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Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 6)
SM: Was it easier for you to build expertise in India, or build a larger customer base? KK: It was definitely easier to build up our expertise, which is one of the reasons we developed our strategy of working to get deep access into our customer base. We also felt we were lucky to have
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Deal Radar 2008: ExpertCEO
ExpertCEO provides its members with an online platform to connect with peers, discuss ideas, give and receive advice and tap into professional resources. Members include CEOs, COOs, chairmen/women, general managers, presidents and other senior executives in small and mid-sized as well as Fortune 500, public or privately held companies. The company can be considered a
Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 5)
SM: How much financing did you raise to get started? KK: We raised $9.5 million for our first round. We learned that when a group of our caliber is formed, expectations are high. Early on we took the calculated risk of taking a higher level of funding to ensure we could grow the business to
Designs of the Week: Furniture
1. Signalement desk Just Apple-tastic! This desk was created by Dutch design group, Signalement. This is what we’d imagine Apple would make if they did furniture. The design is obviously sleek and simple, but it’s the details that really make this desk pop. They took the extra attention to make the leg height adjustable. It’s
Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 4)
SM: Did the team you assembled focus only on India, or did you have a global view? KK: We identified people with varied backgrounds intentionally. We went after people who knew the American market well and had worked consulting jobs there. Scott Staples used to work for Gemini and KPMG and was one of the
Design that Moves Business: Apple’s “Overnight” Success! (Part 1)
When has design moved business? Design and business folks love the example of the iPod. Designers say, look at how one design-driven product was able to reshape an entire industry. MBAs emphasize how the strategy behind the iPod-iTunes system and the product roadmap led to Apple’s success. We all tend to point to the iPod
Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 3)
SM: For how long were you chief marketing officer? KK: I held that position from 1992 to 1993. By 1995 I had moved into an operating role.
Book Reviews: Marylene Delbourg-Delphis
Entrepreneur T. M. Ravi, CEO of Mimosa Systems, his wife Francine LeJeune, with Patrick and Evelyne Consorti hosted a great book party and discussion around entrepreneurship at Ravi and Francine’s home last night. Marylene Delbourg-Delphis has a review of EJ1 on her blog along with some pictures from the party. Marylene herself is an entrepreneur.
