Partner Events

Indian Angel Network, New Delhi, India – March 24, 2011
AMITA, Foster City, California – March 24, 2011

Indian Angel Network, New Delhi, India – March 24, 2011
Indian Angel Network’s IAN Incubator is holding the workshop, “What Do Angels Look For In Start-Ups Today?” as part of a series to educate aspiring entrepreneurs and start-ups. You can find more details and REGISTER HERE.

AMITA, Foster City, California – March 24, 2011
AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, is holding a Women Entrepreneur Panel on Thursday, March 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at IBM in Foster City, CA. Come and be inspired by a panel of distinguished women from a variety of industries who have taken different paths to success. Sramana Mitra will be the moderator and panelists include Amy Pressman (Medallia), Jennifer Gill Roberts (Vivecoach), Carol Realini (Obopay), Wendy Lung (IBM Venture Capital) and others. Registration fee is $25. You can find more details and REGISTER HERE.

Catching Up On Readings: Partner Event for Women Entrepreneurs

AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, is holding a Women Entrepreneur Panel on Thursday, March 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at IBM in Foster City, CA. Come and be inspired by a panel of distinguished women from a variety of industries who have taken different paths to success. I will be the moderator, and panelists include Amy Pressman (Medallia), Jennifer Gill Roberts (Vivecoach), Carol Realini (Obopay), Wendy Lung (IBM Venture Capital) and others. Registration fee is $25. You can find more details and register here.

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Employees First, Customers Second (Part 4)

By guest author Vineet Nayar

[The miniseries from Vineet Nayar’s book Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down ends with an excerpt about the fourth and final stage of the EFCS process: Recasting the Role of the CEO. Nayar is the vice chairman and CEO of HCL Technologies. His book is available from Harvard Business Press; on Amazon, Powell’s Books, and Flipkart; and in bookstores.] >>>

Employees First, Customers Second (Part 3)

By guest author Vineet Nayar

[The miniseries from Vineet Nayar’s book Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down continues with an excerpt from the third stage of the EFCS process: Inverting the Organizational Pyramid. Nayar is the vice chairman and CEO of HCL Technologies. His book is available from Harvard Business Press; on Amazon, Powell’s Books, and Flipkart; and in bookstores.] >>>

Partner Event

AMITA, Foster City, California – March 24, 2011

AMITA, the Association of MIT Alumnae, is holding a Women Entrepreneur Panel on Thursday, March 24, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at IBM in Foster City, CA. Come and be inspired by a panel of distinguished women from a variety of industries who have taken different paths to success. Sramana Mitra will be the moderator and panelists include Amy Pressman (Medallia), Jennifer Gill Roberts (Vivecoach), Carol Realini (Obopay), Wendy Lung (IBM Venture Capital) and others. Registration fee is $25. You can find more details and REGISTER HERE.

Kolkata Memoirs: Two Short Stories on Kindle

Readers, some of you know that I have a deep interest in literature. I have, from time to time, written fiction and poetry but have not shared that much with you. Well, recently, I read about a young writer who has been using Kindle and e-books to share her work with her readers, and decided that I would like to experiment with the option of reaching a slightly different audience beyond my regular business/ technology/entrepreneurship enthusiast readers and get some feedback on my literary fiction.

So, for those of you who have an interest in literature, literary fiction, and in particular, old Calcutta or traditional India, I’d like to offer two short stories, Kajori and Urmila, both now available for download on Kindle.

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Employees First, Customers Second (Part 2)

By guest author Vineet Nayar

[The miniseries from Vineet Nayar’s book Employees First, Customers Second: Turning Conventional Management Upside Down continues with an excerpt from the second stage of the EFCS process: Trust Through Transparency. Nayar is the vice chairman and CEO of HCL Technologies.] >>>

Catching Up: A Sharper Focus On Local

The Technology Stocks series has added Groupon and Yelp to its coverage. These companies don’t plan on making it easy for Google. Click on the full paragraph to read these and the rest of this week’s posts. >>>