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Suta is a mindful, artisan-led brand that is best known for reintroducing sarees as everyday wear and for reviving several heirloom indigenous crafts.
Before co-founding Suta, Taniya (Ta) and I were both passionate about creating a venture of our own, which would serve the greater good. We both let go of lucrative corporate jobs, driven by this vision and our passion for meaningful change. Suta was born of our own nostalgic love for cotton sarees – those worn by the womenfolk in our homes.
We wanted to bring back sarees into the mainstream as versatile garments for everyday wear, instead of being relegated to pujas and festivities alone. That’s how Suta came to be.
Today, we’re focused on reviving heirloom Indian crafts through our products and finding them audiences across India and even internationally. Our motto is to ensure that the weavers and artisans we work with (17,000+) have a regular source of income, the means and motivation to pursue their crafts, and do not have to migrate from their ancestral homes to larger cities in search of work.
As co-founders, we follow a very fluid process and both of us jointly undertake our responsibilities. We believe that we work best when we work together, and that our two minds are better than either by itself. That said, I am better with more analytical processes and decisions, while Ta is a creative minefield.

We are hiring!
We have the following open positions (minimum 2 years experience for all profiles)
- Social Media Manager
- Backend Javascript Developer (NodeJS)
- Salesperson for closing x 3 (On high commission basis)
Location: Remote
Role: Full Time
If you have experience in SaaS industry, then you will be preferred
We have the following open positions (minimum 2 years experience for all profiles)
- Social Media Manager
- Backend Javascript Developer (NodeJS)
- Salesperson for closing x 3 (On high commission basis)
Location: Remote
Role: Full Time
If you have experience in SaaS industry, then you will be preferred
Sales is easy people overcomplicate it.
Here are 10 sales book that everyone should read to become better with sales. (I have marked one of them as my favorite)
1. Don't Sell Make them Buy : Upgrade Your Selling Skills by R. Mukund
Link: https://amzn.to/41dF2Au
2. Secrets Of Closing The Sale by Zig Zigler
Link: https://amzn.to/3B4L6Ap
3. Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine by Aaron Ross. (One of my favorite book of all time)
Link: https://amzn.to/3IbRGt9
4. The Challenger Sale by Brent Adamson
Link: https://amzn.to/3NI5I9k
5. To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink
Link: https://amzn.to/3B2nI6I
6. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Link: https://lnkd.in/d7aAJSQq
7. Way of the Wolf: Straight line selling by Jordan Belfort
Link: https://lnkd.in/dYuPXjkJ
8. The Art of Closing the Sale by Brian Tracy
Link: https://amzn.to/3M4AVSV
9. The One Minute Sales Person by Spencer Johnson
Link: https://lnkd.in/dHvJesRs
10. How To Sell Anything To Anybody by Joe Girard
Link: https://amzn.to/3ph2NKG
These 10 books helped me a lot in learning about sales, and I'm sure they'll help you too.
Do you have any recommendation? Let me know in the comments below 👇
Here are 10 sales book that everyone should read to become better with sales. (I have marked one of them as my favorite)
1. Don't Sell Make them Buy : Upgrade Your Selling Skills by R. Mukund
Link: https://amzn.to/41dF2Au
2. Secrets Of Closing The Sale by Zig Zigler
Link: https://amzn.to/3B4L6Ap
3. Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into a Sales Machine by Aaron Ross. (One of my favorite book of all time)
Link: https://amzn.to/3IbRGt9
4. The Challenger Sale by Brent Adamson
Link: https://amzn.to/3NI5I9k
5. To Sell is Human by Daniel H. Pink
Link: https://amzn.to/3B2nI6I
6. Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss
Link: https://lnkd.in/d7aAJSQq
7. Way of the Wolf: Straight line selling by Jordan Belfort
Link: https://lnkd.in/dYuPXjkJ
8. The Art of Closing the Sale by Brian Tracy
Link: https://amzn.to/3M4AVSV
9. The One Minute Sales Person by Spencer Johnson
Link: https://lnkd.in/dHvJesRs
10. How To Sell Anything To Anybody by Joe Girard
Link: https://amzn.to/3ph2NKG
These 10 books helped me a lot in learning about sales, and I'm sure they'll help you too.
