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Startup Lessons from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Fiasco…

By Alok Rodinhood Kejriwal on 17 Comments / 3970 views

The AAP party and its leader Arvind Kejriwal have created a Political Storm in India in the past few months. ALMOST the Perfect Storm.

That was until yesterday, when Shri Arvind Kejriwal ejected himself from the seat that he had fought so valiantly to win.
I am not an expert on Politics and have no intentions of going even near it. All I do is worship entrepreneurs and startups. I took away some important lessons from the AAP fiasco that I am happy to present below.

I hope you enjoy it!

Here is the link to the PPT on Slideshare:
Ps – I have been opposed to the AAP philosophy, their methodology and their ideology since the very beginning. Please also enjoy these posts of mine:
– From one Kejriwal to another Kejriwal
– Why Arvind Kejriwal makes me yawn
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You can read the compilation of my articles on

AAP, Arvind Kejriwal & Anna Hazare in AAP the BIG Fail

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  1. The way you summed up things into a presentation is Just awesome Alok. Thanks for being there as a guru, as a teacher.

  2. With due respect, shouldn’t slide 9 and 16 apply to Alok also, when it comes to AAP ?

  3. Wait for what?

  4. agreed. Matter of perspective.

  5. I didn’t say you should wait ! Am just asking whether these rules apply to you too… These are your words 

    – STOP CRITICIZING and start motivating

    – Don’t expect instant results !

    Not sure, why do the same lessons do NOT apply to only 1 specific entity from your perspective. 

  6. That’s because AFTER WAITING & WAITING, they were given a chance!!

    AFTER you become Delhi PM, what else do you want?? Stay, execute, prove & then move to the next level!!

  7. Well, then lets update the PPT and add * s to highlight these hidden conditions.

    Ultimately, it concludes — All these lessons are useless when it comes to AAP for Alok Kejriwal.

    There’s an old saying – ‘Don’t preach what you can’t practice !’ 

    Just repeating your words

    – STOP CRITICIZING and start motivating

    – Don’t expect instant results !

    Have nothing more to say. Thanks.

  8. I would not write AAP off completely yet. I feel by ejecting himself out of the CM post and calling for fresh polls, he is taking a risk, which is also another entrepreneurial streak. We don’t know yet whether this move is a result of his confidence or stupidity.

    Also, politics has always been about choosing the best from the worst and that is the image he has created for his party. With other parties I see complete hopelessness. With AAP, there is at least some hope. Even if it flops, there is at least that satisfaction of NOT having voted for 2 hopeless parties.

  9. I agree with you partially.

    I may / may not vote for AAP in the upcoming elections. But this unfettered biased bashing of only one single party from the 40 odd parties (which includes the SPs, BSPs, RJDs, Left etc etc etc) by one of the most admired minds of the Indian startup scenario is illogical and incomprehensible to an average mind of mine.

  10. Beautifully summed it up. Thanks

  11. Well I always wanted to support Arvind.. but all I can see now is that he wants to ride on the wave of change without thinking hard on whether he has the abilities to be that change agent.

    Some of the things I have noticed over a period of time (though v small period):

    1. He tries to show that he is really humble and staying on ground by putting everything on the shoulders of “aam aadmi”. I don’t want to be CM, junta wants me to be CM. I don’t want to fight elections, junta wants me to fight elections. Who Am I.. main bahut chota aadmi hun.. OK ENOUGH!!

    2. He justifies his moves by giving examples of Congress and BJP. Like Congress also passed 11 other bills without taking Lt Gov consent, why this one bill is such a prob. This makes him no different than these parties.

    3. He vehemently wants to stay in limelight. He tries everything to get media attention. If nothing else he files an FIR against Mukesh Ambani and then asks BJP and Congress to react. When they don’t he says Mukesh Ambani runs the country and BJP has no answers. Well, what you have done is just show that Mukesh didnt fund your party and so you can speak against him and file an FIR. Is Mukesh behind bars? Did gas price go down? And what will happen now? You have quit.

    4. Why quit? I mean why plan to quit? Quitting under certain circumstances is still ok. But planning to quit thinking that aam aadmi is supporting you is no more than cheating. If you said aam aadmi wanted you to form the Govt by sending you messages, why you didnt ask aam aadmi about your resignation too?

    To sum it all, I think I can see through him now. Most people still don’t because his premise is very emotional- hum nai honge to ye log desh ko bech ke kha jaenge.. REALLY?

  12. As said earlier, I  am not a fan of AAP or Arvind Kejriwal and may / may not vote for them. 

    My only contention is to judge everyone with the same yard stick. If AAP is doing something incorrect, you have all the right to criticize them, not support them and vote against them.

    But, because they are doing something different and some of us dont like their methods, we ignore everyone else and start witch hunting. I mean seriously, you criticize AAP for the FIR against Mukesh Ambani, but are you also criticizing SP government for the death of 35 children in Muzzafarnagar camps during winter. 

    Then there are the statues of elephants (of few thousand crores) by BSP, fodder scam by RJD, industrial devastation by the Left in Bengal, innumerable scams of Congress and BJP… and what we, supposedly “intelligent” people do is, ignore all of that and TARGET someone just because we dont agree to their methods. 

    You have all the right, even in doing that ! But just for the sake of sounding judicious, please speak about all the WRONGS and not just selective WRONGS.

  13. Not sure about

    – Never Pick a Fight you can’t Win

    It’s Corruption / Politics : One can never Win but has to keep fighting (take the RISK). At least try to make difference.

    Agree with Kunal on

    – STOP CRITICIZING and start motivating

    – Don’t expect instant results !

    They made few mistakes., lets see whether they learn anything from it or not. 

  14. Awesome, Simply awesome..

  15. There is always a good aspect of everything that fails, including life.

    That political party was a love story that ended in broken hearts, and there’s good side to it. Everyone in the young ages needed a jolt. It is strong winds that make fire out of coal. 

    The political maturity that has been provided to many will not go in vain. So many possibilities have opened up, and it’s a long way to travel for good leadership developed at every stage of Indian political structure.

  16. Hi Rabi

    I suggest if you even goto Delhi, just ask common man over there about AAP and you will be surprised. What we see & pre judge from here and what AAP had done in his 49 days is total incredible. Yes they had done a mistake by quitting (he apologized for the same) but it’s a learning lesson. 

    I don’t see any reason why not to give more chance to AAP then other parties whom anyways we had given so many years and results are not so fruitful.

    Just to highlight on your point no 3. He want media attention. I say WHY NOT: He don’t have CR of money like BJP & Congress to promote his party. THE ONLY WAY HE CAN DO THAT IS TAKING MEDIA ATTENTION which he is using free of cost.

    I feel as a citizen of India, we must create opportunity for ourself as well to vote apart from BJP and Congress.

    PS: I am more inclined towards intention of this party then any particular person.

  17. I am a supporter of AAP, and first time I agree with your views on AAP. I agree with all your points in ppt. Yes, they did some mistakes, may be they’ll learn from them ( one thing I learn from you “Learn from your mistakes”). Let see, what’ll AAP do in future. 

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