Blog, Vision for Droom & Shopclues, Sandeep Aggarwal

The Digital Advertisement Action-plan: 5 things to consider for an effective digital advertising strategy

The continued rise of digital and social media has given unparalleled voice to users. While earlier users consumed whatever was offered, with an increase in the need for consumer engagement, participation, and an increased overall competition, businesses have realized that there is a need to evolve and analyze their marketing policies for better end-results. Advertisers … Continue reading “The Digital Advertisement Action-plan: 5 things to consider for an effective digital advertising strategy”

Prerequisites for Gurgaon as a startup hub

Gurgaon has often been termed as Millennium city, similar to how Bangalore is often compared to Silicon Valley. I chose Gurgaon as the home for both start-ups I founded i.e. ShopClues.com and Droom.in. The reason I zeroed on Gurgaon as the breeding ground for my startups was because I found the required talent pool, near … Continue reading “Prerequisites for Gurgaon as a startup hub”

Successful entrepreneurs are acting as an accelerator for new age startups

Over the past couple of years, the rise of startup culture in India has gained significant momentum owing to constant efforts undertaken by both government & private players to boost India’s economy by improving its domestic manufacturing capabilities. Be it the Startup India mission under the Indian government’s ‘Make in India’ initiative or other similar … Continue reading “Successful entrepreneurs are acting as an accelerator for new age startups”

10 Rules of Success from Sandeep Aggarwal

1. Dare to dream 2. Dare to innovate 3. Dare to disagree 4. Do not take no for an answer 5. If you can measure, you can control – be data driven 6. Keep deep belief and conviction 7. Be surrounded by supports and well wishers 8. Build strong network 9. Point fingers to yourself … Continue reading “10 Rules of Success from Sandeep Aggarwal”

5Cs to look for in your Start-up’s Dream Team

In my experience, Vision, Capital and Team are the three critical ingredients to create a world-class company from scratch. Of these three, I would pick Team as the secret sauce for creating that winning company. While people tend to be important for any organization, it becomes super critical in start-ups, given the challenging rollercoaster ride … Continue reading “5Cs to look for in your Start-up’s Dream Team”

5Cs to Create Winning Team for a Startup

In my view, vision, capital and team are the top three important ingredients to create a world-class company from scratch. When I was building ShopClues, I did spend almost one year on these three things. While, vision and capital are super important, a hasty decision how to form a team for your startup can be … Continue reading “5Cs to Create Winning Team for a Startup”

How Droom is Building the 21st Century Experience

How Droom is Building the 21st Century Experience in Buying and Selling Automobiles Online When we launched Droom on 21st November 2014, exactly three years after I launched ShopClues, I knew that we are on to much bigger opportunity and challenge. ShopClues was ahead of its time by 3 years as the first managed marketplace … Continue reading “How Droom is Building the 21st Century Experience”

Vision Behind ShopClues & How It Got Created

With ShopClues, I founded India’s first fully managed marketplace at an era when 100% of other E-Commerce companies were inventory led model. Being the first managed marketplace, we were truly the first one in India to be an non-inventory led business model and provided payments, catalog, fulfillment, verified sellers and common rules/policies for all the … Continue reading “Vision Behind ShopClues & How It Got Created”

Droom completes one year of commercial operations/ Droom celebrates its First Anniversary

I am super excited to share the progress Droom has made since December 2015, which also marks completion of our 12 months of commercial operations. The first item sold on Droom platform was on 7th January 2015, when Balaji Motors sold a 2012 Bajaj Pulsar. Since then, Droom has come a long way.  Droom started with the … Continue reading “Droom completes one year of commercial operations/ Droom celebrates its First Anniversary”