First looks can be deceiving. What struck me first as a product very similar to LinkedIn soon turned out to be a very interesting and useful counterpart to it. I have started using LinkedIn a bit more seriously to keep track of where people I have known over the years are moving to; others like… Continue reading JobeeHive : an interesting counterpart to LinkedIn
Program on Pursuasion and Negotiation skills at IIM Bangalore
Pursuasion and Negotiation are key to any sales or business development effort. There is a program on these necessary business development tactics organised by NSRCEL at IIM Bangalore on the 29th and 30th of September. This is a fee based program and participants will receive a certificate from IIM Bangalore. Go here for more details… Continue reading Program on Pursuasion and Negotiation skills at IIM Bangalore
Protecting innovation : Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights
Most entrepreneurs are petrified about the prospect about someone ‘stealing their idea’. This post is not about protecting an idea which you have not thought through yourself. This is about when, why and how you can seek protection of intellectual property you have developed and believe to be an original contribution. That being said, the… Continue reading Protecting innovation : Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights
Eko : Mobile banking for financial inclusion
I first heard Abhishek Sinha, founder of Eko Financial Services speak at the Mobile Monday forum in Bangalore about applying mobile banking to address the challenge of financial inclusion in India. 400 million people in India still do not enjoy the benefits of having a bank account or insurance coverage. The Reserve Bank of India… Continue reading Eko : Mobile banking for financial inclusion
Do you really need VC ?
This is a topic most entrepreneurs need to think about when they start out building a new business. Not all businesses need a lot of capital, not all businesses have a long gestation period or a long sales cycle and not all businesses even interest VCs at all times. A post by Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder… Continue reading Do you really need VC ?
RangDe : Turning Charity into Social capital
Financial inclusion is an issue that has lately begun getting attention from the government and all of us with a social conscience. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) committee on Financial inclusion headed by Dr C Rangarajan, former Governor of the RBI has made a slew of recommendations in this regard. The fifth edition of… Continue reading RangDe : Turning Charity into Social capital
Brass tacks for running a company in India
The final presentation at the Special Startup Saturday Bangalore last weekend was by Anand Prakash Jangid, a chartered accountant with working experience at Goldman Sachs and Infosys Technologies in security and risk assesment and compliance projects. Anand now has his own accounting firm and also happens to an adviser to the HeadStart Foundation. His presentation… Continue reading Brass tacks for running a company in India
Bell Labs India Chief shows the way to manage products and innovation
Wow. Dr Vishy Poosala, Bell Labs India Head and Executive director’s talk on Innovation and Product management can be summed up with just that expression. Vishy is a hard core techie but has been involved with Alcatel Lucent Ventures during his days at Bell Labs where he has worked on new products in a startup… Continue reading Bell Labs India Chief shows the way to manage products and innovation
13th Sept’s Special Startup Saturday : Crash course for Entrepreneurs
Startup Saturdays have seen excellent traction (using VC terminology for once) across Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. SS as they are popularly referred to are starting very soon in Pune and Delhi and we hope to see SS starting off in Chennai and Kolkata in the new year. The objective is to have continuous engagement… Continue reading 13th Sept’s Special Startup Saturday : Crash course for Entrepreneurs
Where is Digital marketing headed to in India ?
There were some very interesting discussions on the panels at the 3rd Digital Marketing conference organized by IAMAI in Bangalore today. On the panels were marketers, media agencies, ad networks, media tools providers and publishers. Income from Advertising is a cornerstone of many a consumer product business plan in India now a days and I… Continue reading Where is Digital marketing headed to in India ?
The State-of-the-art Social Networks : Part 2
This post follows from my first one last week where I reviewed trends in social networking applications and platforms. This post continues with an analysis of emerging trends and provide pointers where entrepreneurs in India can make a difference. These opportunities also point towards strong business models that can leverage a social networks’ graph of… Continue reading The State-of-the-art Social Networks : Part 2
How to demo your startup
Two good posts on TechCrunch on the topic brought me around to Jason Calacanis’ email list to which you should probably subscribe to. The two posts on how to demo your startup are here and here.