Blog tagged as fundraising

Book Review - Inclusive Business Models by Sourav Mukherji

By Suraj

My verdict - If you are someone who is even remotely interested in inclusive business models, please do read this book.

"The session by Prof. Sourav Mukherji on inclusive business models was my highlight," shared Vishnu, my co-founder at CoolCoach Academy. He was attending an incubati...

28 Mar 2025 02:48 PM
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FRA* - You are the CFO (Chief Fundraising Officer)!

By Suraj

Am I? 

I am always baffled when successful founders tell me that fundraising is the main job of a social sector founder/CEO. It is definitely part of the job, but the main one, seriously? 

When asked to elaborate in public, I get a polished response: "Founders are the custodia...

26 Mar 2025 07:01 PM
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My plan to raise a Seed Round

By Suraj

I don't know how I missed Kevin Starr's warning and set up CoolCoach as for-profit venture. Naively, I bought into the mirage of robust funding ecosystems for social enterprises. In place of risk capital, all I found is a lot of contradicting and confusing advice. Just like Kevin predicted...

23 Feb 2025 04:42 PM
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