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Measuring your Progress is the Key

Rajesh Jain has a post on Quarterly Numbers.http://emergic.org/2009/01/14/quarterly-numbers/ where he has an advice for Startups: Think of the business in quarters. A month is too short, an year, too long. Put up a quarterly report to a Board of 3-4 … Continue reading

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Do you have Entrepreneur-Ability in You?

There are upteen quizzes promising to assess your “entrepreneur-ability” in terms of personality, skills, experience, and background. Are they of any use? Would you imagine “entrepreneurship capabilities in a 40+, parents knowing nothing of doing business and who has spent … Continue reading

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Paul Graham on starting a Startup NOW

Paul Graham’s post on “Why to start a Startup in a Bad Economy” is spot on! The economy has some effect, certainly, but as a predictor of success it’s rounding error compared to the founders. Which means that what matters … Continue reading

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Have People pay Attention When You Speak

People don’t take notes when they go to the opera. Powerpoint magic steps from Seth Godin

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Startups & the Financial Crisis

The financial crisis has deep implications for Startups even though it may seem unlikely.Read the survival guide and decide for yourself if you need to take those steps 

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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