Have you had business failures?

Aashish Kalra (Chairman, Cambridge Technology Enterprises)


According to Aashish Kalra, there are only two valid reasons for business startups to fail – either there was a loss of focus on the business or there were external unforeseen circumstances that occurred. He provides an example of a business startup that he created that was not successful and he provides an explanation of why he believes it failed and what he learned from the experience.

Aashish Kalra

Chairman, Cambridge Technology Enterprises Aashish Kalra is the Chairman of Cambridge Technology Enterprises, and Cambridge Innovations. He is a pioneering equity investor in Technology, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Energy, Logistics and Hospitality. As the Chairman, he foresees the global operations of CTE, providing strategic vision and leadership to the company. He is responsible for the overall company growth and expansion. He has been consistently quoted in leading Indian and International media and was featured in the “Young Turks” program on CNBC. He is an international speaker and has participated in several industry events in America, Europe, India, China and the Middle East.

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Aashish Kalra

Chairman, Cambridge Technology Enterprises

Aashish Kalra is the Chairman of Cambridge Technology Enterprises, and Cambridge Innovations. He is a pioneering equity investor in Technology, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Energy, Logistics and Hospitality. As the Chairman, he foresees the global operations of CTE, providing strategic vision and leadership to the company. He is responsible for the overall company growth and expansion. He has been consistently quoted in leading Indian and International media and was featured in the “Young Turks” program on CNBC. He is an international speaker and has participated in several industry events in America, Europe, India, China and the Middle East.

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Vaishali Jain

Sarder TV Anchor & Former Bloomberg TV Journalist

Vaishali has been working in the media industry & Journalism for more than 14 years. She had her own CEO talk show on Bloomberg TV India called Biz Lounge, a show that she anchored and produced. Biz Lounge explored the business aspects of each company, as well as the company's leadership, corporate culture, as well as each leader's personal side including how he/she spent their free time.

Prior to that, she worked as a Management Consultant in the finance industry in New York City. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Management with a concentration in Finance and her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology.

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