If these economic jolts of last few weeks are called recession; I am pretty amused by it. – Pleasantly amused by my all brokers (companies like ICICI Direct, Kotak) sending me mailers explaining different plans and simple logic behind them. None of them cared a quarter back. Last year it was a “take it or […]
Opportunities At The Cusp
Pakistani entrepreneur Ashar Aziz does a phenomenal job explaining how to find and develop innovation opportunities at the cusps of different domains. 0
Exodus Founder B.V. Jagadeesh
For those of you who have admired the Exodus story from afar, here’s your chance to listen to Jagadeesh telling his story. 0
MindTree CEO KK Natarajan
I recently interviewed KK. Some of you may be interested in checking the series out. 0
Concepts and Clients : The eternal challenge
Over the last couple of years have come across several entrepreneurs and new start ups presenting product and service delivery models on the Internet and mobile channels. This blog being an extremely vibrant forum for both groups, would like to outline a few observations and challenges faced in converting these propositions to business models and […]
Rediff Enterprise Value $24M
Interesting coverage on rediff – its now at $24M enterprise value. As much as for a long time, Rediff commanded high valuations that few could explain, it now seems to have gone in the other direction. Would love to get people’s views on whats happening here. As a bellwether for Indian internet industry, these numbers […]
Bill Gates in Delhi – Nov 6th, 2008- Opening wallets to Fund Research
I attended Mr.Bill Gates’ talk– heard some very interesting ideas from Mr.Gates about opening wallets for research on the world’s pressing problems. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is practically “giving away” US $100,000 grants to researchers based on 2-page summaries of innovative ideas. I didnt post the longer article/snaps in venturewoods- because I felt […]
Navigating through the Economic Blues
Like many other small to medium companies we are also being tested in the economic conditions – delayed payments, delayed sales decisions, delayed cash inflow. I would like to share some thoughts on how we can counter this situation. We are implementing many of the following to gear up for the rough weather. I hope […]
We Really Don’t Dream Big Enough.
I grew up with a poster in my room saying “The size of your world is as big as your dreams”. It was always there when you woke up to remind you to think beyond the box. It still hangs there in my room at my parents place. It’s the thought that came into my […]
Call for Nominations – NASSCOM Innovation Awards & the 100 IT Innovato
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 […]