1. RAJEEV
PGDM (IIM, A) PhD (Utkal) (awaiting grant)
Profile:
After a brief stint in a multinational consulting firm, I started my own aquaculture
business in 1997. Later I forward integrated into export of shrimps and exotic fishes. I
stopped the business in 2001 and started a BPO which was into web and voice
enabled CRM. I sold the firm in 2005 and started teaching entrepreneurship at XIMB.
I am currently the coordinator for the centre for entrepreneurship at XIMB.
I also teach entrepreneurship at the Sellinger Business School at Baltimore, USA, as
visiting faculty. I am an advisor to the state governments of Orissa and Chattisgarh vis
a vis their policy for attracting entrepreneurs. I am also involved in conducting
entrepreneurship development programs in Chile and Canada. I have written a book
on entrepreneurship which will be released by a major publisher in a few months
time.
Expectations from entries:
While having a look at the executive summary, I will place a lot of weightage on the
quality of the idea.