Vision India 2020 Book Review: Should Stir The Creative Juices Of Entrepreneurs

Here is a review by Holden Lee for Amazon: “Vision India 2020 is a richly painted collection of interwoven stories that are part business case study, part futurist fiction, and ultimately scenarios that should stir the creative juices of entrepreneurs, policy makers, and India-watchers alike. While presented as a series of vignettes drawing upon trends

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Take With You The Boldness

Shrey Goyal’s review for The God of Small Things blog is titled, “Visions India 2020: Take With You The Boldness,” and continues with: “While every book is prone to being judged by its cover, Sramana Mitra’s Vision India 2020 is not your average ‘India Shining’ coffee table read. Neither does it make empty assertions of

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Blog Business World

From Wayne Hurlbert’s review of Vision India 2020 by Sramana Mitra for Blog Business World: “For me, the power of the book is how Sramana Mitra presents her visionary future for India in a story based format. Instead of simply describing potential opportunities that exist for proprietorships in the Subcontinent, the author brings her concepts

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Roundtable Recap: May 6 – Defining Value Proposition

Today five very early-stage entrepreneurs presented their businesses to me. They all still have much work to do to validate their businesses. I often tell aspiring entrepreneurs not to build anything until they have validated their business idea with potential customers. You need to find people willing to pay for what you have to offer

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Next 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs On Thursday

Sramana Mitra’s next free online 1M/1M strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs will be held this Thursday, May 6, 2010, starting at 8am PDT/11am EDT/8:30pm IST.  You can find more details and register here.  Please join us and let other entrepreneurs know!

Vision India 2020 Book Review: Sabeer Bhatia

Sabeer Bhatia is the co-founder of Hotmail, and here is his review of Sramana Mitra’s Vision India 2020: “Sramana’s book could only have been written by someone who is both an entrepreneur and a good writer. Her stories, ideas and strategies for navigating the complex world of startups and venture capital are so realistic. I really think someone

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Five Stars From Amazon Reviewers

Two new five star reviews of Sramana Mitra’s Vision India 2020 were posted on Amazon. From Charles Ashbacher: “And the entrepreneur shall lead her (India) . . . There are many reasons to believe that by 2020, the economically most powerful nation will be India. The arguments for that premise made in this book are

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Roundtable Recap: April 29 – Finding The Right Direction

This morning I spoke with four entrepreneurs covering a wide range of businesses, from an inventory optimization SaaS to an e-commerce site that creates a keepsake of your child’s artwork. They each have different choices to make right now.  Move to a different platform? Go non-profit? I developed my Web 3.0 framework to help entrepreneurs

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