Comments on: The Startup WorkForce : A Proposal to the Community. http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/ a perspective as seen from the trenches. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:22:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Vijay http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3824 Vijay Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:27:35 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3824 Hey, Have moved the blog to www.vijayanand.name Hey, Have moved the blog to http://www.vijayanand.name

]]> By: Viktor Stephen http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3823 Viktor Stephen Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:26:16 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3823 Brilliant idea!!! I would like to know move about OCC. Does OCC have a Chandigarh chapter? Business Mashups is a startup company and we are looking for skilled people in open source technologies, particularly Java, PHP and MySQL. Brilliant idea!!! I would like to know move about OCC. Does OCC have a Chandigarh chapter? Business Mashups is a startup company and we are looking for skilled people in open source technologies, particularly Java, PHP and MySQL.

]]> By: Zoyidian Thought » Blog Archive » Introducing Zoyid Web Training http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3711 Zoyidian Thought » Blog Archive » Introducing Zoyid Web Training Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:52 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3711 [...] have also seen this post at http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#respon... and at [...] [...] have also seen this post at http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#respon... and at [...]

]]> By: Sam http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3685 Sam Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:24:05 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3685 I feel paulsta matiou lays it out really well First off, know your environment. Make things easy on yourself and just get a Mac/use Linux, or become a slave to Cygwin in Windows. Get to know the Unix filesystem. Learn vim basics. Find a text editor you feel comfortable with. Tinker with FTP. Learn how to use SSH. Install LAMP and setup your own blog, preferably on a web host. Doing so will introduce you to the basics of DNS, PHP, MySQL databases (try phpMyAdmin), firewalls, the Apache web server and more. http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/10/06/how-i-learned-to-code I feel paulsta matiou lays it out really well

First off, know your environment. Make things easy on yourself and just get a Mac/use Linux, or become a slave to Cygwin in Windows.

Get to know the Unix filesystem.
Learn vim basics.
Find a text editor you feel comfortable with.
Tinker with FTP.
Learn how to use SSH.
Install LAMP and setup your own blog, preferably on a web host. Doing so will introduce you to the basics of DNS, PHP, MySQL databases (try phpMyAdmin), firewalls, the Apache web server and more.
http://paulstamatiou.com/2008/10/06/how-i-learned-to-code

]]> By: Vijay http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3684 Vijay Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:19:24 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3684 @Kalpesh: I'd agree with you, we have a dearth of people who can head business development and product management as well, but having lived abroad, I think that's pretty much the state of affairs everywehere :) And for business, you need to get a mentor. @Ravi. I dont know where you are based out of, but personally I witness the startups I am involved in recruit close to 30 freshers every year. I guess that'd answer your question. Have you attended any of the barcamps, Proto.in, or the local OCC chapter? Thats the best way to get acquainted with the neighbourhood startups. @Kalpesh: I’d agree with you, we have a dearth of people who can head business development and product management as well, but having lived abroad, I think that’s pretty much the state of affairs everywehere :) And for business, you need to get a mentor.

@Ravi. I dont know where you are based out of, but personally I witness the startups I am involved in recruit close to 30 freshers every year. I guess that’d answer your question. Have you attended any of the barcamps, Proto.in, or the local OCC chapter? Thats the best way to get acquainted with the neighbourhood startups.

]]> By: Ravi http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3683 Ravi Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:37:07 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3683 I often come across startupreneurs blogging on startup hiring strategies. But what i wonder is whether startups do really hire freshers? If yes, how to know about it? I am fresher (2008 passout) and I always wanted to work for a startup. The ‘startup’ word itself excites me and wanted to experience the thrill of working @startup. I believe the kind of learning and experience that I’d get by working @startup is just not comparable to what I’d be getting by working for a MNC. I am a self-taught person and web app development, barcamps, technology interests me. I also enjoy (and learn from) the discussions in BCB mail-list. I’d searched for openings at startup for quite a long time but couldn’t find any. As time went on, I had to compromise on my-area-of-interest and join MNC. I am still looking for an opportunity to work at a startup so that I can utilize all my capabilities to the max. It‘d be better if you could come up with something which would connect people like me (who’s looking for opportunity) and startups (who can give opportunity). Regards, Ravi, Bangalore. I often come across startupreneurs blogging on startup hiring strategies. But what i wonder is whether startups do really hire freshers? If yes, how to know about it?
I am fresher (2008 passout) and I always wanted to work for a startup. The ‘startup’ word itself excites me and wanted to experience the thrill of working @startup. I believe the kind of learning and experience that I’d get by working @startup is just not comparable to what I’d be getting by working for a MNC.
I am a self-taught person and web app development, barcamps, technology interests me. I also enjoy (and learn from) the discussions in BCB mail-list.
I’d searched for openings at startup for quite a long time but couldn’t find any. As time went on, I had to compromise on my-area-of-interest and join MNC.
I am still looking for an opportunity to work at a startup so that I can utilize all my capabilities to the max.
It‘d be better if you could come up with something which would connect people like me (who’s looking for opportunity) and startups (who can give opportunity).

