Forbes Column 08: President Obama: Listen To Entrepreneurs

I haven’t said anything after the elections about the outcome or the road ahead. But I did write this piece on Wednesday, the morning after. Zero In this week is an open letter to Barack Obama. p.s. I understand that the Obama team is reading these pieces. I encourage you to write what’s on your

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Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 2)

SM: Was your next professional step a move to Wipro? KK: Yes. It was just starting, so I initially went off to Bangalore for a while before I returned to Chennai to open the office there. I was still not sure how Wipro was going to make an impact in the IT business.

Book Reviews: “Culture eats strategy for breakfast”

It is always interesting to see what readers are getting from the book. Here’s a detailed, thoughtful review over at Smallbiztrends.com written by Ivana Taylor, who also writes a blog called StrategyStew.

Is Bill Joy The Right CTO for the US?

John Doerr thinks so. I am not convinced. I would prefer to see John Doerr in that role, because the role is not going to be about actual technological innovation, but rather policy as it relates to innovation and entrepreneurship. Doerr will do far better than Joy in that role.

Building An Indian Outsourcing Leader: MindTree CEO KK Natarajan (Part 1)

If you haven’t already, please study our Bootstrapping Course and Investor Introductions page.  Krishnakumar Natarajan (KK) is the CEO of MindTree. Prior to co-founding MindTree, KK was chief executive of the Electronic Commerce & Financial Solutions Division at Wipro. KK has been elected to the Executive Council of NASSCOM for three consecutive terms and works towards strengthening India’s position

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Book Reviews: Journeying With Technological Pioneers

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Still Innovating in Networking: A10 CEO Lee Chen (Part 7)

SM: With 100 customers what kind of revenue range are you looking at? LC: It is still small, but it is double-digit for 2008. It is growing very fast. We have only been selling for just over a year. Another thing to remember is that our sales cycle is long.

Deal Radar 2008: Wigix

eBay’s vulnerability, it seems, is drawing attention. In this installment of the Deal Radar, we look at a company that is trying to hit eBay where it hurts!