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Offshoring Secrets: Why Small Tech Companies Should Offshore
By Utkarsh Rai, Guest Author, Author of “Offshoring Secrets” I came across this article in Business week July 2007 “Why Small Tech Companies Aren’t Outsourcing”. There are multiple reasons mentioned in the article which are portrayed as hindrances for small tech companies to outsource. I do not agree with the article and here are my
Online Dating & Web 3.0 (Part 1)
Overview Online dating (including Matchmaking, Personals and Matrimonials) is making waves across the world. In this era of online networking, dating on the net has revolutionized the age old profession of matchmaking by making it more affordable and convenient to the masses. According to Hitwise there are more than 1,421 sites in the Lifestyle –
Jagriti Yatra
Kaustav Bhattacharya sends this open letter: Ten years ago a young gentleman by the name of Shashank Tripathi set out to organize a train journey around India for 200 gifted students to commemorate 50 years of India’s independence and visit the change makers who were defining and shaping India.
The Last Rajah
Business Week has a wonderful profile of Ratan Tata, titled The Last Rajah. It is simply incredible what Tata’s acquisition of Corus and the more recent bid for Jaguar/Land Rover is doing for the image of India, Inc. Reminds me a bit of the time when India defied the international powers and did the first
Why I Hate the Term Outsourcing
By Abhijit Nadgouda, Guest Author What do you think of when you hear the word outsourcing? I think of something that it is not. Traditional outsourcing is defined as contracting with another company or person to do a particular function. Many of us do this for two primary reasons: * We give it to the
Selecting Great Microfinance Partners (Part 2)
By Guest Author, Robert Lowry, Unitus As I discussed yesterday, Unitus focuses on two kinds of microfinance institutions (MFIs) for partnership: emerging microfinance institutions, which serve more than 2,500 clients and are in the early stages of growth; and commercial startups, which may not have a track record of growth but are well-capitalized and have
Selecting Great Microfinance Partners (Part 1)
By Guest Author Robert Lowry, Unitus The challenge of finding great microfinance institution partners is one every microfinance fund faces. At Unitus, selecting the right partners is critical to reaching our growth goals. We’re often asked, How do you select your partners? This article will answer that question by providing a brief overview of the
I Would Not Sell Sify
On the face of it, there is a strong similarity between Rediff (REDF) and Sify (SIFY). Both have portal sites that offer a wide gamut of online services. But in Sify’s case the portal is just a small piece in a big jigsaw puzzle that together makes up the company’s operations. In order to understand
