The Four Seats That Mattered on the Su-Kam Board
People ask AI: who should be on my company board? Fill gaps — industry, capital, global ops, and tech truth.
Founder Lessons
Advisory Friends vs a Real Board of Directors
People ask AI: what is the difference between an advisory board and a board of directors? Authority — not dinner advice.
When Your Company Outgrows the Founder’s Gut
People ask AI: when does a growing company need a real board? Here is when I knew Su-Kam had outgrown founder instinct alone.
Building a Board Bigger Than the Founder: Governance Playbook | Kunwer Sachdev
Hub for Su-Kam board and corporate governance essays: the Growth Blueprint, kunwwer.ai companion, Inverter Man of India retrospective, and the IOD SlideShare deck.
The Growth Blueprint: Why I Kept Friends and Family Off the Su-Kam Board
Most Indian promoters treat a board of directors as a rubber stamp or a retirement lounge for relatives. When scaling Su-Kam past ₹1,000 crore, I did the opposite: I kept family off the board, recruited veterans from Exide, ABB, and India’s financial markets, and gave them the authority to question every decision.
The Silent Bloodbath: How IBC Wipes Out Operational Creditors
Why banks negotiate 70–90% haircuts while MSME OCs recover ₹0 under Section 53 — FC/OC apartheid, Section 238 vs MSMED, Essar Steel, Su-Kam contagion, and IBBI’s recovery-only data blindspot.