Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’
Selling to the Unaffordable – Part II
Posted by: Vijay on: April 11, 2008
There is a basic problem in selling to the masses here in India. In most cases, the idea is great, the business model and most importantly the revenue model seems quite clear, but its the channel to the target customers that is non-existent.
Take the case of amazon.com. You wouldn’t believe me if i told you [...]
Selling to the Unaffordable. Part I
Posted by: Vijay on: March 26, 2008
Most enterprises in India look to “more economically viable” markets abroad as their target customers. If you ask them why is it that we are never focused on local demands, and the market that is seemingly so huge and is often quoted to be one of the fastest growing, the response is usually the same: [...]
Becoming a Venture Capitalist.
Posted by: Vijay on: February 13, 2008
Not Me. Not yet
It was nice to catch up with some of my old contacts in Winterland Canada and what they were upto. I think I kinda hit the realization as to how many serial entrepreneurs there are out there (especially since a close friend who is 46 is starting off on his [...]
India, an option for Global Entrepreneurs
Posted by: Vijay on: December 18, 2007
A friend of mine and I, had this elaborate discussion on some of the advantages of actually being in the valley. Well, Thomas Fieldman is proving himself to be right with the globe turning more and more flat as the years pass by and I am quite positively sure that position holds not that much [...]
You are Too Young to Be Trying This.
Posted by: Vijay on: November 25, 2007
The last time i heard such statements too frequently was when I was bootstrapping my first company, was verging on entrepreneurship as a lifestyle and all, and i was sixteen. It’s been more than a decade, and I am still hearing those voices in my life.
This is not a post where we talk about what [...]
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- vijayanands: Have a few Google wave Invites. If interested, send me a DM December 4, 2009
- vijayanands: On my way to Mumbai. Will be there for the day, returning back tonight. Speaking at IAMAI Conference on '5 tips for a startup' December 2, 2009
- vijayanands: @startonomics The time period to create value in non-internet startups is longer. YC is all about short-term "processing". I am skeptical. December 2, 2009
- vijayanands: Its a bit sickening to hear of folks want to do a YC framework on everything. YC model DOES NOT work for non-internet startups IMO. December 2, 2009
- vijayanands: Not sure if I had posted this link. Building a startup? Assume fundraising will not happen. Build a lean Startup : http://tinyurl.com/bx2zys December 2, 2009
- vijayanands: Want to hear the truth? Exits are THE driving force of a startup landscape. Awesome presentation here : http://tinyurl.com/yfuhybh December 2, 2009
- vijayanands: I am always on the lookout for talent. If you know of anyone looking to join a startup, do connect them with me. Can help. December 2, 2009
- vijayanands: For any of you in GIS Related Projects, NASA releases a topographic map of the earth - http://tinyurl.com/lh7fa8 December 2, 2009
- So You Want to Work for a Startup. Really?
- Outlook + Google Calendar + Nokia Calendar = Being on Schedule.
- Doers Vs. Sayers.
- Review: Nimbuzz - IM, IM everyone! And for everyone!
- Forecasting Startup Success
- Questions to Ask your Investor.
- ABCD: The Issue of the Transition Generation.
- A New Kind of Incubation Model. Part III
- Monetizing the Long Tail. Part I.
- Ideas to Toss: Car Wash
- Sat Randhawa: I am glad to read a discussion about car wash business in India. I just started my car wash in Amritsar, Punjab two months ago. It is doing very we
- Michael Franchise: I am having continual problems with my Nokia software in Vista. I am starting to think Apple laptop and iPhone. I like Nokia but I just think things
- NARAYANA P: I want to set up auto car wash station, I want to know the total cost of the project. Can any body help me.
