Set off in 2004, the NASSCOM Innovation Awards 2008 will mark the fifth edition of the Awards. With several organizations realizing the value of Innovation and actively nurturing it, we are sure that the past year has been one where the Indian IT Industry has broken established precepts with path breaking ideas that have brought value to […]
Lessons in Service Management – The Airtel mChek fiasco
(UPDATE: Sanjay Swamy has posted that they have fixed this problem) This is first in series of posts where I will share some of my (unfortunately, mostly negative) experiences with brands, with a purpose to highlight my learnings in designing services and managing customer experience. Will welcome contributions and experiences from others as well. This […]
Entrepreneurs/Startups Event at Bangalore IT.biz on November 7
Government of Karnataka is organizing an International Conference on IT called Bangalore IT.biz on 6th.7th and 8th Nov in Palace Grounds, Bangalore. This year, we a new segment called YESSS-(Young Entrepreneurs’ Start ups in Soaring Spirits) is introduced, aiming at bringing together young entrepreneurs, successful entrepreneurs and VCs on a common platform to discuss the various aspects of […]
Paul Graham on starting at a bad economy
Paul Graham on starting at a bad economy. The context is – technology startups in USA etc http://www.paulgraham.com/badeconomy.html Please note:-Indian economy is NOT in bad shape yet.
Top 10 Disruptive Techs for 2008-2012(Gartner)
According to http://www.gartner.com/it/page.jsp?id=681107&format=print Top 10 Disruptive Technologies for 2008-2012 Multicore and hybrid processors Virtualisation and fabric computing Social networks and social software Cloud computing and cloud/Web platforms Web mashups User Interface Ubiquitous computing Contextual computing Augmented reality Semantics
TiECon 2008 Delhi
TiEcon Delhi 2008 scheduled from October 22nd – 24th, 2008 at Hotel Maurya Sheraton would be one of the largest conventions for entrepreneurs and is the eighth consecutive TiEcon hosted by TiE Delhi. The theme of this year’s conference is “Entrepreneurship Comes of Age” TiEcon’s in India have attracted people who are CEO’s, successful entrepreneurs, […]
The Startup WorkForce : A Proposal to the Community.
This is a wonderful time to be starting up. You will come across very few people who will give comparisons to all the benefits they get working for big corporates. Its one such time. Hiring will be slightly easier, and retaining them will be even more easier. Even in the midst of all that, it […]
Top 3 Reasons to use LinkedIn Answers
LinkedIn Answers is one of the most powerful and under utilized Professional Networking tools available today. Here are my take on top 3 reasons to leverage LinkedIn Answers. 1. FREE Expert Advice: Obviously, the most common reason to use LinkedIn Answers is to get free advice. Almost contrary (you still need to put effort to […]
Tighten up
I had done this post six months back with some experiences from the bust, and a promise to come back with more if things worsened. That the financial world is in turmoil is old news now. Recapping some lessons for startups from a crunch: Cash is king – raise money if you can; don’t vacillate […]
partial approaches to present economic scenario
These may be partial approaches to present economic scenario for technology entrepreneurs. Embracing Business Models for Open Source Software Embracing Open Innovation These are my recent talks in OSS Camp delhi. http://www.slideshare.net/prady/oss-business-models-presentation http://www.slideshare.net/prady/open-innovation-and-opensource-software-presentation