Bringing On WebEx 2.0: DimDim CEO DD Ganguly (Part 4)

SM: Your major competitive advantage is being a free platform as well as an open source platform? DD: Yes. As you can imagine, Microsoft or WebEx Cisco are not going to become open source or free hosted solution companies anytime soon.

Forbes Column 08: ‘SaaS-ing’ Back At The Economy

My Zero-In column on Forbes this morning is ‘SaaS-ing’ Back At The Economy. In it, you will see Jim Heeger’s description of the ‘thumbtack’ economy.

Bringing On WebEx 2.0: DimDim CEO DD Ganguly (Part 3)

SM: What did you do when the company was sold? Did you stay with it and work for CA? DD: Yes, I stayed on and did some strategy stuff for CA. I then moved to India to start the India Technology Center.

Bringing On WebEx 2.0: DimDim CEO DD Ganguly (Part 2)

SM: Let me make sure I have the facts right. How long did you work for him in his networking management consulting company? DD: I worked for him for four and half years. SM: Then you decided to start your company? DD: No, I went to work for a subsidiary of Dow Jones for about

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Bringing On WebEx 2.0: DimDim CEO DD Ganguly (Part 1)

DD Ganguly is the CEO of DimDim, a company which offers free online meeting platforms. He began his career as an entrepreneur by starting Advanced Internet Management, which was bought out by CA. He then served as the VP of Product Development at CA until founding DimDim. He studied computer science at IIT, Kharagpur and

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Rules for Bootstrappers (Part 4)

By Greg Gianforte, Guest Author The bootstrapper will inevitably come up against a stream of seemingly insurmountable problems. This is when the Unconventional Mindset comes into play. Your motto on all these occasions must be, “There is always another way.” In the Herculean task you are undertaking—starting a business from scratch—conventional wisdom does not apply.

Financial Crisis & Short-Selling

I am not an expert on financial markets. To the extent I write about stocks and markets, I stick to what I know and understand: technology, products, business, and strategy. However, I have often wondered what good does short-selling bring about as a financial tool.

Forbes Column 08: Stimulus Package For Entrepreneurs

My Forbes column Stimulus Package For Entrepreneurs deals with the topic of Tax Policy with very specific recommendations. Let’s discuss.