Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani
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Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's Discussions

How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
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Here the story of how it all started (please excuse my writing skills) : March 2007 :A spoilt brat forced to do a Btec in Computing and business applications,chilling by the Ganga Riverside in…Continue

Tags: rodinhooder, ideas, passion, entrepreneurs, start-up

Started this discussion. Last reply by Ratnakar Gokarn Jan 16.

SME Exchange

How to get listed on the SME exchange ??How is it better than being funded by PE, VC or a bank ??At what stage should an SME consider being listed on it ? while searching for these answers I had come…Continue

Tags: listing, VC, public, funding, exchange

Started May 12, 2012

Site Representation
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Which are the best companies for "Site Representations" for online Ad Sales in India ?

Tags: sales, advertise, publishers, online, companies

Started this discussion. Last reply by Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani Oct 29, 2011.

What is your Company Worth ???

Lately going through the huge "Valuations" that online companies have been getting, I have been really thinking about the criteria for these Valuations !!!Who values them ??What specific basis is it…Continue

Tags: Sell, Online, Startups, Valuations

Started Jun 1, 2011

 

Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's Page

Latest Activity

Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Tanutejas Saraswat's discussion Free Tricks To Promote Venture Which Literally Doesn't Cost a Single Penny
"The True Entrepreneur......good work man"
Apr 22
Ratnakar Gokarn replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Hi Akshay, Sent a pm with my email address, not sure if you got it or not. If you didnt, let me know. "
Jan 16
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Soumya Jain's discussion The Glamour of being a Luxury Entrepreneur!
"Simply beautiful Soumya.....So So proud of you and Luxury Facts :)"
Jan 15
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to asha chaudhry's discussion December Tees – are you gonna wear Think.Do...?
"This is brillant..... I WON !!! or rather EARNED the awesome Rodinhooder tee :))"
Jan 15
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Absolutely Dilip....you should check this link out  http://www.indianbackpacker.com/index.php/india/south/gokarna-gokarna-the-silent-coast and write to us at info@indianbackpacker.com for any query you have about Gokarna"
Jan 11
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Hi R.Gokarn, would love to know more of your views about it....can i have your e-mail address to take it further ?"
Jan 9
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"WoW Sanchita.....dat surely is a very inspiring comment :) ......would love to have you or your firm participate with us in any ways possible."
Jan 9
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Thank you Pratik...I feel motivated all over again :)"
Jan 9
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Thanx a lot Soumya....you have been an important part of my Journey for helping me write down most of the content :P"
Jan 9
Ratnakar Gokarn replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Hello Akshay, Great story and wishing you continued and greater success. I am a design and UX/UI junkie, so just thought that I should perhaps give you a third party perspective at user end. The website design is still very old fashioned and dark…"
Jan 9
Sanchita Dutta replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"How did i miss this story? absolutely amazing!! i was transported into the story and was living it along with the writer!! A must read for all new/ wannabe entrepreneurs (that includes me!!) who want to do something for the sake of money instead of…"
Jan 8
Pratik Deo replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"I always loved to read a story which inspires to do what you love most. Its really great that you dreamt & are on the way to accompalish it with huge success. Inspiring, Different & awsome. Thanks for sharing the story. "
Jan 8
Soumya Jain replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Wow! This is a very inspiring story! I can absolutely relate to all the small and big hurdles you might have gone through to make Indian Backpacker the big success it is right now! This is no small feat. Kudos! We all can learn something from you -…"
Jan 4
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Sanchay Jain's discussion online travelling portal
"It would be approximately 1-2 lakhs for a good white label solution......75K for a good payment gateway ( this would play an imp part as you need to get a good rate cuz flight commissions r very low and have very…"
Dec 29, 2012
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Sanchay Jain's discussion online travelling portal
"There are 2 options if you want to tie up with a bigger company : 1.) Affiliate Programe - Wherin you copy paste a widget of a bigger company (kayak,makemytrip,ixigo) onto your website and the user searches for a flight/hotel on your site but is…"
Dec 28, 2012
Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani replied to Akshay 'Backpacker' Chhugani's discussion How I Backpacked my way to being an Entrepreneur
"Thank you soo much Ruchi.....its always motivating to hear such a thing...thanx again "
Dec 28, 2012

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I Run a Backpacking company called "The Indian Backpacker"
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At 2:10am on April 22, 2011, Basav Mukherjee said…
Thanks Akshay. Maybe I will join you for a camping trip when I am in Delhi.
At 5:07pm on November 27, 2010, Aalok Pandey said…
hello akshay backpacker chhugani, this is aalok automated-toilets pandey. :)
 
 
 

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