Shashi Bhagnari – Product Nation

The software eco-system in India is still influenced by the services model. Product companies require a completely different mindset, especially when it comes to the programming workforce.

March 31, 2015

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Infinite Analytics is a predictive marketing and analytics company set up in 2012, by two MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) graduates, Akash Bhatia and Purushotham Botla. The company has built a real-time personalization platform that learns and predicts by utilizing all available data to match a customer to a product or service. In an interview with ProductNation.com, co-founder Akash...

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How Foradian has established its position in school management software with an innovative product

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #MadeInIndia, SaaS Based

November 21, 2014

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Kerala based, Foradian Technologies that began as a web development and services company, soon emerged to be one of the fastest growing firms in the field of school management software. What came as a small software requirement to store school records and procedures soon caught the attention of the State Government of Kerala, which deployed Fedena in all their schools under the Project Sampoorna...

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The Most Important Technology Trends of 2014, According to Gartner

By Shashi Bhagnari

In OutSights

June 12, 2014

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Leading market analysts issue their latest technology trends every year. Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company has defined the top 10 technology trends and drivers that will be strategic for Indian organizations in 2014. These technologies can impact an organization’s long-term plans, programs and initiatives. Implementing business process...

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“Software distribution in India is limited to only moving products to warehouses, and not really encouraging its use. This needs to change.” Jayaraman Kesavardhanan, K7 Computing

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #BootStrapping, #MadeInIndia

April 15, 2014

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K7 Computing is a leading provider of information security solutions that protect individuals and organizations from IT threats like viruses, malware and hacker attacks. The company, which builds world-class products and competes with global market leaders like McAfee and Symantec, first achieved major success in a foreign market like Japan, where it has a near 28% market share. The Chennai-based...

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What You Missed at the #PNCamp

By Shashi Bhagnari

In PNCamp

December 14, 2013

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In case you are one of those who did not make it to the iSPIRT PNCamp for Product Entrepreneurs at Pune on December 4 and 5, 2013, here’s an overview of what happened during the two-day event. Over 128 delegates took part in the camp that brought together entrepreneurs, developers and experts under a common platform for learning and sharing of ideas and experiences. Participants came from...

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India has the potential to create great product companies. The ecosystem is evolving and we are glad to be part of it

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #BootStrapping, #MadeInIndia, Enterprise, Interviews, Review, Startups

September 23, 2013

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Anup Tapadia, CEO, TouchMagix, has revolutionized interactive systems with his innovation. Driven by an aspiration to innovate and deliver great experiences in gesture based interactive display systems, his products have reached numerous brands and consumers since the company’s inception a few years back. His work has earned him recognition from the likes of Bill Gates, Dr. Abdul Kalam, Dr...

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"For a product business the product roadmap, customer segmentation and a delightful user experience are extremely crucial.”

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #BootStrapping, #MadeInIndia, Development, Enterprise, SaaS Based, Startups

July 18, 2013

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Started in 2011 with only three employees, Emportant has grown to serve thousands of users with their cloud based end-to-end HR and Payroll products. Co-Founder and CEO, Emportant, Sandeep Todi says his company is focused to appeal to firms that would identify with its motto, ’Employees are Important’. In an interview with ProductNation, he says his biggest learning is you must always take good...

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In the next 3 to 5 years, Jamcracker seeks to leverage and contribute to India’s product ecosystem, and bring the latest R&D and innovations in cloud brokerage solutions to Indian enterprises and SMBs.

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #MadeInIndia, Interviews, Marketing, SMB Product

May 15, 2013

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Set up in 1999, Jamcracker develops and markets software, services and an ecosystem of cloud services that enable customers to become Cloud Services Brokerages (CSBs). K.B. Chandrasekhar, CEO & Chairman, was also co-founder and Chairman of e4e Inc., a business process outsourcing company. In the mid-1990s, Chandrashekar founded Exodus Communications, which he led to become the leading...

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Indian companies have a poor conversion rate of ideas into innovation because of a lack of structured processes’

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #MadeInIndia, Enterprise, Startups

May 10, 2013

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Sridhar D. P. Founder & CEO and Dr. Shankar Venugopal, Chief Mentor, Thatva, say their company’s vision is to be a true enabler of innovation. Their strategy is to provide a software framework that could facilitate and enable innovation. Thatva came to be established when Sridhar was pursuing a program on innovation and IP at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in September 2007. He...

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Sapience Analytics is driving over INR 10 million in annual value per 100 employees

By Shashi Bhagnari

In #MadeInIndia, Enterprise, Interviews, Product Management, Startups

April 5, 2013

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CEO and Co-Founder, Sapience Analytics, Shirish Deodhar, is pleased with the market response to their first software product, Sapience, and says their objective is to become the default standard for Automated Enterprise Effort Visibility and Gain Sapience Analytics was set up in 2008, as a software products company. It was formed by four serial entrepreneurs, who had come to realize that the...

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