MindSphere Corporate Presentation

MindSphere Consulting
Minds Without Fear
Corporate Overview

MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Vision
“Ignite – Emerge – Transform -
Excel”

Mission
“Ignite & Mentor Young Business Minds to
transform an idea into a viable business.
Nurture and grow the organization to a size
that would have impact by Creating Value
for it’s customers and Wealth for it’s
stakeholders”

• We are “A Professional Mentoring, Advisory, Business Consulting
& Investment Banking Firm”
• Our focus “Start-ups and young & emerging enterprises”
• Our belief “Engagement, partnership and enablement towards a
self-sustaining entity”
• We empower “The minds without fear”
Mandate

Our Origins
• Incorporated in April 2012 at Bangalore
• The Sponsors – with an average of 27+ years of experience in leading
organizations through all stages of the business, our sponsors come with
the vision to Ignite – Emerge – Transform – Excel
• The Idea:
– to partnering with clients in all its meaning of partnership…
– to work towards gaining fresh perspective to the challenges and
capabilities…
– to create a system that learns and thrives in all situations…with or
without a mentor
• The mandate:
“Create Value for the Customer Eco System”, “Create a mark on the space
that they operate in” & “Create Wealth for their Stake Holders”

The Originator
• Sanjay Prasad – Chief Executive & Mentor - is a Serial Entrepreneur with 27+ rich years of experience
and four successful ventures from inception to successful acquisition to his credit. He brings to MindSphere
27+ rich years of experience in sales, marketing management and technical leadership in the high tech
industry. He also brings to MindSphere his entrepreneurial spirit that drives his desire is to build an idea from
its inception, help nurture and grow it, to a size that would have impact in the space that it was created to be
in. He has Cross-functional process and operations experience and track record in developing and monetizing
new businesses. Has strong Customer relationship management expertise with focus on solutions and
consultative selling with specialized knowledge of high tech and communications technologies. Over the years
he has built strong relationships with leading Telco's & Enterprises and possess strong communication,
influence and team leadership skills. As a CEO / Senior Management Team member in various firms he has the
ability to successfully build an idea from its inception till it has emerged and exceled in the space that it was
created in. Before MindSphere, he was the Executive Vice President & Head – Enterprise Infrastructure
Solutions & Services (EISS) vertical at Acropetal Technologies Limited plus also Lead Strategic initiatives within
the group. He lead a 500+ strong team projected to close as a US $ 20.00 Million Vertical within Acropetal at
the end of the current fiscal year (March 2012). Prior to Acropetal Technologies Limited, He was the Chief
Executive Officer at MindRiver Information Technologies Private Limited, an IT Services Firm. He was
instrumental in growing MindRiver from a 5 people startup to a 450+ people strong enterprise with revenues
of Four Million US Dollars as on March 2011. In April 0f 2011 Sanjay successfully identified and merged
MindRiver with Acropetal Technologies Limited by which Acropetal acquired 100% Equity of MindRiver.
Shareholder wealth grew approximately 22 times in a span of under Seven years

Our Approach
One business Many phases
Deep Engagement – in every phase
Each Phase Many features & Pain Points
Collaboration – towards sustenance
Enablement – for the next phase of growth

Our Offerings - Ignite
• Ignite – Mentoring for Start Up’s: Germination of a Seed from its inception
till it embarks on its journey of emergence, growth, transformation &
excellence. Bootstrapping your firm
• One may have a brilliant idea to work towards creating a successful
business but then there are major challenges from all sects of one’s life that
one faces - continuity of income, maintaining the current standards of life,
social standing on personal front, stability and success on the professional
side. We just don’t know how to take those first steps towards becoming an
entrepreneur.
• Well, the first step towards taking that big leap of entrepreneurship is being
systematic and organized. Your main focus at this stage should be to define
your idea and transform it to a marketable product, arrange sufficient
funding and create plans to take it to the

Our Offerings - Ignite
Detailed Strategic
Business Plan
Go To Market
Strategy
Company Incorporating
& Setup
Statutory
Registrations
& Compliance
Banking &
Treasury
Corporate Branding
& Communication
Human Resource
Planning & Process
Financial Planning
& Process
Sales & Marketing
Planning
Operations & Service
Delivery Process
Customer Relationship
Management Process
IP Management

