MindSphere Consulting

MindSphere Consulting Minds Without Fear Corporate Overview

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Vision“Ignite – Emerge – Transform - Excel” MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

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” MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Mandate• We are …A Professional Mentoring & Business Consulting Firm• Our focus… start-ups and young enterprises• Our belief … engagement, partnership and enablement towards a self-sustaining entity• We empower… The minds without fear MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Origins• Incorporated in April 2012 at Bangalore• The Sponsors – with an average of 22+ 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” MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

The Originator• Sanjay Prasad – Chief Executive & Mentor - is a Serial Entrepreneur with 23+ rich years of experience and four successful ventures from inception to successful acquisition to his credit. He brings to MindSphere 23+ 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 Telcos & 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 MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Approach One business Many phases Each Phase Many features & Pain Points Deep Engagement – in every phase Collaboration – towards sustenanceEnablement – for the next phase of growth MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

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 MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Offerings - IgniteDetailed Strategic Statutory Go To Market Business Plan Registrations Strategy & ComplianceFinancial Planning Sales & Marketing IP Management & Process PlanningCompany Incorporating Banking & Customer Relationship & Setup Treasury Management Process Human Resource Corporate Branding Operations & Service Planning & Process & Communication Delivery Process MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

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 MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Offerings - EmergeShort Term & Long Growth Strategies Term Gap Analysis New Offerings &Solution Planning New Markets Corporate Renewal Review & Renew Process Alignment IP Management(Business Plans, StrategyFinance, HR, Technology, Operations & GTM) Operational Strategy MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

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. MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Offerings - TransformCEO Mentoring & Management Investor Advisory Team Management Mentoring & Advisory Innovation Succession Board ParticipationManagement Planning & Management MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Offerings - Excel• Excel – Transcend Beyond• Now that you have an established business, you should think of reaching the next level of your businesss 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!!! MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Offerings - Excel Business Venture Funding Due DiligenceDiversification Private Equity PlacementGeographic Expansion Merges & Roadmap for Going Global Acquisitions an IPO MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Advisory & Mentor Panel Tanuja Randery, Chief Executive – MarketPrizm (A Colt Group Company) Prior to joining MarketPrizm, Tanuja was Managing Director of Colt’s Global Business Division and UK and Ireland Major Enterprise Business. Prior to her Global role, Tanuja was Managing Director of Benelux for Colt Group and Managing Director of Strategy. Prior to joining Colt, Tanuja was Vice President of Strategy at EMC Corporation in Massachusetts. Before EMC, Tanuja was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, the global strategy-consulting firm and was elected Associate Principal in 2002. She holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Boston University. Tanuja is an extremely valuable mentor for firms looking to go global and could provide great insights to a Global GTM and Global Strategy for a businessGaurav Kataria – Head Consulting Practice, Customer Division – Feedback ConsultingHas more than 12 years of experience; expertise in the areas of marketing, strategy, innovation, IToutsourcing, program/project management, consulting and product development. Worked with industrygiants like Siemens, Intel and HCL. Filed 3 patent disclosures in the area of mobile computing and haspublished two papers in the areas of Information Management and Driving Customer Satisfaction. He haswon multiple awards for his extraordinary work over the span of his career. At Feedback Consulting, heheads the consulting practice for the Customer Division & leads select strategy consulting assignmentsacross industry sectors. He has successfully completed the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) from HarvardBusiness School, Boston, MA and did his Master of Science (MS) from BITS Pilani. Gaurav is an extremelyvaluable mentor for firms looking at business strategy, marketing and innovation management MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Advisory & Mentor PanelPavaman Y A – Head SwabhimanAn Industrial Engineer from Bangalore University, Pavaman built a successful business in the growing ITESIndustry servicing some of the Leading Multi national Software companies out of India. He also was on theBoard of IRMC A Retail Management Consulting Company, specializing in providing strategic consulting tosome of the leading Retail organization in India and South East Asia. He brings with him knowledge ofRetail Technology and has hands on experience of end-to-end Retail automation for large Retailoperations. The entrepreneur in Pavaman is the result of the knowledge inherited during his longcorporate career with leading Software companies like Polaris Software Lab Ltd. And Brilliant Tutorialgroups during his early career days. His last venture Vault Information Technologies Pvt. Ltd. was acquiredin November 2010 by Acropetal Technologies Limited. Pavaman is an extremely valuable mentor for firmsseeking the technology edge in todays extremely technology enabled competitive landscape. He also bringimmense knowledge in the retail industry and this could also prove most valuable to businesses. MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Partners Legal & Finance & MarketCompliance Accounting Research MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

