The hotcake idea of the event was Design A-Board. Design A-Board – An Interior Designer Palette on the Web. We all go through different interior designs magazines and dream about the picture perfect house while talking to an interior designer but when it comes to reality, we realize that as there is a […]
Community Platform For Ward 103
My wife has today been formally appointed as a “shadow councillor” for Ward 103- Punjabi Bagh /Madipur in Delhi. For all intents and purposes it means she can now do whatever developmental work a good councillor should do without the malas and bhashans. She has just issued an RFP titled “Technology Platform for Ward 103”. […]
100 HR Ideas for better Business : First 5
I was thinking within myself, if I have to give the best reading experience, what is that I can do differently on this Blog. I realized that tons of description may not excite any reader. Keeping it simple and sweet is the only way.  While we want to give the best back to the readers, I decided […]
Three Things that One can do to build Second Line at Small & Medium Bu
Building Second Line is the biggest challenge in SME’s. This may be due to the focus of entrepreneur which is  very internal and personal. Development of Second Line needs a broader outlook and ability to think and create an environment of trust.  Its also to do with the openness of  SME owner to create wealth […]
My SME Journey in UK 2012
I landed in London Heathrow at 9 pm on 19th September 2012 along with my Associate. We head straight to tube station which I heard a lot about, while I was in India. We thought that we would reach destination in next 20 minutes. We reached Holborn station and the pilot ! announced that due to technical […]
The Tech Startup Ecosystem in India : Mapped
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Building Tech Startups – Valley Style vs India.
Its been a post about Demo Days and how they are a disaster. But Put together an Image to roughly show the process of Building a Startup in India. Bottomline: Its a slower, steadier climb. Which explains why you dont get Investors rushing to invest in you either. But if we do another chart, matching startup […]
Picking the Right Accelerator -Side by Side Comparison (Part 1)
If you have been wondering if there are a lot of accelerators popping up as of late, you are assuming right. But you will realize if you start putting them side by side, that not all are equal. After the nth time that someone asked if the difference between this and that, this happened. And […]
Advisors, Mentors or Coach?
We see far too many folks confusing mentors for advisors. A mentor’s job is to mould you as an entrepreneur and make you successful. For them a business that you do now is just a phase, and are more focused on you as the product. Now, that means, a true mentor will break you, push […]
Not all Technologists and Entrepreneurs are CEOs
Don’t assume anything by default, and force yourself to fit in a role you haven’t grown into. An Idea is not a Prototype. A Prototype is not a Product. A Product is not a Startup… Likewise, Â A technologist is not a product manager. A product manager is not an entrepreneur. An entrepreneur is not a […]
Winning a multi-innings game…
I’ve been spending some time with a friend who raised an Angel round late last year. Like all smart entrepreneurs, he raised sufficient funding to get him through the following 18 months. Now 6 months post funding, we sat down to take stock of the situation and plan for the future. Its no secret that […]
State of mobile retail
Cognizant has an interesting infographic on state of mobile retail availability. Summary – very disparate usage, with little by way of trends and whats working/whats not. 0