Prem Sivakumaran is co-founder & CEO of Growth Mechanics, a leadership and entrepreneurship-focused business content company in India. Growth Mechanics publishes The Smart CEO, a publication focused on enabling peer-to-peer knowledge exchange among C-level executives and board members. The platform reaches over 1.2 lakh CXOs across its website, app, print publication & CEO Round Tables, and has featured on the cover India’s leading business leaders/founders from Infosys, Mindtree, Tata Sons, ICICI Bank, Biocon, Yes Bank and several others. In addition of Smart CEO, Growth Mechanics also organises the Startup50 Conference & Awards, an annual event to recognize India’s top 50 startups every year. Startup50 Alumni include Freshdesk, Oyo Rooms, Urban Ladder, Capital Float, Paperboat Beverages, among others. Growth Mechanics’ primary business model revolves around linking CXOs and Brands around engaging content and has worked with India’s leading companies including Mahindra Group, Godrej & Boyce, BASF, Airtel, Tata Docomo, Fiat, IDA Ireland, Yes Bank, Prestige Estates, Frederique Constant, Indian Terrain
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Agriculture & Agri Tech
Dec 26, 2017
In Startup50 2017: EM3 made it to the list, thanks to its product – Samadhan, a FaaS (Farming as a Service) platform that enables technology to reach the farmer in an efficient and…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Consumer Products
Dec 26, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Parentune was first nominated to the Startup50 2017 Long List by Singapore-based SEGNEL Ventures, spearheaded by Hideki Fujita. This online platform designed for parents made it to the…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Consumer Products
Dec 26, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Rentomojo, has built an interesting business model around renting of furniture, home appliances and even bikes. The company makes it to the list thanks to robust user growth, revenue…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Agriculture & Agri Tech
Dec 26, 2017
In Startup50 2017: Aibono Smart Farming, an agri-tech company, made it to Startup50 2017 for building a venture that offers farm-related intelligence, technology, expertise and gadgets to farmers, and the…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Uncategorized
Dec 22, 2017
On the eve of 13thOctober, 2017, when our team at The Smart CEO was setting the stage for the Startup50 Gala Awards Night, we had many delegates approach us with a recurring…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Editors Note
The Smart CEO Startup50: Batch of 2017
Dec 22, 2017
On October 13th, 2017, at Taj West End in Bengaluru, over 350 leaders from India’s leading growth companies came together at The Smart CEO-Startup50 2017 Awards. It was especially exciting…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Cover Story
Nov 02, 2017
Ajit Isaac, Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, Quess Corp, has used a combination of organic growth and friendly acquisitions to build a company with a market cap of over Rs. 11,000…
Leadership Quess Corp Ajit IsaacPrem Sivakumaran Featured in #Editors Note
Jul 26, 2017
4Tigo Network, Kent RO, Theobroma, Live your Passion Series, The CHRO and more… Welcome to the July 25th issue of The Smart CEO. As always, we present to you a collection of…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Editors Note
Jun 30, 2017
I first heard the phrase ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in the Year 2000. At the time, I was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in engineering, and AI was the topic of choice in several…
Prem Sivakumaran Featured in #Editors Note
Apr 07, 2017
Let me admit, I am a huge fan of Lists. I use them for fun, for learning, for improving productivity and, even, for procrastinating stuff. I also carefully follow several of the…
