I have already written a few pieces addressing the disjointed nature of the Web whereby you go one place for content, another for community, and a third for commerce; the most notable of these pieces is the popular 4C: Yahoo’s Turnaround Formula. Let’s quickly recap the terminology: 3C = Content, Commerce, Community | 4th C [...]
Read the full article »The topic of women and entrepreneurship has been getting a lot of attention of late. Vivek Wadhwa has been leading the charge from TechCrunch. Yesterday, I read an article by Penelope Trunk on TechCrunch that argues that you cannot be an entrepreneur and bear and raise children, have a successful relationship, and have a balanced [...]
Read the full article »By Sujai Karampuri, Guest Author I have already written an article called, ‘Need Product Companies In India’s Growth.’ Before I start writing on what we need to do, I would like to talk about some of the most important reasons that curtail us from spawning product companies. Some of them are obvious-history, post-independent economic policies, [...]
Read the full article »I know I have a number of readers at various universities … can anyone comment on a business school (or just any old college or university program) where bootstrapping is taught as part of the entrepreneurship curriculum? Of course, I am a HUGE proponent of bootstrapping, having written the recent book, Bootstrapping: Weapon Of Mass [...]
Read the full article »Entrepreneur Journeys Volume 4 INNOVATION: NEED OF THE HOUR Available for order from Amazon While Wall Street’s gambling has brought the world economy to its knees and venture capitalists continue to act like bankers, innovators must have more conviction than ever before. While it is always important to be fearless—now is the time to be [...]
Read the full article »I spoke with a number of people this week, and one comment that came up several times, is that the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India is not coming together as well as it needs to. Indian readers: Why do you think this is the case? What are you experiencing? Addendum: Based on your responses below, I [...]
Read the full article »I received an email last week from Anuj Dayal, a Junior Year Undergraduate at the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur. Anuj asks the question: “What’s next for India? What should we, IIT students, do?” (You can see the message in its entirety below.) First, let me thank you, Anuj, for asking the question. It [...]
Read the full article »“[The] problem is, all of these initiatives are expensive. If the global economy doesn’t bounce back in a year or so, India’s outsourcers could find themselves saddled with legions of employees who have little to do. Infosys offered jobs to 18,000 college graduates last year and plans to hire more this year. But with scant [...]
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