Mindsphere Consulting is a professional mentoring and business consulting firm focused on startups and emerging enterprises, aiming to help clients transform ideas into viable businesses while creating value for customers and wealth for stakeholders. Founded in 2012 in Bangalore by Sanjay Prasad, who has extensive experience in elevating startups, the firm offers a structured approach to business development across several phases: ignite, emerge, transform, and excel. Their services include strategic business planning, mentorship, investor management, and expansion strategies to support businesses at various growth stages.

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Minds Without Fear
Corporate Overview

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3. Vision
“Ignite – Emerge – Transform -
Excel”
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4. 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”
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• We are “A Professional Mentoring & Business Consulting 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

6. 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”
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7. 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
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8. Our Approach
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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

9. 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
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10. Our Offerings - Ignite
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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

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12. 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
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13. Our Offerings - Emerge
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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

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15. 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.
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16. Our Offerings - Transform
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CEO Mentoring &
Advisory
Management
Team
Mentoring & Advisory
Investor
Management
Board Participation
& Management
Succession
Planning
Innovation
Management

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18. 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!!!
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19. Our Offerings - Excel
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Business
Diversification
Geographic Expansion
Going Global
Venture Funding
Private Equity
Placement
Merges &
Acquisitions
Due Diligence
Roadmap for
an IPO

20. Our Advisory & Mentor Panel
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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

21. Our Partners
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Legal &
Compliance
Finance &
Accounting

22. Our Current Portfolio Companies
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23. Our Previous Portfolio Firms
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24. What our Mentees Say About Us
“Sanjay has been a guiding force for us at MindSquare from the time we started our company. His
vast knowledge across various areas like Sales & Marketing, Finance, Statutory Compliance,
Company Structuring etc. has helped us a lot in our day to day operations. His business
intelligence and support has given us enough confidence and courage to come out of the initial
nervousness of a start-up company. In the years to come we are sure of scaling greater heights
and success with his continued support and vision for our growth. Thank you Sanjay for being
part of us and our dreams” – Balakumar Vijayendran – Director MindSquare Technologies
“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
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25. What our Mentees Say About Us
“Our Association with MindSphere started about 3 months back. 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
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26. What our Mentees Say About Us
“MindSphere has created a new insight for my Business. I'm always amazed at the
level of knowledge and skill Sanjay provides. A true mark of his success is his discipline
for keeping things simple so that others can easily and quickly digest it. He has helped
me organize things 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 coming year.” – Rooparani Y – Chief Executive – Designtheme
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Minds Without Fear
Thank You
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