August 18, 2007
- Are you what you always wanted to be?
You ask any student – What do you want to be?
You will get a quick reply -Doctor
Software Engineer
Singer
Pilot
Teacher
Etc.Why do different people want to do different things?
Because – they "want" to do that. They have a "desire" to achieve something in the given field. They want to "make a difference" in a [...]
August 14, 2007
- Who needs whom? An acid test!
There is a big debate over India becoming an IT super-power. Every few days I will meet an over-excited guy who is impressed with the growth of Indian IT companies an think that they will take over the world soon!
Let us do an acid test to determine if this is true!
Let us consider a hypothetical [...]
August 8, 2007
- Paper napkin business plan
I have often seen people struggling with their business plan. I have a bit unconventional take on the subject. May be, because it has worked well for me till now. So here is what I sugget:
A business plan does help. However a business plan should be proportionate with the size of investment you are making [...]
August 3, 2007
- HCL – Poor tagline, Poor advertising
Hindustan Computers Limited (HCL) is one of the top-five IT companies in India.
Recently I saw their latest media campaign which says: HCL – a $4 billion company.
I have never seen such a poor tagline before. In fact it was amusing and I could not stop laughing when I saw it on an outdoor display. The first [...]
July 26, 2007
- Manufacturing Ideas!
How many times have you heard?
He is successful because he has the first mover advantage.
I have a bright idea. I will seek venture funding and make it BIG!
There are so many simmilar businesses around? There will be a lot of competition for my new business.I bet, you must have come across a variant of one [...]
July 19, 2007
- Investment advise based on my first hand experience
I am not a very stock market savvy person. But in recent months, I did some stock investments. I made good investments and bad investments. I learnt few basics from my mistakes (I may be still wrong, IMHO) which I would love to share with anyone who cares. My opinion may change with time as [...]
July 7, 2007
- Avoid starting your business during high-tide
A quick tip for budding entrepreneurs:
If your business starts at the right time, you can extract maximum growth by getting ready when the industry segment gets the peak demand. I strongly suggest that a new business should be started during the "low-tide", i.e. when markets are not doing well and industry sentiments are not positive. [...]
June 5, 2007
- Is India loosing its low cost advantage for software outsourcing?
India has been regularly "labeled" as the ultimate software offshore outsourcing destination. Advantage India has been expressed in terms of location, better adaptation to english language, cost, quality talented pool and a young population.
However, it seems that India is fast loosing the low cost advantage due to inflating salary bills in IT industry. India is [...]
May 21, 2007
- Entrepreneurship at its best!
Entrepreneurship knows no barriers!
Last year while searching for an office in Annanagar area of Chennai, I came across an entrepreneur who is remarkably different and inspiring. He reaffirmed my belief that entrepreneurship does not need boardrooms, stylish presentations and big venture capitalist to become successful.
I met this guy who runs an auto (three-wheeler taxi). [...]
January 12, 2007
- Healthy cash flow is a must for a successful business
Yesterday, I was attending an interactive session with Mr. Vinod Dham (Yes! the same guy who invented Pentium chip and Flash memory).
It started with a nice inspiring story – How Vinod accidentally stumbled into engineering and ended up building the fastest processor in his time. He shared with us – How he got into [...]
December 2, 2006
- When will the call center outsourcing bubble burst?
A lot has been talked about call center outsourcing.
We have heard and seen how it is changing the lifestyle statement for the young Indians who are now earning a handsome salary and (many of them) living a bohemian lifestyle!
On the other hand there have been voices against it for reasons ranging from cultural differences, inappropriate [...]
