HOW TO LAUNCH AND GROW SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS?

HOW TO LAUNCH AND GROW SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS?
HOW TO LAUNCH AND GROW SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS?

HOW TO LAUNCH AND GROW SUCCESSFUL STARTUPS?


‘The Startup LaunchBook’ by Ajay Batra, Executive VP, Wadhwani Venture Fastrack, is a handbook providing a practical five-level success pathway for startups

New Delhi, February 15, 2021: In today’s time with the rising acceptance of entrepreneurship and a fast-developing ecosystem of peers, investors, mentors, incubators, Government & Corporates, there has never been a better time to start up. However, the failure rate among startups remains as high as 90% with ~ 80% facing closure within the first 18 months. Keeping in mind the challenges in the startup ecosystem ‘The Startup LaunchBook’ provides a structured approach to launch fundamentally-sound and investable startups. 
With an increasing number of youths deciding to become job-creator rather than job-seekers, this book is well-timed to guide new entrepreneurs to a path of success. The book, a first-of-its-kind from India, helps improve start-up outcomes, enabling founders, incubators, and investors to get better ROI. With a renewed national focus on Startup India, Atal Innovation Mission, and Atmanirbhar Bharat, the book is well-timed to support the dream of the next-gen founders.
Ajay Batra, EVP, Wadhwani Venture Fastrack, an entrepreneur and angel investor, decided to write this book to guide those who want to take the entrepreneurial plunge.  The book introduces, and derives inspiration from the Startup Maturity Model© (SMM), a global-first maturity framework that balances the art, science, and practice of launching exceptional start-ups. SMM’s unique five-level architecture allows founders to take the guessing game out of the equation as they follow an iterative approach for building innovative and scalable startups.

Revealing the inspiration behind his book, Ajay Batra, Executive VP, Wadhwani Venture Fastrack said, “Over the last decade, as I became a startup investor and mentor, I have repeatedly been asked questions from start-ups around the basics of starting-up. As I offered appropriate responses to each situation, I realized with so many moving parts involved in launching a startup, founding teams would be well-served with a practical approach, with clear milestones, to plan and track their launch and growth journey. It is also evident that startups need to think beyond products and build a holistic foundation for scaling-up. Hence, the idea of SMM, and the book.”


“The Startup Launchbook serves as a guide in an entrepreneur’s journey. It is a workbook which provides tools and template to engage with the material and reflect on one’s progress. It explains the core concepts of starting-up with examples while tracking stories of successful entrepreneurs through case studies, thereby helping new ventures”, he adds.
For those interested in the book preview, please visit: http://bit.ly/PreviewSLB
About the Author: 
Ajay Batra is the global head of the Wadhwani Venture Fastrack program of the Wadhwani Foundation. He has been an entrepreneur, a mentor, an angel investor, and an active contributor to the innovation and startup ecosystems. He has been the Founding Director of the Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Bennett University and also headed the Bennett Hatchery – the startup incubator of the Times Group. He is a Charter Member of TiE and serves on several national committees of FICCI and CII. Ajay has received his education in India and the USA and has worked in over 10 countries.