Deepak Menaria

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Mentor at VisionForge Ventures Pvt Ltd

Maharashtra, India

Overview

Deepak Menaria is a mentor, investor, and the Founder & Chief Idea Farmer at Lemon Ideas, an ecosystem dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship. A co-founder of what is now GlobalLogic, he attended IIM Ahmedabad and is recognized for creating innovative learning models. People often describe him as positive, effective, and deeply knowledgeable.

Deepak is passionate about reforming education to be free of fear and driven by experience. He is actively involved in global and national alliances for alternative education. His personal interests include music, adventure, and driving, and he has a newfound love for mentoring young, aspiring entrepreneurs aged 12-16.

Unique fact: Deepak proudly identifies as a "PhD drop out" and uses the title "Chief Idea Farmer" to reflect his philosophy of patiently cultivating ideas like crops.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
 They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Startup Mentorship
As the founder of Lemon Ideas and Lemon School of Entrepreneurship, he has personally supported over 5000 entrepreneurs and more than 150 startup ventures.
Experiential Learning
He champions a "Learning by Doing" pedagogy at his Lemon School of Entrepreneurship, which he describes as a "new age Gurukul" to train entrepreneurs.
Education Reform
He questions the current fear-based education system and is part of global communities working on unconventional and innovative education models.

Media Appearances

Ep.2 Deepak Menaria: Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE) – Ecoversities. Featured in Ecoversities

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Ep.2 Deepak Menaria: Lemon School of Entrepreneurship (LSE). Featured in Ecoversities

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Work History

3-2026
Mentor at VisionForge Ventures Pvt Ltd
2-2026
Advisor (incubation) at Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur
7-2015
Founder & Chair- Experiential Learning at Lemon School of Entrepreneurship
5-2014
Founder at INNOPRENEURS.in
8-2013
Founder & Chief Idea Farmer at Lemon Ideas

Education

2013 - 2013
Management Course from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
2008 - 2010
MS from IPMS-Medicina Alternativa

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Exp : 12 Location : Maharashtra, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Mentor at VisionForge Ventures Pvt Ltd
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Insights For Selling To Deepak

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Deepak is

  • Confidence that the product provides ROI, effective pricing and process adherence matter the most to them.

  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Deepak

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Deepak move?

  • They can move at a reasonable pace while making their decisions if they have the necessary information.

  • Can Deepak take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Deepak

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