Do you have any recommendation? Let me know in the comments below 👇

ACHIEVED FIRST 5000 DOWNLOADS FOR OUR REVOLUTIONARY MOBILE APP BLOODYFAST
Launched International version of Bloodyfast mobile app on Google playstore
Working on exciting b2b marketplace. Keep in touch .....
Started a new venture, it's about connecting your business digitally and use it effectively for getting potential clients.
We Provide All Laptop Related Solutions Like BUY / SALE / RENT / REPAIR etc under one roof at nearest location all over India ( will Provide Franchisee Module in Major cities of India )
Polaroid.Co. is an agency that is shaping the way brands communicate with the audience, by spinning visual stories around the product and creating scenarios through merchandising and photography.
I am looking out for funds and network to grow the business.
Business Starup Ideas
XPRIZE(http://www.xprize.org/) is an organization which designs and manages incentivized competitions intended to encourage technological development that could benefit mankind. Our Board of Trustees include Ratan Tata, James Cameron, Larry Page, Arianna Huffington among others.
We launched 2 Global prize competitions on 24th Oct 2016 at the United Nations, New Delhi competitions and below are the details : -
Women’s Safety XPRIZE (http://safety.xprize.org/) – This is a $1 Million competition sponsored by Anu & Naveen Jain which challenges teams to leverage technology to empower communities with a transformative solution that ensures women’s safety.
Water Abundance XPRIZE (http://water.xprize.org/) – This is a $1.75 Million competition sponsored by the Tata Group and Australian Aid (Govt. of Australia) which is challenging innovators to alleviate the global water crisis with energy-efficient technologies that harvest fresh water from thin air.
Since the launch, we have received over 120 media hits and articles from local(within India) to international media(Below are the links).
Mashable, “XPRIZE takes on women's safety”
http://mashable.com/2016/10/24/xprize-water-abundance-women-safety/#yc8_MR8prOqH
The Verge, “XPRIZE launches two new competitions addressing water scarcity and women’s safety”
http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/24/13358120/xprize-competition-water-abundance-womens-safety
Engineering & Technology, “XPRIZE to tackle water shortage and women safety”
https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2016/10/xprize-to-tackle-water-shortage-and-women-safety/
CNET, “XPRIZES for clean water, women's safety launched in India”
https://www.cnet.com/news/xprize-compeition-clean-water-womens-safety-india/
Engadget, “Latest XPRIZE contests focus on water production and women's safety”
https://www.engadget.com/2016/10/24/xprize-clean-water-and-women-safety/
New Atlas, “XPRIZE addresses water security and women's safety with new million-dollar competitions”
http://newatlas.com/xprize-water-women-security/46088/
We look forward to your participation in both the competitions.
Hello Vadodara Entrepreneurs,
We really appreciate the amazing work that you all are doing as an Entrepreneur and that's why we're touching base with you about a very interesting proposition.
Looking for Successful Entrepreneur speaker for "Vadodara Chapter" of "Accelerate - The Startup Talk".
Schedule of Vadodara Chapter:
Date: Thursday, 17th November, 2016
Tentative Timing: 11 AM
Duration of Event: 1.5 - 2 hours approx.
What we are looking for:
- Founders/Co-founders who are in business for more that 1.5 - 2 years
- Entrepreneurs who have gone through phases of creating a revenue yielding organisation (Ideation to Execution).
- Entrepreneurs who wish to share their Startup journey with youth and motivate them to follow the path of Entrepreneurship.
- Last but not the least, who are interested to interact with 150+ enthusiastic youth as an audience.
