Startups – Page 19 – Product Nation

August 14, 2013

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“Why isn’t there a place where we can store all our medical information?” is the question that bugged Shashank ND, Founder of Practo.com. Jamming together with a classmate from NITK Surathkal, they found a solution and founded Practo.com – a cloud based service that covers over 8,000 doctors and manages the records of nearly 3 million patients. Shashank, I was looking at your website and I was...

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Data and User Experience: Two ends of the spectrum

By Sridhar Ranganathan

In Product Management, Startups, Usability

August 13, 2013

2 Min read

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Every product that you build has to be used by people. This is irrespective of “who may pay for the product“. This is an often brought up topic of “User vs Customer“. And if the product is used only by machines and not by real people, then it’s perhaps best to call it “technology”. As far as technology products are concerned, a significant factor of differentiation they claim and deliver on is by...

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“Social Commerce – Enabling trust and higher conversions in online transactions” – #PNHangout with Vipin Agarwal

By Akash Jain

In #MadeInIndia, Platforms, Product Management, Startups

August 12, 2013

8 Min read

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In this #PNHangout, we spoke to Vipin Agarwal, who is the co-founder of enMarkit and an ex-VC turned entrepreneur, about his journey in conceptualizing the product, his team, the tools and the product management philosophy and what a typical day in his life looks like! Give us a brief introduction to what enMarkit does. Enmarkit comes from a combination of the words: ENabling and MARKETing. We...

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India as a Product Nation is in good hands – Insights from the Lean Sales Roundtable

By Ashok Kapoor

In iSPIRT, Marketing, Playbook RoundTable, Sales, Startups

August 9, 2013

5 Min read

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The fate of the future of India as a product nation is in the hands of 20 somethings and 30 somethings. Whether it is sheer luck or sheer brilliance or sheet hard work, or all three I don’t know, but what I do know is that the future of India as a product nation is in good hands. I attended a Lean Sales Playbook for about 3 and a half hours. I had no idea how the time flew as Pallav...

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A product company can begin earning revenue only after the product is built.

By Shirish Deodhar

In #BootStrapping, Startups

August 8, 2013

4 Min read

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A product company can begin earning revenue only after the product is built. Significant upfront investment is required in engineering and sales. As revenue picks up, expenses continue to mount for ongoing development and sales, and for establishing a new support team. It may take years before the company’s monthly receipts exceed the outflow. This is known as becoming cash flow positive...

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iSPIRT Sales RoundTable – Startup Sales, Lead Generation, Channel Partners

By Pankaj Kulkarni

In Go2Market, iSPIRT, Playbook RoundTable, ProductNation, Sales, Startups

August 7, 2013

11 Min read

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First of all, huge thanks to Vizury for sponsoring great food and the premises to hold the round table. Many thanks to Aneesh, NRK Raman and Srirang for leading the session and providing valuable inputs. And of course, to all the participants for the energetic discussions and knowledge sharing. Here are the key takeaways from my notes. Please note that there are several nuggets of practical...

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The One Feature That Changed Social Networking Forever

By Sangeet Paul Choudary

In Product Management, Startups

August 6, 2013

6 Min read

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What is the single most important innovation that Facebook ever came up with? Before I answer that, let’s think of the real value for users on a social network. Social networks are a classic example of the platform business model where users create all the value and there is very little value until users come on board. Real value for every individual user, then, is the value that his...

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Fellow Entrepreneur, Ask not what the Buyer can do for your company!

By Manju Nanjaiah

In M&A, Playbook RoundTable, Startups

August 5, 2013

5 Min read

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For about 2 hours in the RoundTable session, the intense discussion was centered around how to be ready for M&A. Buyers, who have an interest in your company will ask about your product, your markets, your customers, your revenues. As an Entrepreneur, what is your first ask in return? Usually they are any of the following. What will the buyer pay us? Is this the right time, should we wait for...

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Are you a #MadeInIndia Software product company with solution built on SMAC stack that sells to Enterprise segment?

By Avinash Raghava

In Eco-system, Events, Startups

August 3, 2013

3 Min read

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If yes here is a great not-to-be-missed opportunity for you to explore partnership with Zensar Technologies….then Read on. Zensar Technologies is a technology partner of choice for global organizations looking to strategically transform, grow, and lead in today’s challenging business environment. ProductNation is pleased to partner with Zensar to make this opportunity available for Indian...

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Patent Holders Listen Up; The Government Wants to Give You An Award

By ProductNation Network

In Eco-system, Startups

August 1, 2013

2 Min read

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India’s innovation problem is not something that an award can fix. But its a step in the right direction. The department of science and technology is calling applicants for the “National Awards for Commercializable Patents,” in a bid to make more innovative products available to the society [source]. The awards were first introduced two years ago. The program seeks to recognize the innovative...

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