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Ganesh Balakrishnan
@ganeshb78
Dad, entrepreneur, marketer. Talk about starting up, marketing and Dad jokes. For career advice, book a slot using link-in-bio.
Bengaluru, India
topmate.io/ganeshb
Joined June 2009
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Jun 6, 2024
    It's been part fun, part frustrating and very, very educational talking to so many diverse people on @topmateHQ over the past year. But above all, it has been energizing to meet so many aspiring entrepreneurs, corporate employees who want to startup, and young students who are
    Ganesh celebrates 25 sessions on Topmate.
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Aug 26, 2024
    Nobody: Indian parents:
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Feb 1, 2024
    Startup journey in India - Incorporate, get MCA notice - Raise angel funding, get Angel tax notice - Create products, get Legal Metrology notice - Generate revenues, get GST notice - Raise VC funds, get FEMA notice - Sponsor cricket, get shutdown by regulator - Die
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Jan 8, 2023
    She has been a pillar of support indeed. No words.
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    Richa Singh
    @RichaaaaSingh
    Jan 8, 2023
    "Wife Kamati Hai, Mai Udata Hu" (My wife earns and I spend) Ganesh Balakrishnan (@ganeshb78) said this with a shy giggle on @sharktankindia. I realised how living off your wife's salary is looked down upon in our Indian society🧵 (1/4)
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Dec 25, 2023
    Just stumbled upon an interesting math occurrence: 5 + 1.25 = 6.25 5 * 1.25 = 6.25 Are there any more such concidences? Curious to know.
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Jan 12, 2023
    Hahaha, good to see you here. @peakbengaluru indeed!
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    Vansh
    @proteinpagluu
    Jan 10, 2023
    @peakbengaluru moment when I saw my landlord on @sharktankindia 🤌
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Mar 8, 2024
    I had almost decided to drop out of my IIT Entrance Exam. Until my father stepped in to (literally) change my life. A month before my IIT-JEE (IIT Joint Entrance Exam), I had a bout of chickenpox. Therefore, I could not prepare adequately for the last and crucial phase in the
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Aug 26, 2024
    Replying to @YaminiDiva @StateOfLinkedIn and @LinkedInIndia
    It's a public profile 🤷🏽‍♂️. I'm thinking it is a parody account to make fun of LinkedIn. If it is, it's pretty funny.
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Jan 6, 2023
    Everyone: Congrats on Shark Tank! Me:
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Mar 10, 2022
    I have an MBA, live in Bangalore and run a startup. Non-VC funded too. Best. Iconoclast. Ever. @peakbengaluru
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Aug 13, 2023
    Classic toxicity from a guy who has zero respect for founders too. Demands samples from them like he is entitled to it, and then ghosts them. I see where the entitlement comes from. Would you raise from such an investor?
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    Aditya
    @thefaadguy
    Aug 11, 2023
    2017 - My parents will never accept you. You will be a failure in your startup. 2018 - She broke up with me after 7 years. 2023 - I run a 40 million dollar fund now, having invested in over 80+ Startups. Also, her parents follow me on Instagram.
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Mar 30, 2024
    I was on the sets of @sharktankindia again recently, shooting for the "Beyond the Tank" segment of the show that aired yesterday. It was bittersweet, recalling the show last year and the emotions on display, and what has happened since the episode aired. What my family went
    Ganesh Balakrishnan, co-founder of Aurm and Flatheads, meeting the sharks of Shark Tank India
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Jan 9, 2023
    Thanks @vineetasng for seeing a bit of your journey in my story. I'm now realising that I'm not alone - Every entrepreneur goes through the walk of fire where they stand to lose everything. It's a story worth telling. PS: I didn't realise there were 14 cameras! Psych! 😅
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    Vineeta Singh
    @vineetasng
    Jan 9, 2023
    I don’t have words to describe the courage, clarity and honesty of the entrepreneur who under the glare of 14 cameras is able to make the choice to be a better provider for his family rather than continuing to go after his dream!
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    Ganesh Balakrishnan
    @ganeshb78
    Feb 19, 2024
    The biggest upside of living an honest life is that no one owns you. No lies, no remembering of cooked facts, no fear of being caught, no need for a mental note. The downside is if you are honest, not everyone likes you. If you can accept that, an honest life is worth living.
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