Suhail Sameer
13 statements across 1 episodes · 5 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Oct 10, 2022 by Suhail Sameer · across every show →
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Sameer: BharatPe still operates at 80% to 90% of its earlier execution speed
“By and large, every process we've implemented may have slowed down slightly, but I would not say we are, we operate still probably at 80 to 90% of what we were probably two years back in terms of speed to market and action, but has just managed to ensure that …”
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Sameer: Fast-growing startup leadership requires fungible generalists, not siloed specialists
“I think if a business is growing this fast, you to be fungible in the roles you play. You can't operate as, ah, I only see marketing because it comes. Right. And that's the job for the next level of team to be really good at what they are doing. But the top tw…”
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Suhail Sameer: Good pure-tech products hit one million users within three months
“Companies which are multi-product companies like ours, if they struggle on zero to one, it is a function of they getting married to the product idea too much, right? Like in our type of business, it's full tech. If it is a good product in three months, it will…”
Oct 10, 2022 neutral
Suhail Sameer: Tech testing requires 90% product readiness compared to 50% in FMCG
“Here, if you launch a bad product, it can very quickly sort of erode trust, right? And I think that's something I had to sort of consciously learn. 90% right is okay, but unlike my previous sort of roles where 50% right is okay to test in the market, it's a ve…”
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Suhail Sameer: McKinsey trains consultants to make decisions with limited data
“I think McKinsey teaches you a lot on how to handle pressure. It teaches you a lot around how to sort of make the best of whatever limited, you know, right. McKinsey teams typically do like three month projects, right. So, You will never be in a place where yo…”
Oct 10, 2022 negative
Suhail Sameer: McKinsey teaches decision-making but fails to teach execution follow-through
“But to be honest, it's very difficult in McKinsey. You don't learn decision-making. I mean, if you learn decision-making, you don't learn to follow on. And I think that was my biggest disconnect at McKinsey, and, ah,”