Five points, someone with Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson, authors of...
Jason Fried and Heinemeier Hansson are the authors of a very favourite book of mine, ‘Rework’. Here are the five things that I have learnt from them: 1) Taking a stand always stands out. 2) Standing...
View Article[Jobs Roundup] PromptCloud, Interview Master, Shopezone and many more are...
Looka like most startups are going back to their core requirements, as this weeks jobs board saw a majority of technology and business openings for aspiring startup superstars. Except for an event...
View ArticleWisdom for startups – through Mandarin and Malay proverbs!
In an earlier column, I wrote about how some Indian proverbs are very relevant and inspiring for entrepreneurs, thanks to their messages for startups: learn from your experience, don’t over-plan, be...
View ArticleShared cab service Cubito raises angel investment and launches in Bangalore
Cubito is an ambitious effort by a group of BITS Pilani Goa graduates to change the way transport works in India. The company offers shared cab services and started with a 6 month long pilot in Goa....
View Article6 weeks + 12 teams + MIT + IIT = MIT AITI. Highlights from the Mumbai demo day
MIT Accelerating Information Technology Innovation (AITI) 2013 Mumbai round of demos concluded earlier this week. While the winners were not declared at the demo day, the young group of enthusiasts who...
View ArticleIntellibuzz wants to be to telecom, what Tally is for finance
In many organizations telecom management is still one of the weakest areas of internal controls, as they cannot predict their annual telecom expenses nor are they completely sure they are making...
View ArticlePresenting 3 bright startups- CitySparks from TechSparks Chennai 2013
TechSparks 2013 embraced the Chennai startup eco-system at the IC&SR Auditorium, IIT Madras. The multi city event is in its 4th edition now and the Chennai edition saw more than 250 people in...
View ArticleEnter the StartmeupHK Venture Programme to Grow Your Business
StartupmeupHK, a venture program based out of Hong Kong, has announced a contest for entrepreneurs, across Asia. If you’re an Asian entrepreneur, you now have the chance to be one of 12 high impact...
View Article[YS Lounge] How an ex-Citi Banker and a social entrepreneur turned...
In a recent announcement, Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth wing of BJP, Andhra Pradesh) has appointed a 30 yr old, Ex-City Banker as their State Secretary. And given the fact that Rakesh Anugula...
View ArticleSolutions Infini forays into the cloud enabled SaaS industry with Dial Street
Solutions Inifini is a Bangalore based startup which started in 2009 as a web development company and has evolved over the years as a fast growing messaging company. The company had rebranded later...
View ArticleFormer Apple CEO, John Sculley remembers Steve Jobs and a lot more at Young...
John Sculley was the President of PepsiCo between 1977 – 1983. After he quit Pepsi, John joined Apple as their CEO and continued in the role for a decade. After leaving Apple, John has been mentoring...
View Article“Discovery of unknown will get you to the road of profitability,” Vineet...
Vineet Nayar is the Vice Chairman of HCL Technologies. He became President & CEO of HCL Technologies in 2005 and during the next seven years, spearheaded HCL into a multi-billion dollar business....
View ArticleEmerging Game Changers Of India – IMImobile
IMImobile is a global mobile data infrastructure and solutions provider to mobile operators, enterprises and media companies. IMImobile is providing next generation mobile internet services and...
View Article6 years, 3 rounds of funding and some enormous growth: With Sumit Jain,...
It all started when they came to Bangalore in 2007 and couldn’t find the right property. After finding something to their satisfaction, many new problems cropped up which all had their seed in the...
View ArticleWhy emotion needs to be at the core of Design and how it can replace...
“It’s about the reaction and behavior people show when they use your product, not what they are saying,” shares Olivier Helleboid, VP of Product Management for Intuit’s Employee Management Solutions...
View ArticleChandigarh-based Avenue Renewable Energy helps corporates set up solar power...
By Jai Vardhan Energy consumption has been increasing in India at an unprecedented rate, even as we are dependent on nonrenewable sources such as coal and petroleum products to generate energy for us,...
View ArticleChris Trimble of Tuck Business School, on importance of innovation
Innovation has long been hailed as the holy grail of success. There are enough case studies of how companies have grown and scaled newer heights due to innovation, but the same enthusiasm is not found...
View Article[CloudStory] AWS Acknowledges India Growth by Setting up Edge Locations
While not exactly a region, Amazon has announced the availability of the edge locations for their CDN and DNS service called Amazon CloudFront and Amazon Route 53 respectively. This particularly boosts...
View ArticlePhoto highlights from Tech Sparks 2013 Chennai edition
TechSparks 2013, India’s largest technology product recognition platform is now in its 4th edition. After Kochi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Delhi its now Chennai where Tech Sparks 2013 traveled to. Held on...
View ArticleNew Delhi railway station to have Wi-Fi connectivity
New Delhi railway station would be the first station in the country to have Wi-Fi connectivity. According to media reports, a Mumbai-based company has been given the contract to make the New Delhi...
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