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Why Thought Partners?

What do we do?

Who we are?

How do we work?

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• A one stop shop for all your business advisory needs – from research to analytics to strategy to operations – all under one roof

• Stress on implementation, not merely strategy formulation

Thought Partners acts asa one stop shop for allyour business advisory

needs, and will provide ablend of domain

experience, extensivenetwork and resources

to quickly take things forward at an extremely attractive

pricing

Thought Partners offers distinctive advantages to its clients

• 30+ years of cumulative experience in consulting and data analytics• Extensive experience in Banking & Insurance, Retail, Education,

Alcoholic Beverages, Telecom and Healthcare• Access to industry experts through solid network from past

institutions

• Every member a profit sharing partner, hence increasing over all efficiency

• Low margin high volume model – pricing on the 50th percentile in the industry in India

• Success based fees structure, with low fixed base for long term partnerships

Vast domain expertise

End to End Delivery

Lower cost structure even

within India

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Governingthought

Thought Partners articulates results in a simple manner to ensure effective communication and meaningful dialogue

Building on details from a microperspective to arrive at discrete,

grouped insights that are mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive

Articulation of results using‘answer-to-issues’ approach,

resulting in sharper understanding

Exercise robust data and information gathering mechanisms throughsecondary as well as primary sources to ensure efficacy

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We provide a suite of services that cover a wide spectrum of business situations

Our Service Lines

Strategy FinanceResearch

and Report Writing

Our domain experience and network is strongest in the BREATH industries:Banking and Insurance, Retail, Education, Alcoholic Beverages, Telecom and Healthcare

Analytics

• With our proprietary IMP model – Identify, Measure and Prioritize – we quantify risk and formulate mitigation strategies using a suite of risk scorecards

• Customer Lifecycle Management, Collections and Marketing Analytics are our bread and butter

• Data analysis – ranging from survey analyses to regression analyses to time series modeling also form part of our core analytics skills

• We offer an extensive repertoire of skills and knowledge to help develop a strong growth strategy – be it through new market entry or increasing market share or through new product introduction

• Cost cutting strategies has been an equally strong focus area

• We provide a broad spectrum of services to provide complete financial management ranging from valuations to financial analysis of statements to identifying trends and suggesting improvements to evaluating and benchmarking key performance metrics

• Conducting primary research as per the client’s requirement

• Collecting and compiling data from secondary sources as a part of a bigger study

• Standalone mandate of writing any kind of report - industry reports, analyst reports, equity research reports

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World Class TeamCore team is from top business schools and has worked with prominent consulting firms like McKinsey

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Extensive NetworkThought Partners has ready access to subject matter experts in a whole range of industries

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Ambitious targets – thorough trackingSet high targets and follow up on implementation with clear potential tracking

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Domain expertiseThorough understanding of, and high on the learning curve in the BREATH industries

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Exceptional value for moneyBeing on the 50th percentile in the industry within India, Thought Partners offers an exceptionally high value to price ratio

Vast experienceThought Partners team has tremendous experience in the areas it offers services in

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Thought Partners has been established with a single point focus of providing world class knowledge services at great value

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Thought Partnersis a mix ofmotivated

professionals,each

one of whombrings a specificvalue to the team

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Short Term Projects(less than 8 weeks)

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We work under various models, offering different levels of our participation and involvement

Long Term Projects Captive resources*

Knowledge Building

Cost Effectiveness

Working model

Billing options

High / Quick Low / Slow

Primarily remote

Primarily offsite, with frequent travel to

Dependant on client requirement

Open to discussion – per hour basis, per dedicated resource basis, periodical contract

*Under Captive Resources, we will dedicate full time resources to your firm. These resources will be available full time for your firm, and will not work on anyproject from for any other organization. You can enjoy the benefits of a captive unit without the hassle of permanent recruitment

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Visit us at: www.thoughtpartners.co.in

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