Our Offerings - Emerge
• Emerge – Shredding Your Start Up
• The biggest hurdle for a startup to take itself to the next phase of growth is the very
fact that it is a startup!
• It is a common issue for many new businesses that they just cannot come out of that
image and mindset of being a startup. If you are a startup that has been running for six
months to one year, it is high time now that you should stop calling yourself a startup
and shred that start up mindset
• It is now time for you think about taking your business to its next levels. When we start
up we tend to accept, with gratitude, all assignments that come our way. But reaching
the next levels calls for reviewing and renewing your goals and your work style so far
and adopt a more focused approach towards running your business.
• MindSphere assists you in shredding your startup; through analyses, processes and
practices

Our Offerings - Emerge
Gap Analysis
Short Term & Long
Term
Solution Planning
Corporate Renewal
Review & Renew
(Business Plans, Strategy
Finance, HR, Technology,
Operations & GTM)
Process Alignment
Operational Strategy
Growth Strategies
New Offerings &
New Markets
IP Management
Venture Funding
Private Equity
Placement

Our Offerings - Transform
• Transform – Reinvent Yourself
• Is it time now to take that leap to the next phase? The leap
that asks for a lot of effort and perseverance?
• Actually this is a stage when many firms just give up as they
can’t get the next big order or the next level of funding or
attract the right talent. They just don’t know how to make
the move to the next phase of growth. MindSphere’s
Transformative efforts would assist in doing just that;
towards Transformation – The Reinvention of you.

Our Offerings - Transform
CEO Mentoring &
Advisory
Management
Team
Mentoring & Advisory
Investor
Management
Board Participation
& Management
Succession
Planning
Innovation
Management
Venture Funding
Private Equity
Placement

Our Offerings - Excel
• Excel – Transcend Beyond
• Now that you have an established business, you should think of reaching
the next level of your business's lifecycle i.e., towards further growth and
advancement. MindSphere, understanding your needs for advancement,
has created offerings which help you in charting out an advancement plan
based on your business and financial goals, your strengths and the
elements in the general business environment.
• Our service offerings with the "Excel" program prepares you to thinking
beyond your current scope, they prepare you to reach for the stars!!!

Our Offerings - Excel
Business
Diversification
Geographic Expansion
Going Global
Venture Funding
Private Equity
Placement
Merges &
Acquisitions
Due Diligence
Roadmap for
an IPO

Our Advisory & Mentor Panel
Tanuja Randery, Private Equity, Apax Partners
Before joining Apax, Tanuja Randery was CEO, UK & Ireland for Schneider Electric, the global energy
management and automation firm responsible for a €1bn business across Technology, Buildings, Power
and Industry. She is also a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Proximus Group, the Belgium
Telecommunications and Services company & Zensar Technologies
Prior to Schneider, she spent 10+ years in Telecommunications and Managed Services at Colt Technology
Services, a leading pan-European telecoms provider, and most recently at BT Global Services, a €7.0bn
business, as President of Strategy & Transformation. While at Colt, Tanuja led Strategy & Transformation,
Global Accounts and UK & Ireland, and was also Managing Director of the Benelux business during 2006-
2008.
Prior to joining Colt, Tanuja led the Strategy function at EMC Corporation in Massachusetts, USA and was
instrumental in a number of key software acquisitions. Tanuja started her career at McKinsey, the global
strategy consulting firm where she spent 7 years specializing in technology and telecoms growth and sales
strategy serving leading global companies.
Tanuja was born in Kolkata, India, and holds an MBA from Boston University.
She is an extremely valuable mentor for firms looking to go global and could provide great insights to a
Global Go To Market and Global Strategy for a business

Our Partners
Legal &
Compliance
Finance &
Accounting

Our Current Portfolio Companies

Our Previous Portfolio Companies

What our Mentees Say About Us
“The last 5+ years have been an enriching experience and we have learnt and really grown as
individuals as well as an organisation under Sanjay's leadership and are able to see every
aspect of the business now. Today it feels absolutely exhilarating, that we are able to
understand and take decisions solely by ourselves. Sanjay’s engaging style and continuous
interaction with us has built a great amount of confidence within us. The best part of having
him as a mentor and part of the management team is his positive attitude and never give up
motto! There are times when we have been dulled by some of the lows in business but his
spirit as rejuvenated us up again. He has walked along throughout with us and always been
there for any help that we require or challenge we face. Thank you indeed! It has been our
pleasure and honour to have you as part of MindSquare” – Balakumar Vijayendran –
Director MindSquare Technologies
"Working with MindSphere and specifically Sanjay has been an absolute delight. What we
appreciate the most about Sanjay as a mentor & advisor is his deep sense of empathy
towards what start-ups & entrepreneurs' journeys are. He is always willing to share his own
experiences and help "problem-solve" for all sort of scenarios and issues that start-ups face.
His anecdotal and accessible approach helped us settle down easily and build and learn
together. He is also a stickler for process and calendar and helps to structure the journey of a
start-up very well. We feel very fortunate to have him as our mentor.” – Abhishek
Mukherjee – Co-Founder Talking Street

