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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
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
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
Have People pay Attention When You Speak
People don’t take notes when they go to the opera. Powerpoint magic steps from Seth Godin
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
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
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
