Sign in to follow 's advice will appear in your account when you log in. Follow specific Community Members and never miss out on their views and insights. Build a group of Members who you want to listen to.

Email: Password:

Don't have SiliconIndia account? Sign up Forgot your password? Reset

Ask Anshuman Pratap Chaudhary for Advice

If your advice request is relevant to other Community members, our Editorial team may choose to send this request to all Experts to attract a wider range of answers and share them with the Community. Rest Assured, we will protect your privacy (unless you recommend otherwise).

Advice Request

Submit Cancel

Anshuman Pratap Chaudhary

Next Member >>

Anshuman Pratap Chaudhary

Cofounder and Chief Business Officer

VVIDIA

Anshuman Pratap Chaudhary is a member of:

Could you tell us briefly about your family background?

Dad passed away recenlty, was ex Navy and then Textile business specialist, Mom is retired official from State Health Dept, Wife celebrated Choreographer, Oddissi Danseuse and actor, Son 5yrs school goer!

Changes In The Professional Environment:

More challenges, new innovations, new customers, new growth.....the journey has just begun!!

Job Profile:

Cofounder with contribution to sales, partnerships, revenue, fund raising and strategy globally

Prized Accomplishment(s):

Well there are many accolades i have to my name in the professional realm however best has been to start my own venture and giving it shape!!

Career Profile:

Worldwide strategy and business development for the company in the area of sales, distribution, fund raising, strategy across partners and customers in Telco, Device, IPTV, Cable, DTH and Media. And this is 24/7 now earlier it was more a job, now its more driving passion with responsibility!

Role Model:

Im pretty much self made however best pick comes from Steve Jobs - with his stay hungry stay foolish attitude and putting creativity and technology together."Men look at things and say why; I belong to the class of men who dream of things that never were and say why not!

The Journey So Far:

Into my second decade of experience in Sales & Business Development. Passionate about telecommunications, media, internet leadership to establish multi-million topline. Spoken on key topics at events like GSMA, International VAS Congress, HP Software Universe, Telemanagement Forum, CeBIT etc

The Decisions That Matter

Very early in my career i understood i cannot be a technology geek thus moved to sales and client facing role, in doing so did not compromise my ability to understand and comprehend technology thus making myself self reliant and have been open to different industry verticals.

Other Thoughts:

Advice For New Professionals:

love your job....not the company....passionately drive towards your goals and yes be hungry and be foolish

Required Reading:

like i said have an open mind so dont want people to follow my recommendations but follow their heart and discoveries.....knowledge is best when unearthed by own self

Plans For The Future:

Making the growth story of my company a formidable one.......offcourse the India story...may start another venture and if all settled then do some cool stuff which i always wanted ...cave walking, trekking in unchatterred territories, theater, swim with white sharks..and all the way be with family

Working Life Management:

I have a lovely wife n son, understanding mom so they help me out in that balance!

Degrees That Matter:

Definitely a good bachelors in engineering with post work experience executive MBA