"As a social enterprise in its initial stages of growth one of the critical aspects the founding team
needs is accurate strategy advise. This is more true to keep the vision of the Founders intact while
bringing business thinking on the product side. At Project DEFY Sanjay brings this core competency
as our Strategy, Re engineering and Transformation advisor. For the past 4 months Sanjay has put
DEFYs house in order so to speak bringing a shift in how our core team looks at the business sides of
things while wanting to change the world! The appreciable quality and quantity of time that he
dedicates to DEFY as a Pro Bono advisor is noteworthy and ensures that DEFY stays on track. In an
eco system where advisory is a misnomer Sanjay has been providing DEFY with dedicated time,
guidance and network to social impact industry and got us thinking about growing DEFY like a
business. We will continue our engagement with Sanjay solely because he understands our vision
exactly the way we do.” – Megha Bhagat – Co Founder & Chief Growth Officer Project DEFY
“MindSphere has been working with us at Project DEFY for the past three months, over a variety of
topics from fundraising to marketing. We are delighted by the experience so far. Sanjay's strategic
guidance and forthrightness has led to great learning in the team, and created for us a foreseeable
direction, that in many ways we lacked before. It is quite rare for non-profits in India to have such
focus, and I can confidently say that MindSphere makes that key difference. We are proud to be
working together.” Abhijit Sinha – Co Founder & Chief Executive Officer Project DEFY

“I have had the pleasure interacting with Sanjay mentorship as part of the NASSCOM - Government
of Karnataka - Catalyst of Women Entrepreneurs Incubation Program.
Sanjay specifically mentored me on business Strategy, Reengineering, Transformation and Scaling.
Sanjay's weekly mentoring and ability to keep a smile on his face when asked “are you busy?”
provided a bedrock of support to me during my entrepreneurship journey.
Sanjay helped bring much needed structure and streamline processes to my enterprise in the early
days. Sanjay's vast knowledge of the start up arena coupled with his hard-working, goal-oriented,
WE-can-do it attitude was extremely helpful to me as a first time entrepreneur.
Having Sanjay to practically guide me and shares my worries with -- often replacing my fears with his
years of experience was an invaluable to say the least.
Having run his own businesses, Sanjay is in the perfect position to give positive and soothing words
of advice when things don't go as planned. Not only does Sanjay have the right words to share, he
also has ideas to help me navigate my way to success.
I personally have benefited immensely from working with Sanjay and his dedication to excellence
and mentee success. His mentorship and encouragement has been instrumental in me achieving the
goals of a little girl I was and the budding entrepreneur I want to be” – Sahar Mansoor – Founder &
CEO Bare Necessities

“Our Association with MindSphere started in 2013. Though having worked in multiple Large
Indian and non Indian MNCs for about 15 years, at a time, when it came to laying processes
and procedures for an organization and getting the right inputs from Industry colleagues
mostly senior, was becoming increasingly difficult, I got introduced to Sanjay. We were a
startup of about 15 months + and did reasonable well to sustain those first 15 months,
however I was not getting a overall picture of what was going right and what wasn’t. Sanjay
helped me pay attention towards the Finance processes and functions, health of the
organization, cash flows, Legal & Statutory compliance, short term and long term strategies,
Sales & Marketing, branding etc., which helped take a step out of the box and take that
critical look at all these functions. And more importantly how a business person should
strategies to build wealth and increase the shareholder value while ensuring that the
employees grow along with the organization and make them part of the plan to succeed” -
Bhargav Balla - Founder & CEO - Ninth Dimension

“Your guidance has been like a support system. It was under your mentorship that I have
been able to make the first few moves as an entrepreneur more confidently. One great
thing that I must mention about MindSphere is that it just doesn’t support a company but it
actually enhances its personality and of the people within. MindSphere doesn’t do your
work but believes in teaching you how do it and hence teaching you all the nuances of
being a professional entrepreneur. I am very positive that Antara Design Studios as an
organization would achieve its vision with your guidance. Thank you” – Antara Pal
Chowdhury – Chief Executive – Antara Design Studios now Ambertree Consulting

MindSphere Consulting
Minds Without Fear
Thank You
www.mindsphereconsulting.com

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