Our Current Mentees MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

What our Mentees Say About Us“Sanjay has proved to be an excellent mentor, honing our business mindset and skills.Under his guidance, we have been able to successfully transform Robots Alive and shed ourunorganized startup mindset. We have evolved into a more structured and well organizedestablishment, all geared up to become a successful enterprise. Sanjay has always beenvery vocal, outright and honest about everything due to which we were quick to realize ourdrawbacks and act upon it immediately. We are confident to go places with him on board asChief Mentor” – Abheek Bose – Chief Executive Officer – Robots Alive“Your guidance has been like a support system. It was under your mentorship that I havebeen able to make the first few moves as an entrepreneur more confidently. One greatthing that I must mention about MindSphere is that it just doesn’t support a company but itactually enhances its personality and of the people within. MindSphere doesn’t do yourwork but believes in teaching you how do it and hence teaching you all the nuances ofbeing a professional entrepreneur. I am very positive that Antara Design Studios as anorganization would achieve its vision with your guidance. Thank you” – Antara PalChowdhury – Chief Executive – Antara Design Studios MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

What our Mentees Say About Us“Our Association with MindSphere started about 3 months back. Though havingworked in multiple Large Indian and non Indian MNCs for about 15 years, at atime, when it came to laying processes and procedures for an organization and gettingthe right inputs from Industry colleagues mostly senior, was becoming increasinglydifficult, I got introduced to Sanjay. We were a startup of about 15 months + and didreasonable well to sustain those first 15 months, however I was not getting a overallpicture of what was going right and what wasn’t. Sanjay helped me pay attentiontowards the Finance processes and functions, health of the organization, cashflows, 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 criticallook at all these functions. And more importantly how a business person shouldstrategies to build wealth and increase the shareholder value while ensuring that theemployees grow along with the organization and make them part of the plan tosucceed” - Bhargav Balla -Founder & CEO - Ninth Dimension MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

What our Mentees Say About Us“Sanjay has been an integral part of Andy from the inception stage. With him on board andhis focus on the business growth of Andy, we are very confident to take Andy places. Hiscontributions have been invaluable in various aspects of the business especially onSales, Marketing, Financial Planning, Legal and Operations.” – Abheek Bose - Creator AndyRobo“Sanjay has been a guiding force for us at MindSquare from the time we started ourcompany. His vast knowledge across various areas like Sales & Marketing, Finance, StatutoryCompliance, Company Structuring etc. has helped us a lot in our day to day operations. Hisbusiness intelligence and support has given us enough confidence and courage to come outof the initial nervousness of a start-up company. In the years to come we are sure of scalinggreater heights and success with his continued support and vision for our growth. Thankyou Sanjay for being part of us and our dreams” – Balakumar Vijayendran – DirectorMindSquare Technologies“MindSphere has created a new insight for my Business. Im always amazed at the level ofknowledge and skill Sanjay provides. A true mark of his success is his discipline for keepingthings simple so that others can easily and quickly digest it. He has helped me organizethings and provide invaluable feedback on structuring our business for growth and success.I would recommend his services and will continue to seek advice from him in the comingyear.” – Rooparani Y – Chief Executive – Designtheme MindSphere Consulting - Confidential

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