Job post: Marketing Lead at eBZaar.com

eBZaar combines the comfort of buying quality groceries from your trusted nearby store with the conveniences of online shopping.

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eBZaar’s core team is less then 5 people, with representation from people from varied academic and corporate background [IIT, IIM, Infosys, Cadbury’s, JPMorgan] and we are looking to expand this to have one or two more people to help us in our forward march. The Advisory board constitutes people from HDFC, Cargill, Fullerton etc.

eBZaar.com is looking for an astute consumer marketing person.

You will be someone with 6 to 8 years of experience across FMCG / retail businesses across sales & marketing functions and/or should have worked in an advertising agency managing clients in the FMCG/Retail/eCommerce space. You would be well versed with defining marketing & communication strategy, preparing and executing a go to market plan.

You should have a strong desire to grow a start up. You are someone who is extremely versatile and adapt to the changing business environment and consumer requirements.

You will be part of the core leadership team working with a talented bunch of people bounded by eBZaar vision and will contribute significantly to transform it into a reality.

If this is you, ping ebzaar to have a chat. You may also consider sharing your profile at [email protected].

Location is Mumbai, compensation will be in cash and equity.

androdify my business - gbg mumbai

Androidify My Business – Event on Apr 16th. 3pm

Androidify My Business

Should you really build an app? If yes then how to go about it?

There are nearly 2 million apps on Google Play, a similar number in Apple App Store too. By 2017, it is estimated that over 160 billion (yes, billion) apps will be downloaded worldwide. All the numbers looks great, the success stories of college drop-outs becoming millionaires with an app is motivating for more apps to be developed with hope of making it big. On a flip side, as many as 25% of app users open an app once and never return. In a mobile first country like India, building the right app is crucial to survival of a startup/business.

We have an event just for you to understand how to get started with the app business, what kind of business needs an app, how to get started, what are the best practises, how to get early traction, why Android for India, etc.

When and Where:

Join us on April 16th Saturday from 3pm to 6pm at Zone Startups India, BSE Building, 18th Floor, Dalal Street, Mumbai 400001

Entry free – register here

Topics and Speakers:

Who should attend the event?

  • Early stage startups wanting to build an app
  • Entrepreneurs wanting to redefine their business through apps
  • Or anyone simply interested to understand the business of apps

Signup below and await your confirmation email. Mail us for any questions at gbgmum@gmail

*Speaker changed from Prajyot to Puneet.

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Getting your first paying customers – Marketing Growth Hacks

2015 was a great year for Indian startup ecosystem. 14 out of 144 startups with $1 billion+ valuation are from India. We have another 15 potential startups like Azure Power, LimeRoad and UrbanClap who are likely to make it to the Unicorn list.

It was a great year for GBG Mumbai too, our community now comprises of over 4200 members. Last month’s GDayX has set the tone for 2016 – Growth Hacking!

Our first event of 2016 is about Getting your first paying customers, come and interact with fellow entrepreneurs and startup enthusiasts to learn about marketing growth hacks.

What we’ll cover (Speaker sessions + Q&A)

  • How to get early adopters as customers
  • What should be your pricing strategy
  • Discounts and cashback – pros & cons
  • Converting customers into influencers

Speakers:

  • Founding members of Fixy
  • Mayank Batra, Aasaanjobs.com

Date and Time: January 9th, 2016. 3pm to 5pm

Venue: Thadomal Shahani Centre For Management (TSCFM) Bandra, Mumbai

Entry – Free. Please register below.

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Event: Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising – When and How – Nov29th.

Read the notes from the meeting here gbgmumbai.org/vc-notes/

The world is full of ideas, everyone of us have a profound knowledge of something in our own field of work and an idea follows immediately to make it better. But then, Ideas are dime a dozen, the challenge is in execution. Of the many challenges that hinders executing a world changing idea is access to resources (aka money).

To take the plunge and getting things done is not everyone’s cup of tea, thankfully there are Angels (Friends, Family) who take the leap of faith along with a wannabe  entrepreneur to setup shop and grow the startup.

We wish it was that easy! Well, consider this scenarios:

  • Can your competitors take over the market if they raise capital and you bootstrap?
  • Can your business continue growing without external funding?
  • What are your chances for successful fundraising? or should you even try?
  • You may need the VCs, but does VCs need you?

If answering these questions was not hard enough, there are more jargons in the world of fundraising, Pre-Money, Post-Money, Rights of capital protection, Political rights, Liquidation preferences…does this mean one must give up hopes and resort to just bootstrapping?

Let us remember, ‘raising capital is not equal to success, not raising is not equal to failure’. Whether bootstrapped or funded, the money is just a means to an end. But how does one decide what to do and how to go about?

GBG Mumbai brings you an exclusive session – ‘Bootstrapping vs. Fundraising – When and How‘ where you can hear two perspective on the same topic; one from a Venture Capitalist, another from an Entrepreneur who recently raised funds.

Speaker Profile:

  • Prashanth Mehta, Partner, Lightbox Venture (Lightbox’s portfolio includes InMobi, Cleartrip, Naukri)
  • Prateek Shukla, Co-founder / CEO, grabhouse.com (the startup that gives you broker free house renting)

Date & Time: Saturday, Nov 29th. 3.45pm. Seminar Hall, Harkisan Mehta Institute of Journalism. Mithibai College. Vile Parle.

Entry: Free and by registration only. Please fill the form below and await your confirmation.

Who should attend? If you are a startup or intending to start one in the near future, and would like to know how to the nuances of bootstrapping and raising money, then this event is for you.