Regards,

Ravi,
Bangalore.

]]> By: Kalpesh Khivasara http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3682 Kalpesh Khivasara Tue, 21 Oct 2008 06:49:30 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3682 Great idea, Vijay. Once this idea matures, the concept could also be applied to the business side. I think we focus too much on the technology aspect (does it come from us being in India?) and not so much on the business aspect. Agreed, technology (aka coding for most cases) is an essential part, but we could also have existing entrepreneurs coming together to educate aspiring ones on topics like business development, marketing and sales, business communication, building the right team, etc. What do you think? Great idea, Vijay. Once this idea matures, the concept could also be applied to the business side. I think we focus too much on the technology aspect (does it come from us being in India?)
and not so much on the business aspect. Agreed, technology (aka coding for most cases) is an essential part, but we could also have existing entrepreneurs coming together to educate aspiring ones on topics like business development, marketing and sales, business communication, building the right team, etc. What do you think?

]]> By: Vijay http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3679 Vijay Sun, 19 Oct 2008 03:09:39 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3679 @sumeet: You are a lot of hope for a lot of lost souls, even further confused by some skeptics :) @sumeet: You are a lot of hope for a lot of lost souls, even further confused by some skeptics :)

]]> By: Sumeet Anand http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3678 Sumeet Anand Sat, 18 Oct 2008 11:15:07 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3678 I used this strategy in 2007 to create my team of X-Men I created 4 gems and to see their capability just check kreeo.com, they were 2006/7 pass out and the so called not employable but today they are better than the best (especially work attitude wise). They code in Ajax+PHP+XML and code on multiple modules and all layers of MVC. They can beat the best in productivity. I keep a few workstations spare for students, who work with us for 1-3 months for on job training, no fees and obviously we also dont pay. We groom them over this period and retain the best ones. There is no dearth of talent in India, but as a startup you need to have good mentoring skills...if you have that, creating great resources is no big deal You cant create resources in true sense through conventional training...bcos animals need training not humans it has to be experiential...so do it on the job in real scenarios...just pick the ones with right work attitude and the hunger to learn...rest all will be simple I used this strategy in 2007 to create my team of X-Men

I created 4 gems and to see their capability just check kreeo.com, they were 2006/7 pass out and the so called not employable but today they are better than the best (especially work attitude wise). They code in Ajax+PHP+XML and code on multiple modules and all layers of MVC. They can beat the best in productivity.

I keep a few workstations spare for students, who work with us for 1-3 months for on job training, no fees and obviously we also dont pay. We groom them over this period and retain the best ones.

There is no dearth of talent in India, but as a startup you need to have good mentoring skills…if you have that, creating great resources is no big deal

You cant create resources in true sense through conventional training…bcos animals need training not humans
it has to be experiential…so do it on the job in real scenarios…just pick the ones with right work attitude and the hunger to learn…rest all will be simple

]]> By: The Randomness of Randomness » India’s Startup Communities need to be concatenated http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/2008/10/12/the-startup-workforce-a-proposal-to-the-community/#comment-3677 The Randomness of Randomness » India’s Startup Communities need to be concatenated Sat, 18 Oct 2008 09:01:58 +0000 http://vijaysblog.wordpress.com/?p=282#comment-3677 [...] Startup WorkForce : A Proposal to the Community” by Vijay Anand which he has published here & here and the comments on the post by various people on both the [...] [...] Startup WorkForce : A Proposal to the Community” by Vijay Anand which he has published here & here and the comments on the post by various people on both the [...]

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