Already Executed Chapters: Mumbai, Chandigarh, Mohali
Next Lined Up Chapters: Gurgaon, Noida, Lucknow, Chennai, Coimbatore…and many more down the line.
Few glimpses of previously executed sessions can be found at https://www.facebook.com/millionmindsindia
If you wish to be part of this initiative, kindly get in touch with me @ [email protected]
Thank you!
Upendra Rai
Project Director
Millionminds
+91 - 9702 301 501
Hello Successful Entrepreneurs,
Greetings from Millionminds!
Millionminds is a Startup Incubator for institutions across India. We have successfully established 21+ Incubation cells with institutions across cities.
Millionminds is coming up with 'The Startup Talk' series, knowledge sessions across campuses, a series of “50 Cities - 50 Talks” program to nurture the Startup culture among students in India. It's a totally free of cost initiative for students.
Aim here is to inspire students to follow the path of entrepreneurship and think of becoming job creator rather than job seekers....
Through these interaction/ talk sessions, new age entrepreneurs/ Startup founders/ Co-founders will interact with your students (primarily Eng./Magmnt.) and enlighten them about the reality of converting an idea into a thriving business reality.
What we are expecting from eChai Network:
Looking for successful entrepreneurs from Startup world if they can dedicate just few hours of their valuable time (1.5 - 2.0 hours) for motivating students.
Please confirm your availability for below locations as per mentioned tentative schedule:
Rajkot Chapter (3rd week of Nov),
Ahmedabad Chapter (2nd week of Nov)
Vadodara Chapter (17th Nov).
We truly believe that your few hours can really change life of youth (at least of few enthusiastic one’s)!
Please connect with me at:
[email protected]
[email protected]
Contact: +91-9702 301 501
Thank you!
Upendra Rai
Project Director - Millionminds
Launched SchoolVita, a Mobile App-As-Service for School-Parents engagement
My company Nagar Business and Professional Network Pvt is on a growth trajectory and after one year of traveling in western India now we are ready for professional membership for networking
Promoting entrepreneurship and Start-up ecosystem among new age student entrepreneurs. This is what Millionminds is focused upon.
We are delighted to present and invite you to our initiative for Startups in Navi Mumbai, ZoomStart India - the aesthetically different, energetically vibrant Startup community and Coworking space, an idea lab and last but not the least, a fantastic performance dais for cultural exchange . Visit us. Bless us. Know us. www.zoomstartindia.co
I would like to invite mothers in business to attend the upcoming MompreneursIndia meet at Ahmedabad for a chance to meet other enterprising mompreneurs in your city.
The event promises to be much more than just networking. Click on the link below for complete details,
http://www.mompreneursindia.com/event/27
Hello Start-ups,
Do you want to share your start-up stories with youth across colleges in India?
HOW IT WORKS:
- We'll video capture your story from your home/office etc as per your convenience. It won't cost you anything to video-capture your story.
YOU'LL BE SPEAKING ON VARIOUS TOPICS BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
- Sharing your start-up story
- How your business idea took shape
- Challenges faced/ Solutions applied
and lot more.....
UNMATCHED RETURNS FOR YOU........
Your stories will be shared with:
- 1000+ colleges in India
- 150+ Cities Coverage
- 1 million youth connects
ABOUT MILLIONMINDS:
Millionminds is an online ideation and incubation ecosystem where we manage incubation activities for member colleges.
To be honest, our major focus is to work on grass-root level and help youth from Tier 2 / Tier 3 cities to convert their innovative business idea into reality by providing them start-up ecosystem support.
Rather than focusing on profit/revenue, Millionminds is determined on creating real value for students so that they can also become a creator like YOU.... !!!
If you like the idea, please get in touch with me on below email OR simply say "YES" on this post and share your email connect at -
[email protected]
[email protected]
Anticipating your response here.
Thank you for your attention Guys!!
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