Sorry for the sudden break in the story. Here's the continuation of Vikas and Sunil's love affair. Grounded - but love affair none the least.
2 weeks have gone by since Vikas left a copy of his 67 slides. Heck - he even left the flash drive on the table.
He's called Sunil's office 8 times in the last 4 days. His 4 row excel sheet tells him that. Crapucash is right on the top - marked in green. the other 3 VC firms dont' seem to be interested. Its obvious Crapucash is closest to a sale. Vikas' dream of a 4 wheeler just jumped about 600 cc of engine power. What was earlier a Swift or a i20 has now gone to a City or even a Skoda - if he gets his valuations.
Today Vikas is determined to get Sunil on the phone. He calls up Sunil's office.
A pretty voice - 'Crapucash how may i help'
Vikas - ah..umm... this is Vikas. Is Sunil there.
Voice - Are you looking for Sunil Kapoor ?
Vikas - hmm
Voice - I'm sorry - he's left for the day
Vikas - its 10 am. What time he came into office - 4 am?
Voice - I'm sorry - can i take a message
Vikas - ah...umm...sigh...its ok
Voice - thank you
Vikas - grump...
.....click.....
Vikas slumped in his chair. He's not sure why Sunil isn't interested. He was so excited the other day. Little does Vikas know Sunil was excited cause he was meeting a hot blond who happened to be in Mumbai that day - he was just hoping to catch some action.
Today is the 19th day since Sunil met Vikas. Vikas is beginning to get insecure. He's not sure if this is going to go through. There are no customers. The fund tank is almost dry. And his 2 engineer buddies have already got 2 job offers each. Tough tough tough.
Sunil picks up the Economic times on his way to office. Its like a routine. The headline catches his attention.
'Crapucash invests USD 300 million in Infoclit - a IT infrastructure management company'
Vikas is crushed. He's not sure if the papers got it right. Sunil told him they had no money. 300 M is quite a contrast.
As Vikas races to his office - he dials Sunil's office from his phone. His phone's screen is cracked. So he has to look at the number against the sun. The pretty voice takes the call and informs him that Sunil is busy with an interview. She tells him the she will give him the message.
Vikas sits in his chair staring at 2 computer screens when the phone rings. Its Sunil on the other line.
Sunil - Hey Vikas
Vikas - Hey Sunil. How are you doing?
Sunil - good good. You heard about our investment? We have been waiting for such an opportunity to come by for ages !
Vikas - really ? What returns are you expecting over the next 5 years?
Sunil - Man - Infoclit is huge and they're gonna be bigger. We're looking at a 5-7% annual growth on this asset over the next 5 years.
Vikas - so that means the USD300 M should be about 380M or at most 400M in 5 years.
Sunil - yeah - that's a certainty
Vikas - my business proposition could have taken USD 200 to at least USD 1M in a year.
Sunil - Really?
Vikas - yeah. our solution is a perfect fit for Cisco's XION series A hotspots. Its a direct fit.
Sunil - hmmm. You wanna talk about it?
Vikas - ok. When is a good time for you - i can come down to meet with you.
Sunil - Sure. Let me check my calendar. Do one thing. Talk to suzanne and setup a meeting sometime next week. I'm sure we can do something together. Incidentally - also get along a nice presentation - something that I can refer to later and talk to my colleagues about it.
Vikas didn't quite get it. But quickly the dots joined. He could bet Sunil didn't even know who he was or what the hell he was talking about. Just 19 days back Sunil had witnessed a 67 deck presentation about how Vikas had struck gold with an opportunity.
2 weeks have gone by since Vikas left a copy of his 67 slides. Heck - he even left the flash drive on the table.
He's called Sunil's office 8 times in the last 4 days. His 4 row excel sheet tells him that. Crapucash is right on the top - marked in green. the other 3 VC firms dont' seem to be interested. Its obvious Crapucash is closest to a sale. Vikas' dream of a 4 wheeler just jumped about 600 cc of engine power. What was earlier a Swift or a i20 has now gone to a City or even a Skoda - if he gets his valuations.
Today Vikas is determined to get Sunil on the phone. He calls up Sunil's office.
A pretty voice - 'Crapucash how may i help'
Vikas - ah..umm... this is Vikas. Is Sunil there.
Voice - Are you looking for Sunil Kapoor ?
Vikas - hmm
Voice - I'm sorry - he's left for the day
Vikas - its 10 am. What time he came into office - 4 am?
Voice - I'm sorry - can i take a message
Vikas - ah...umm...sigh...its ok
Voice - thank you
Vikas - grump...
.....click.....
Vikas slumped in his chair. He's not sure why Sunil isn't interested. He was so excited the other day. Little does Vikas know Sunil was excited cause he was meeting a hot blond who happened to be in Mumbai that day - he was just hoping to catch some action.
Today is the 19th day since Sunil met Vikas. Vikas is beginning to get insecure. He's not sure if this is going to go through. There are no customers. The fund tank is almost dry. And his 2 engineer buddies have already got 2 job offers each. Tough tough tough.
Sunil picks up the Economic times on his way to office. Its like a routine. The headline catches his attention.
'Crapucash invests USD 300 million in Infoclit - a IT infrastructure management company'
Vikas is crushed. He's not sure if the papers got it right. Sunil told him they had no money. 300 M is quite a contrast.
As Vikas races to his office - he dials Sunil's office from his phone. His phone's screen is cracked. So he has to look at the number against the sun. The pretty voice takes the call and informs him that Sunil is busy with an interview. She tells him the she will give him the message.
Vikas sits in his chair staring at 2 computer screens when the phone rings. Its Sunil on the other line.
Sunil - Hey Vikas
Vikas - Hey Sunil. How are you doing?
Sunil - good good. You heard about our investment? We have been waiting for such an opportunity to come by for ages !
Vikas - really ? What returns are you expecting over the next 5 years?
Sunil - Man - Infoclit is huge and they're gonna be bigger. We're looking at a 5-7% annual growth on this asset over the next 5 years.
Vikas - so that means the USD300 M should be about 380M or at most 400M in 5 years.
Sunil - yeah - that's a certainty
Vikas - my business proposition could have taken USD 200 to at least USD 1M in a year.
Sunil - Really?
Vikas - yeah. our solution is a perfect fit for Cisco's XION series A hotspots. Its a direct fit.
Sunil - hmmm. You wanna talk about it?
Vikas - ok. When is a good time for you - i can come down to meet with you.
Sunil - Sure. Let me check my calendar. Do one thing. Talk to suzanne and setup a meeting sometime next week. I'm sure we can do something together. Incidentally - also get along a nice presentation - something that I can refer to later and talk to my colleagues about it.
Vikas didn't quite get it. But quickly the dots joined. He could bet Sunil didn't even know who he was or what the hell he was talking about. Just 19 days back Sunil had witnessed a 67 deck presentation about how Vikas had struck gold with an opportunity.
1 comments:
He, he. Something of a womens perspective here
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