Even after all these years of the so-called IT revolution, India is still struggling for a business/company that has created intellectual capital and has thus created a true enterprise with roots in research and development. I think its about time to take stock and figure out why. No one would dispute that India has all […]
Project Management tools for SMB IT services firms
Project Management is the life for IT services firms. Without strong project management processes and good enterprise project management tools, delivery will suffer. I have seen that major outsourcing firms such as TCS, Infosys, CTS and others have their internal project management tools to manage delivery. However for smaller IT services firms (75-150 ppl) developing […]
Video: Rohit Bhargava on Branding and Personality
Since Alok wrote the previous post on branding I thought as a follow-up I’d post this video interview with Rohit Bhargava, who has a new book out called Personality Not Included. Rohit is Senior VP of Digital Strategy and Marketing at Ogilvy. He has a very popular blog aptly titled: Influential Marketing This interview was […]
Brand advertising on Internet – Position it right!
Kamla Bhatt sent me a link to this post, and it sparked off a few thoughts. What has worked well on the internet so far is performance advertising/ lead generation. Most people who are looking to building a business around enhancing brand presence on the web seem to be taking a PR oriented route to […]
India’s Future
I encourage Indian entrepreneurs experienced in the IT outsourcing industry, and alarmed by my Death of Indian Outsourcing piece to read Sudhakar Ram’s Wave 3 of Indian Outsourcing. Other related pieces on the topic are: India’s Labor Arbitrage Strategy, Indian IT: The Next 8 Years, and Silicon Valley’s Unknown Indian. Also, here are my related […]
VentureBuzz section
We are launching another section on VentureWoods – the VentureBuzz section – post any buzz you have heard – might be a rumor, might be a gossip, might be just some juice! Is that hot startup on its way down? Or is it getting bought? Did they announce a deal that never existed? Share something […]
Please participate in the Empower Social Media Research Survey
EmPower is a global research & media services company based out of New York & Bangalore. They are conducting a research study about the extent & impact of Internet-based social media (blogs, wikis, podcasts etc) in India. This must rank amongst the earliest research exercises at understanding the consumer behavior in the social media space […]
Angels fund 57,000 companies for $26b
Don Dodge covers the Angel Capital report from Center for Venture Research for the US Angel space. Some quick stats: 258,200 active angels invested $26b in 57,120 companies in 2007. VCs invested $29.4b in 3,813 companies. The ratios are revealing in the kind of pipeline it takes for a vibrant ecosystem, and proportionate amount of […]
Part-II : Business is Local: Comparing NCR/Delhi vs Bangalore vs Chenn...
Ok folks… all who answered/commented and even those who didnt; I’ve added a final comment– that wraps my last post… feel free to check it out if you’re interested. To skeptics, who’d say “what difference does it make ?”; I’d say it makes a lot of difference:– – because if a individual who believes in […]
2008: Is the UMPC a wave to ride?
UMPC, the Ultra Mobile Personal Computer. The design initially came out of Microsoft roughly about an year or so ago, and there were quite a few skeptics who raced to make claims that this would die the same death that the tablet PC had. Though the Tablet PC is quite an interesting form factor, it […]
Business is Local: Comparing NCR/Delhi vs Bangalore vs Chennai vs Pune
Hi Folks… Having worked in Delhi and also in Bangalore; I’ve seen many differences between the work cultures in these two great metros; and each city/region has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. Am curious… and I seek comments… what’re the experiences that you (venture-woods audience) have had, working in different cities. Good, bad, ugly… feel […]
Love To Meet Entrepreneurs in Pune
I am in Pune on Friday and Saturday – would love to connect with entrepreneurs or teams starting out. I intent to attend Pune – Opencoffee Club Meetup II on Friday evening. I would also like to meet startups on Saturday if possible. Shoot me a mail at msinghal@canaan.com if you wish to connect on […]