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		<title>Need a business partner / CTO / Techie / Super Geek to build beta products @ZaakCo</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have this mostly untested BHAG - big, hairy, audacious goal in business lingo. The BHAG is to ideate, build and launch beta products in order to early exit (by sale or spin off).Key assumptions I am making are:

   1. In today's day and age, building simple "need fulfilling" products and getting a read on their performance in the market within 6-9 months is not impossible.
   2. Further, with the right team, this can be done for multiple product ideas one after the other.
   3. If you are detail oriented and a fast learner, you do not need 10 years experience in a particular domain before building a product for it.

From an initial pool of a dozen ideas, I have chosen 3 concepts to start with based on their business case. These products concepts are in the ecommerce, online payments and mobile VAS spaces; 1 is for the Indian market and 2 for global customers [...] ]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">I have this mostly untested BHAG &#8211; big, hairy, audacious goal in business lingo. The BHAG is to ideate, build and launch beta products in order to </span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">early exit (by sale or spin off</span></span><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">).Key assumptions I am making are:</span></span></p>
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<li>In today&#8217;s day and age, building simple &#8220;need fulfilling&#8221; products and getting a read on their performance in the market within 6-9 months is not impossible.</li>
<li>Further, with the right team, this can be done for multiple product ideas one after the other. <span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"> </span></span></li>
<li><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">If you are detail oriented and a fast learner, you do not need 10 years experience in a particular domain before building a product for it.</span></span></li>
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<p><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"> </span></span>From an initial pool of a dozen ideas, I have chosen 3 concepts to start with based on their business case. These products concepts are in the ecommerce, online payments and mobile VAS spaces; 1 is for the Indian market and 2 for global customers. <span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content">The intent for an early exit is not borne out of greed for $$$, it is so because building products is the most exciting part. And the more diverse products we can build, the better it is for challenging our brains @ZaakCo <img src='http://zaakco.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  </span></span></p>
<p><span class="status-body"><span class="entry-content"><strong>Requirements for business partner / CTO / Techie / Super Geek</strong>:</span></span></p>
<p><span><span>- High energy, self-starter, risk taker, street + book smart, no ego/drama/God complex<br />
- CS Bachelors degree preferred; non-CS works with right experience!<br />
- Equally comfy with mySQL, JAVA, PHP and the open source toolbox to tend to both the front-end and back-end of a product.<br />
- Experience and/or interest in some product verticals, must contribute to concept development also not just coding!<br />
- Compensation: equity and/or minimal salary<br />
- Suitable age 26-36 years<br />
- Location Delhi NCR, India</span></span></p>
<p>All the other normal stuff you would want to know:<br />
- Company is Zaak Consulting, www.ZaakCo.com, @ZaakCo<br />
- I am Upasana Taku, 1 year as a Management consultant, 4 years as a Product Manager @HSBC + @PayPal, 2 years @Stanford, 4 years at @NITJ, http://upasanataku.com/?page_id=2, @upasanataku</p>
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