Posts Tagged ‘India’
A Funded Startup: An Alienated Brother.
Posted by: Vijay on: June 10, 2008
I have seen this cycle happen over and over again. There would be a set of guys who’d be around in most barcamps and social circles and someday they’d decide to start a company, and eventually build a product that’d gain quite a bit of traction from the “first adopters” that you find in barcamps, [...]
Keeping ME Happy.
Posted by: Vijay on: June 10, 2008
So this is how the evolution of services have been. First there were services which could not be expanded all over the place because the cost of rolling them out was huge. Take the case of banking services, telecom etc – it was not a simple task. Only the elite, socially rich could afford them [...]
The 150 Character SMS.
Posted by: Vijay on: June 8, 2008
- In: India| Proto.in| Technology
- 4 Comments
Create. Collaborate. Contribute. I think that’s pretty much the Mantra for the next step of Technology innovation for this country. Whoever came up with those three words must have been a genius
All Jokes aside, those three words actually do sum up everything that we need in this place to build something that lasts [...]
Redbus.in: Make it Your Experience. NOT!
Posted by: Vijay on: June 7, 2008
If you really look at what is driving most of the sustainable internet businesses – starting from Seventymm, Storrz to Canvera, its in the ability to handle the logistics involved behind it flawlessly. If you want a grander example to learn from, understand learn from the multi-million dollar backoffice processes that Amazon.com has in place [...]
The Startup Kit. Part I.
Posted by: Vijay on: May 28, 2008
It’s a darn good time to be an entrepreneur in India – but only if you know whats available to you. I have been coming across a whole lot of resources that are available to an entrepreneur today, that you perhaps are not aware of.
The beauty about growing a startup or an SME is that [...]
India a Technology Leader. Possible?
Posted by: Vijay on: May 26, 2008
That was the title of a talk that happened at the Fastrack Sessions of Proto.in January Edition. Since we are sitting on three editions of fabulous talks, I thought I’d take the pains to transcribe them one at a time whenever i find the time so that the larger audience – some who didnt and [...]
A Paranoid Entry: Albert Einstein the Clerk.
Posted by: Vijay on: May 24, 2008
Well, for those of you who aren’t aware, as part of the work in the Indian Institute of Technology, we file a lot of patents every year. It used to be the case that faculty members who are working on something would file for a patent without even cross-referencing what is already out there and [...]
An Update on Proto.in
Posted by: Vijay on: May 24, 2008
Hello Everyone,
We’ve been barely vocal about it, but it seems the nominations are coming in hard and fast from all sides this time. We wont be extending the deadline past the 1st of June, since we want to finalize on the finalists and start the mentorship and refining of the pitch, the business plan and [...]
The Indian Startups’ Nightmare: Where are the Early Adopters?
Posted by: Vijay on: May 18, 2008
So I’ve been through this roller coaster of a ride so far in these past four years working with Startups here in India. There seem to be seasons of issues that seem to “plague” an entrepreneur from starting off. First it was the funding, then it was the lack of mentors. Lately it has shifted [...]
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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.
