“Working with you for nearly a year has made such a deep impact on me personally and on CUMI as a company. We always use your teachings on Competitiveness, Building Sustained Competitive advantage and Creating Customer Value. Your words that, "Growth is not a Strategy; only a consequence of building sustained competitive advantage" is a learning that none of us will ever forget. Thank you once again; you are our 'Guru'!
- K. Srinivasan, Managing Director, Carborundum Universal Ltd.

“You are great as usual VN. It is a great pleasure to have your association with us always. I am sure we have a lot to gain from your knowledge and experience.”
- Anil K. Jain, Sr. Vice President, Wipro Infotech

“From where do you get the energy to regularly deliver and conduct these high-level workshops??! Wonderful, and congratulations.”
- Atul Tandan, Former Managing Director of J.L. Morrison India Ltd. & Former Director of MICA

“We found your contribution as a business strategy consultant immensely useful. Your inputs with regard to strategic mapping, looking at the big picture and creating new streams of revenue for the firm are deeply appreciated.”
- Vijay Kumar H.P, Director, Advanced Fiber Systems Pvt. Ltd.

“It was an appropriate programme and I'm sure the whole team will gain from it.”
- Arijit Bonnerjee, General Manager, IBM Mumbai.

“Strategy in a simple understandable form which is well understood by one and all.”
- Rajesh Khanna, Chief Executive Officer, Wendt India Ltd.

“The whole thought process has changed. I had been always worrying about the fall in prices but did not think in the direction of manufacturing a superior product that would definitely get better prices.”
- Sandesh Rao, Manager – Sales, Bangalore, Wendt India Ltd.

“(Gained) insights into how we can apply game theory in decision-making…”
- Umesh Chaturvedi, Regional Sales Head, Karnataka, Airtel Enterprise Service, Bharti Airtel Ltd.

“Clarity on strategy, relationship between growth and competitive edge.”
- Udit Shanker, V.P. – South Asia, LogicaCMG, New Delhi.

“Gave me a completely new insight and objective approach to segmenting, positioning and growth strategy.”
- Venugopal R., Programme Manager, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd., Bangalore.

“It made me aware of the blind spots which have a tendency to show up when you least expect them.”
- V. Sasheendran, Vice President – Marketing, Kancor Ingredients Ltd., Angamally, Kerala.

“Very enjoyable and thought provoking. Gives you a framework to grow your business.”
- Sridhar Balakrishnan, Executive Director, International Flavours & Fragrances Ltd., Chennai.

"Congratulations on a great session on strategy."
- N. Srinivasan, Director General, Confederation of Indian Industry, Delhi.

"May I thank you for a job wonderfully done. I personally enjoyed listening to you and I am sure your presentation and discussion added substantial value to the learning of our students of Product Management course."
- Dr. Mithileshwar Jha, Professor of Marketing, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

"A complex and difficult subject on game theory brought out crisply in one day capsule."
- M. Kurlanathan, Former Controller - Staples, Foodworld Supermarkets Ltd.,   Chennai.

"The importance of bringing rigorous discipline into thinking came thro' very clearly. Hugely beneficial."
- Ram Bajekal, Former Director & CEO, Parry Agro Industries Ltd., Chennai.

"The fine interplay between theoretical models and our business (has) given us a framework for creating strategy and a basis for continually improving on how we create and implement strategies."
- Hari Padmanabhan, Executive Director & President, ICICI Infotech Ltd.

"…makes you think outside the box."
- Sophie Joseph, Director Operations, AC Nielsen ORG MARG, Baroda.

"Highly relevant to the strategic plan I am preparing for Wipro's largest worldwide account. I now can use the Value Net in improving and refining my ideas with my team."
- Robert Samwell, Client Engagement Manager, Wipro technologies, UK.

"The methodology is by far the best I have seen. I will use it in my organisation."
- Nitin Gupta, Founder & Director, Nexge Technologies, Chennai

A very well-structured and beautifully conducted workshop."
- Col. A.K. Sehgal, Directing Staff, College of Defence Management,   Secunderabad

"V.N. provoked us to think beyond the obvious, beyond the clichéd. He challenged our hackneyed thought processes and compelled us to think of new innovative ideas without ever attempting to provide simplistic solutions."
- Aparna Mitra, Regional Sales Manager (S), Standard Chartered Bank,   Bangalore.

"This workshop really provided me a clear conceptual understanding of strategy which I often find people very loosely using it. A good input session to understand and add value to business."
- A. Hussain Sehal, Director, HR, Alstom Ltd., Chennai

"Excellent way of nailing theory and practice…….your inputs and comments a excellent."
- Jakob Andersen, Trade Commissioner, Trade Commission of Denmark, New   Zealand

"……..making the concepts enjoyable and like a magician bringing hardcore concepts look like simple activity."
- Manoj Mandavgane, General Manager, 3i Infotech Ltd., India.

"This programme gives a new insight to the sales team at the way they perceive their customers."
- Pankaj Gangrade, General Manager - Marketing, Seco Tools India Pvt. Ltd.,   Pune.

"Phenomenal marketing tools to help me do my job efficiently and effectively."
- Vaidyanathan Rajagopal, Sr. Vice President, 3i Infotech Ltd., Europe Middle   East & Africa

The programme illustrated clearly through crisp examples and case studies how careful definition of business and careful thinking about fundamental questions can provide answers that have substantial impact on business direction and growth."
- P Jayakumar, Project Manager, Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd.,   Bangalore.

"A good reminder that one must focus on one's capability rather than jump at the first opportunity."
- Thierry Cros, Managing Director, Seco Tools India, Pune.

"Very enjoyable and thought provoking. Gives you a framework to grow your business."
- Sridhar Balakrishnan, Executive Director, International Flavours &    Fragrances Ltd., Chennai.

"The repeated emphasis on what creates value cannot be underestimated. It's the acid test of action and competitive strategy that we often gloss over."
- Mohan Menon, Member - Governing Council, Chennai Business School,   Chennai.