Valerie R. Wagoner

Valerie Rozycki Wagoner, the CEO & founder of ZipDial, an interactive mobile-based platform for marketing and customer relationships management. A post-graduate in Economic Sociology from Stanford University, Valerie comes in with valuable cross-disciplinary and multi-cultural experience with stints in organizations like Goldman Sachs, Ning and eBay. Having recognized the potential of the Indian market early on, she moved to India to head strategic initiatives at mChek and turned entrepreneur with ZipDial. Through this series of columns, she will be sharing with YourStory readers her experiences, observations and insights about startups, entrepreneurship and business ideas.

7th Feb 2012
When Are You Ready? – The risks of the Mark Zuckerberg strategy
Entrepreneur
18th Jan 2012
We’re Hiring! – Timing & Factors for Recruiting Startup Senior Executives
HR
3rd Jan 2012
Intellectual Property an Asset, Not a Crutch For Startups
Legal Talk
16th May 2011
Social Hiring for Startups: Sharing innovative strategies to hire fast and for long-term success - Valerie Rozycki, ZipDial
Key Ingredient? People!I asked the audience at a startup event in Mumbai recently what they considered to be the most important factor in being ready to take the plunge and start up. A quick live audi...
Opinion
2nd May 2011
The Culture of Equity: Stock Compensation in Startups & how NOT to underestimate the in-laws! - Valerie Rozycki, ZipDial
Given that the team at my startup ZipDial often feels like family, I do not at all object to the idea of receiving phone calls from my colleagues’ relatives. However, I was more than slightly surprise...
Opinion
3rd Mar 2011
Financial Services Institutions, Web Businesses Must Study New TRAI Guidelines or Face Consequences - Valerie Rozycki, ZipDial
The end of this month is the deadline for the implementation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) new policies that protect consumers from SPAM marketing SMS and calls. Following this...
Opinion