investors.

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Manoj Nakra

Build a Moat or Build a Castle: Million Dollar Question

Evaluating Early-stage Startups. Do not use thinking developed for analyzing listed investments.

8 min readDec 29, 2020

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Build a Moat or Build a Castle: Million Dollar Question

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Manoj Nakra

Designations/Titles in Organization need Change for the Digital and Data

What happens when strategy manifests in organization titles and an organization is managed focused on value creation.

4 min readDec 18, 2020

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Designations/Titles in Organization need Change for the Digital and Data

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Manoj Nakra

The uniqueness of early-stage investors

The distinctive thinking of investors in early-stage startups.

6 min readDec 11, 2020

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The uniqueness of early-stage investors

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Manoj Nakra

Manoj Nakra

Manoj is a co-founder of SCIP. Manoj is a Mech. Eng. (IIT Delhi), MBA (IIM Bangalore), and DBA (Case Western) (www.manojnakra.com).

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