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February 10, 2010

January 14, 2009

  • Implications of the Satyam fiasco

    Satyam fiasco was a shocker for me. I have been closely monitoring it for quite some time as a scam of this magnitude can have a ripple effect in the Indian IT industry. There has been thousands of reactions from all over the world. I logged in to twitter to see how the story unfolds, [...]

December 3, 2008

  • Internet strategy for small business

    Friends,
    I have recently written an article for SME WORLD (November 2008 – January 2009) issue of Financial Express. It should be a good read for any small business if they want to put together an Internet strategy for their business.
    Internet Strategy for Small Business
    Internet is making the world flatter and giving small businesses a level [...]

November 13, 2008

  • HR review of IT Industry in India – An environment of mistrust

    I was reflecting upon last one year and how IT industry has changed in this duration from HR perspective. Among many thoughts, the most visible one (and the most concerning one as well) was the all-time-low employer-employee trust level.
    One year back, we were looking into an industry where attrition was the biggest concern. Even the FAB5 [...]

June 11, 2008

  • Saturation of the social networking fad

    There is a mad rush towards online social networking space. Every second person wants to get on the bandwagon with his own social networking website with a silly-sounding name. In my opinion, most of these sites are just a fad and are not built on strong fundamentals in terms of a) revenue sources and b) the [...]

March 24, 2008

  • Managing vs. Leading – What an organization needs?

    I regularly hear about terms like Manager, Managing, Management, Management Team, etc. The dictionary term for manage is "cope: come to terms or deal successfully with" and "pull off: be successful; achieve a goal"
    In my opinion, the word ‘manage‘ makes me think about:

    Control,
    Status Quo,
    Monitoring
    Come to terms

    Somewhere it reflects a sense of compulsion, where someone [...]

January 23, 2008

  • Open-source products are great. But know the limitations before you use it.

    Apart from doing software / web development on Open-source platform, Indus Net Technologies also customize and implement open-source products for clients on demand. Some popular (and free) open-source products are SugarCRM, Drupal, osCommerce for CRM, content management and e-commerce respectively.
    IMHO, these are some limitations that I have observed. It is important to know them before [...]

January 13, 2008

  • SEZs are not good for Small & Medium sized IT Enterprises

    With the uncertainty over the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme after the union budget, a mad rush towards Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is very much expected. I have been studying about SEZ or last three weeks and two things are very clear -

    The SEZ Act is under constant change. So whatever is stated there [...]

November 27, 2007

  • Take a positive attitude to work

    I often hear from people:

    I hate my job.
    I don’t feel like going to work.
    I have no excitement in my career. It is the same old grind.

    This happens more so often because most people are doing things that they never wanted to do in their professional life. I have written about this problem in [...]

November 20, 2007

  • Can entrepreneurship be taught?

    I was recently speaking on "Myths & Facts of Entrepreneurship" in Entrepreneurship Summit 2007 at IIT Kharagpur (KGP) on behalf of NEN. Overall, the event was nice, but it made me think over few points.
    1. Can we really teach entrepreneurship?
    Entrepreneurship, as I see is,

    An instinct,
    An attitude to create something new,
    An activity which creates value [...]

September 23, 2007

  • Businesses can never be in equilibrium

    Business organizations can never be in equilibrium or achieve stable position. Either they are moving up or they are moving down, depending upon their innovation quotient. 

    If you are trying to keep things stable, they won’t remain so. You will slowly slide down simply because:

    there is no exclusivity,

    competition will catch up on the technology front and [...]

September 20, 2007

  • Embracing Pain For Entrepreneurs

    I came across this quote today at BusinessPundit. 

    We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey. – Kenji Miyazawa

    How true When you start a company, you get rejected by almost everyone:
    Bankers:
    They want to lend you money only if you have a strong financial background. Ever thought, why will you even go [...]

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 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 [...]

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 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

  • Where is the growth focused?

    There is a mad rush out here. Large swanky new shopping malls are opening every month to give the desired lifestyle to the next-generation Indians who believe in “work hard – party harder”. An average middle class Indian is earning well and want to live life BIG size.
    When I was in Bath (U.K.) in [...]

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). [...]

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