Chirag Kulkarni, CEO of C&M Group speaks in Pune, India about the 5 gaps in a company's business strategy. C&M Group is a strategic consulting firm focused on growth and new product innovation for startups to Fortune 500s. *All credit is given for the pictures used during the presentation. The presenter was not paid for the delivery of the presentation.

1. 5 Gaps in Business strategy
Entrepreneurship. Business strategy.
Chirag Kulkarni
Rotary Club, Pune • August 8th,2014

2. Who am I?
Serial Entrepreneur, ABD, relationships

3. Your Gaps!
Your product 
Sales approach
Business development
Your employees
Your brand

5. Product/Market Fit
• Adjusting product to market
– Facebook vs. MySpace, Orkut, etc.
• Pivots (Eric Ries, The Lean Startup)
• Customer Development

6. Your Gaps!
Your product
Sales approach
Business development
Your employees
Your brand

8. 4 qualities of successful salespeople
5 steps to create an effective advisory board
4 biggest distractions in business operations
5 crowdfunding platforms that could change
your venture forever
Are your meetings tedious? Use our method!
Key Questions; We have a strong product
team and we are looking to raise a round-
how do we move forward?
Introducing: Key Questions; your most asked
questions, answered
6 steps to the perfect pitch
How to attract VC investors-C&M Group's
perspective
How to attract VC investors-C&M Group's
perspective
How to train your brain to stay focused
Why Big business is not as bad as you think
How to execute effectively
How do you develop a work culture?
Why Most Startups Fail
How to hire effectively
The Starting Block
3 keys to effective negotiation
The 5 biggest excuses for not blogging (and
how to overcome them)
How I hire
The three biggest mistakes that cost start-ups
Social Selling- A twist to traditional sales
Why storytelling is better than selling
The secret to high quality customer service
5 growing industries to start your next
business
Startup Story: Consulting for Startups –
Making a Difference @inspireStartup
5 common mistakes business owners make
Should your business set goals?
3 metrics your startup should be tracking
How to pick your businesses name
How to attract VC investors-C&M Group's
perspective
How to train your brain to stay focused
How to pick your businesses name
5 tools that small businesses should utilize
The Starting Block

9. Your Gaps!
Your product
Sales approach
Business development
Your employees
Your brand

11. Your Gaps!
Your product
Sales approach
Business development
Your employees
Your brand

13. Your employees
• What motivates your employees?
• Why you over every other company?
• Worker Bees vs. Business stimulants

14. Your Gaps!
Your product
Sales approach
Business development
Your employees
Your brand

16. Thank you!
chirag@chiragkulkarni.com
@cgkulks
chiragkulkarni.com
Company Web:
cmglobalgrp.com