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Digital Devices can Transform Politicians?
Rajesh Jain is placing bets on digital devices (mobiles and PCs) and their increasing use, and that they’ll help reinvent the Indian political scene. I’ll be rooting for him to win.
Ability to hire PR services is sometimes an indicator of maturity
From Web Strategy by Jeremiah: I’m mainly looking for briefings from companies that are ready for prime time. They are established, have a solid product, and are ready for adoption by Fortune 5000 enterprise companies. These companies don’t have time … Continue reading
Support of the Community can help Startups
Vijay Anand, Curator, Proto.in asks, “If we make better companies, and if we are darn better in hard work, and are more than well aided in terms of talent and capacity, whats it going to take us to the global … Continue reading
Zoho is the next Software Giant
The Economist profiles Sridhar Vembu who, they feel, can take a shot a shot at becoming software’s Michael Dell. In the mid-1990s, though, venture capitalists gave Mr Vembu the cold shoulder when he shopped around a business plan for software that … Continue reading
Publicity is hardly necessary for a great product
Here are some brands that had no launch at all: Starbucks, Apple, Nike, Harry Potter, Google, William Morris, The DaVinci Code, Wikipedia, Snapple, Geico, Linux, Firefox and yes, Microsoft. (All got plenty of PR, but after the launch, sometimes a … Continue reading
The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad’s center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship
The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad’s center for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship started recently. The center is part of IIIT-H initiatives to combine research and encourage innovation and entrepreneurship with highest quality education. The center was set up to … Continue reading
Entrepreneurship looks romantic only on hindsight
“More often than not success will take longer in coming than you think. There will be times when at the end of the month there will not be enough money to pay the office rent and employee salaries… There will … Continue reading
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
