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Pune is no longer the cool pensioners paradise. Yesterday, mercury hit 40 deg and its 2 deg hotter than Bikaner (38 degree) in Western Rajasthan . So how does it affect me ? A startup guy in non air conditioned … Continue reading
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There always is a slugfest between the emerging and the established. Why ? The emergent kids are young and restless. They need to cry and scream louder to get their milk. They desperately need to scratch the formidable. Why ? … Continue reading
I have tried multiple ways to declutter my mind. I am not a big fanboy of any meditation guru. There are 1000s of every variety in India and abroad. The use of word “Om ” during meditation is just too … Continue reading
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A level up We had 5 EMBAS ( Engineer+ MBAs ) joining us for 3 months full time internship today. I was thinking what kind of mental wiring will be optimal so that not only they have good learning during their … Continue reading
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When do you know it’s time to pay for a tool/product or service for your Startup? When you are a startup, every penny matters. The mantra for Entrepreneurs is free picking (open source ) borrowing ( From friends) or stealing … Continue reading
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When Marissa Mayer took over as CEO of Yahoo, I was elated. She was the alpha woman, the powerhouse package that young, ambitious and driven women like myself have always looked up to. Then was announced her pregnancy and that … Continue reading
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Last year I had done one critique on an incubator which prescribed that Entrepreneurs should not sleep well : Progressively, people are agreeing that sleep is one investment which gives highest RoI on productivity. For sleeping well, besides sound isolation, … Continue reading
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“Thats a steep mountain each entrepreneur has to climb ” chuckled Karthik, president of styloot.com . He was discussing the challenges in user acquisition startups face. I recollected a statement by one of our investors. He says , “We love … Continue reading
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[The author Shahana Joshi is Digital Marketing Manager at Simplibuy. She is penning the second post in the series "Ways to reach great sellers "] I know someone who has been going to his favorite barber for 35 years and returning with … Continue reading
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(The author Arun Purohit is CEO of Simplibuy. While in Air Force he handled servicing and repair of more than 1000 specialist and common vehicles at India’s largest fighter base) My neighbor is a Mechanical Engineer who works with Volkswagon. This morning, … Continue reading
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Pearl Uppal, former CEO of Fashionandyou.com has become an investor and accelerator for the digital startups. Cofounder of 5ideas.in, she was in Pune on 28th Jan with her partner Gaurav Kachru, on a pit stop to meet some digital startups … Continue reading
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How did it all start ? In early 2000s, a few guys registered some domains for 2 to 10 dollars. They went on to sell it for a million dollar plus . This started the great domain gold rush. sex.com … Continue reading
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We are stupid hero worshipers. Indians in particular are so starved of heroes that even when someone has done some small, stupid fancy act, she is glorified as a God. There was Ramar Pillai who was a god, who converted water to … Continue reading
While doing the detailed design of our app for mobile, we tried to analyze different actions we take on social or digital media. Here is the matrix. Shall be happy to read any thoughts you have on these. These are … Continue reading
I am not apologetic talking about extremes. Only extremes matter. If we see who decides the fate of nation…. its the poorest who will vote for a day’s meal or a bottle of Desi( Alcohol) or those who are richest … Continue reading
” I do not invest in ideas, they are dime a dozen. I do not invest in business models, they change ”- An investor in WiC . This statement tells about how wise investors look at startups. The key attribute … Continue reading
( Rajeshwari is co founder and CTO of Simplibuy, the company behind WiC, she has been always lazy about writing blogs but this one time, the urge to express got better of her ) During this Diwali, I am feeling … Continue reading
Often startup events lack a proper structure and cohesiveness. Entrepreneurs meet without a fixed agenda and end up freewheeling , wasting a lot of time. Many a times, there are hogs who wont let the small guys speak or the … Continue reading
“If it were upto us, all our ancestors would have been alive “ – Al Ries We humans are a strange bundle of emotions and logic. Sometimes the emotions guide us in such directions that it conflicts with the nature. … Continue reading
“Your joy can fill you only as deeply as your sorrow has carved you.”― Kahlil Gibran Mould and the joy I was sitting next to a Principal medical officer at Central Medical Establishment of Air Force. This Air Commodore asked … Continue reading
Recently , I was watching news while having lunch . Suddenly, ’ Breaking News’ appeared and on TV started appearing conversations with 6 ICC umpires. Loose morals apart, what I found most interesting in the sting operation was the way … Continue reading
A lot of people are buying or are tempted to buy iPads. Some suggest that buying iPad is better than buying laptop. Well its a great device but here is what you may miss out. Dan Zhang from Austin says … Continue reading
( Disclaimer: This is an act of fiction inspired by a trigger . Any intersection with holy cows is purely an act of literary license . Those born without a funny bone may please void exit(1); Not defined :var … Continue reading
Diesel and cylinder price has brought to fore some of the starkest humor among Indian . Here are the best 5 we could see on the web : 5. People are back to stone age and are wearing leaves … Continue reading
Few months ago, we had a rather unusual application for the post of graphic designer. She was a frail looking hyper stylish girl who had walked in . The first stage screeners were reluctant to let her in because she … Continue reading
