Transform As You Go - Rohit Nair - Cofounder Quizworks

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“Transform As You Go” offered deep insights into the transformation of a Startup as it grew in revenue by 4000%. The journey of QuizWorks involved re-framing product and re-addressing new target customers. The key takeaway - Startups need to stay agile in reacting to changing paradigms while they tweak approach and pivot until they strike gold. All throughout this period of elation and despair, so typical of a Startup journey, they need to stay true to what they do best – in this case, it was their core product.

Leadership & Management

TRANSFORM AS YOU GO
Rohit Nair

How it all started?

Be Passionate

Solve a Problem

Start thinking beyond
yourself

Put your edge to use!

Meet new people
(esp women – they help refining ideas)

Think Fortune 500
(Leadership & Management)

Create-Sell-Collect

Analyze, Prioritize & Finetune
(esp Sales process)

Go beyond competition

Take some risks!

Hands on experience

Embrace change

You are what your team is

Thank you
https://www.facebook.com/rohitnairv
http://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitsnair

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