Monthly Archives: August 2008
Passion in low doses is called a hobby
Passion in low doses is called a hobby. I won’t get my car fixed by somebody who is very passionate about cars, but only does it on weekends from 3-4 pm. Similarly, I will not buy CRM from a guy … Continue reading
Dream with open eyes, and make them come true
From Atanu Dey’s Blog “All people dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind, wake in the morning to find that it was vanity. But the dreamers of the day are dangerous … Continue reading
Lessons from Guy Kawasaki on Entrepreneurship
Guy Kawasaki’s list of the five most important lessons he has learned as an entrepreneur. Please check out the entire posting here. The five points are Focus on cash flow. Make a little progress every day. Try stuff. Ignore schmexperts. … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship Vision India 2020
From The Indian Economy Blog Sramana Mitra, entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley for nearly 25 years, has a very interesting series of essays on future of multiple entrepreneurship in India. It is currently on to its seventeenth running … Continue reading
Whether you should Bootstrap or Raise Funds
Sudhanshu Raheha has a thought provoking post on Bootstrapping or Fund Raising Excerpts: It depends on what does you startup want to do. If it would take you a lot of time before you can start making money, then you … Continue reading
The Basic Formula for Entrepreneurship
Here’s the basic formula for entrepreneurship: Understand a problem, grasp its full context, connect previously unconnected dots, and have the vision, courage, resourcefulness, and persistence to see the solution through to fruition. Case in point…( http://feeds.harvardbusiness.org/~r/harvardbusiness/~3/364928472/visionary-entrepreneur.html) Today, over 400 million … Continue reading
Meet Vijay Anand, The Startup Guy
Vijay Anand, an Indian entrepreneur, passionate and driven by technologies related to the Mobile, VoIP, and Emerging Internet space, is quite passionate about the startup ecosystem and is involved heavily in the creation of vibrant communities here in India. He is … Continue reading
Digital India: The future is here
Rajesh Jain post on Digital India Excerpts: Pooja lives in with her parents in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a middle-class neighborhood in Mumbai. She is studying in class V. It is early in the evening. Entering the living room, … Continue reading
Stock Exchange for Startups
The Knowledge Commission headed by Sam Pitroda has recommended setting up a stock exchange for small and new startup companies. The startup scene in India is picking up steam. But still around 70-80% of startups are self financed. And capital … Continue reading
If Luck is everything, Why Bother!
Seth Godin has a perspective on Luck Waiting for the fickle finger of fate to point at you (and cursing the universe until it does) is a lousy strategy. What a shame that so many people rationalize their lives this … Continue reading
