In this conversation, Nash Narasimhan, GM of Ecommerce business of HP India, shares his experience and perspectives related to
His academic qualifications include being an engineer and MBA
Starting his career with Eicher and then moving to Muscat and becoming a product manager for a Ford dealership
Returning to India for a role, actually two - with HCL and then moving to DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation)
Getting an intrapreneurial opportunity to set up the online store for Compaq, when internet and ecommerce were just beginning in India
Becoming the largest ecommerce company in India in a very short period
Moving to Singapore for a Channel partner development role
Returning to India to head the technical services division
Playing the CMO roles for large business units in APAC
Coming back to India to play a leadership role with the ecommerce and PC business and also hold the responsibility for the digital GTM
Having witnessed 4 major and many small mergers
Cars to computers to cloud to commerce- 4Cs
His approach to manage and perform in these transitions across domains and businesses
Risk appetite, being a Biker, taking calculated risks,
Transition 1: leveraging the marketing experience [4Ps being the same across industries], product management was the same
Transition 2: company was the same
Transition 3: leveraging the BCP experience in the services business, to make ecommerce available 24x7
Anchoring on onen common factor to leverage and one uncomfortable or new factor to spur learning
Letting results speak for oneself
Being a good manager helps in thriving in a merger
The strength of empathy for people needed for a leader to bring about a smooth merger
The shift in thinking and approach needed when moving from selling hardware [boxes] to selling software, services and solutions that may be less tangible
The idea of products being consumed as services
Apart from product, price, place and promotion, one has to add process, people and proof
His experience of working with software delivery teams
Career advice:
courage to go after your passion and keep reinventing yourself
Look for satisfaction over success
Do your job as an act of service
Nash Narasimhan Tupil is Digital Business leader with over 3 decades experience in the IT industry. He is currently country GM of Ecommerce business of HP India. Prior to this CMO of multi billion dollar HP Asia Pacific and Japan enterprise business.
He is a motorbiker, blogger, photographer and digital enthusiast.
Podden och tillhörande omslagsbild på den här sidan tillhör PM Power Consulting. Innehållet i podden är skapat av PM Power Consulting och inte av, eller tillsammans med, Poddtoppen.
Podcaster