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We are celebrating our 1st year 🎗 Here is what I wish I knew before starting Credit: at the beginning stage, your company will not have any credit. Therefore, it can be extremely hard to move freight, unless you already have a big driver base that trusts you. In many cases, you can offer the drivers payment before the delivery, and they will still refuse to book, because of lack of trust. Niche down: choose a small niche, and start doing research. Learn the common issues that shippers face in this specific niche. Come up with solutions to those issues. Focus on these solutions, when doing cold calls or sales in general. Overhead: As you start growing, you will get many calls and emails from companies offering services (tracking services, TMS, marketing, customer leads, business optimizations, credit improvements, etc.). Most of these services will have a binding contract, meaning you will not be able to cancel these services unless the contract ends (some can last up to 3 years). Think twice, before accepting any of these services, because most of your customers can switch to a competitor in any day. This can result in a situation of low cash flow and high overhead, potentially leading to bankruptcy.

7 years of Rapyder, what a journey it has been!! It was an overwhelming day yesterday! The consistent, relentless hard work of #rapyDears, trust of #customers, support of Amazon Web Services (AWS), has culminated into this. Without any of this, we would have perished! 7 Years:  Among TOP Cloud Partners in India, 600+ happy customers, 1400+ Deals, 1000+ Delivered Projects, 280+ #rapyDears, 2 OEM, 8 ISV, 4 AWS Competencies, 7 AWS programs, 15 AWS Service Validations, 10 Package Solutions, over 10 Workstream for customers, 2 times Great Place to work, offices in 3 locations……..   This is an example of how High Intent & High Commitment teams can create history! Are we done yet...of course not, WE are still GETTING WARMED UP!    This year we are charting on new path again, with new outlook....lookout for further updates as the year progresses. Thanks once again to all! Athreya Ramadas, Ajay Kumar KVSSN, Ashish Koul, Punit J.

Lets go Lets grow

You've got 7 wonders of the world. 7 deadly sins. And me, celebrating 7 years with Luminous PR! Shocker – here are 7 things that might have surprised me along my journey...   1. 🙏 I was finally able to let down my walls to show my true vulnerable self. And the sky didn’t fall in, ‘Chicken Licken’. Picking the right time and right people is key to getting this right. I have never in my working life formed such a safe, trusting and respectful bond as I have with my partner in crime Kirsty Jarvis. She sits at the top of my gratitude list each and every day.   2. 😡 I have zero tolerance (maybe a bit of rage too) for Microsoft Teams. Gives me a twitch just thinking about it.   3. ✍ Communications folk are fecking smart and fearless and persistent AF. We take the most complex tech solution, digest it, chew it up and spit it out into accessible stories, getting them in front of the right people to help you achieve your goals. No tech is too tough for the Luminous crew to chew. Even me - that's a surprise too;) Though our head of editorial Jennifer Hood is the master!   4. 🍑 I get really grumpy if I don’t shift my butt during the work day - concentration levels, productivity, happiness, all down the plug hole. Yahdy yahdy yah - we’ve all heard it, prioritising your health makes a difference. Shouldn’t be a surprise. But when you finally ‘get it’ it’s like a slap in the face with an ice cold squid 🦑   5. 😞 This is a sad one… There’s way too many sub-standard PRs out there nowadays who have burned both clients and journalists alike. It makes everyone cautious, to the point that clients sometimes miss out on the real benefits PR can help them achieve. Not saying we're better than the rest, there’s always room for growth. - But we do work to standards and with integrity, transparency and honesty. - We do adhere to comms rules. - And we do deliver on our promise.   6. ⭐ Performing at the top of your game while going through perimenopause is really shit. And it’s not talked about enough. I’ve mentioned brain fog before on here. It’s real. It’s debilitating. And we don’t take a single day off, just ‘plough through’. Enough. Flexible working policies should allow you time and space to be both an outstanding player and a woman who is navigating change. 💪 Kudos to us at Luminous for taking flexibility seriously.   7. 😻 Tech Clients - with all your crazy, quirky, idiosyncratic ways and ideas - might drive us secretly round the twist, but boy, we LOVE it and you make it all worthwhile. Each and every client that comes to us comes armed with an idea, a story, passion, a promise of making positive differences. We are lucky to be invited along for part of the journey. I never tire of the ride. And I never cease to be surprised. Here's to 7 more Luminous years. If you'll have me. xx #agencylife #techpr #careerdevelopment #communications #workiversary

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Listen/Watch if you are in senior leadership or HR. Lynn's approach to creating the best work environment and culture for leadership and team members is fundamental; #truth #honesty #experience #integrity #equality, but with a fresh approach; #disruptstatusquo #challenge #rootcause #risetogether

it's not easy

Congratulations Akansha srivastava on your 7th Work Anniversary! 🎉 Seven years of milestones, memories, and remarkable success! Your unwavering dedication and hard work enrich our team's journey. Here's to many more accomplishments together! 🌟 #WorkAnniversary #Milestones #Memories #ProudAchievement"