India’s largest bus ticketing company

On, Being Mentored

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 Company Snapshot
 3.5 Yrs old, HQ in Bangalore – 7 Regional Offices. ~200 Employees

 10000+ bus schedules a day, 700+ bus operators across 15 states

 Over 75,000 point of sale outlets from ~200 partners

 4th largest amongst all travel portals. Largest in Bus. All traffic

from limited geographies and single product offering! Primary

marketing mode: word-of-mouth marketing!

 ~6 times growth in sales YoY SeatSeller ™

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 On Being Mentored
 Who needs a Mentor?

 Where to find Mentors?

 Who is the right Mentor?

 What do we get from them?

 Almost everything advice is a contradiction to what you think

 … And that is what we are seeking

 One funda to get it working?

 Trust

 How do you compensate Mentors?

 Lastly acknowledge Mentoring

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If I have seen further it is only by standing on the
shoulders of Giants.
-- Isaac Newton

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 Thank you

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