There is heavy pressure in our industry for everyone to get on the train of entrepreneurship or startup, startup mode is on, Govt is supporting this, communities are on it, and now even banks are starting fund startup. This is all great news. But should everyone having a entrepreneurial spirit, become an Entrepreneur? Not necessarily. Many prefer to be, but different circumstances in...
Growth through innovation is much discussed these days as most other paths for growth have been exhausted. The innovations that get easy acceptance are those that create significant value for the Customer. This value should be the basis of product differentiation. Most of the innovation initiatives in the industry are targeted for growth by extending into the technology or market adjacencies. The...
“Start it first and everything will follow”, says Aruj Garg, CEO aka Chief Bhukkad and founder at Bhukkad. In an exclusive interview with Ashutosh Ranjan and Ragavendra Prasath of iSPIRT, Aruj shares how he identified the unhealthy junk food problem and created natural fast food chain. Here are the edited excerpts from the interview. Q. What was your eureka moment to come out with Bhukkad? How do...
The core idea of a startup is to tap into the previously unexplored markets, identifying unsolved problems and bringing to the market innovation that disrupt the existing eco-system. It’s about understanding complex problems and coming up with innovative, disruptive solutions…a process that requires understanding the consumers’ requirements and behavior patterns to create a well-thought out...
The life of an entrepreneur is really interesting and very challenging. It is interesting because they are trying radical ideas and something which has possibly been never tried before. Challenging because they are walking along unchartered territories and there is joy, disappointment, surprise, shock, failure and success lurking around every corner. It really tests your persistence, patience and...
In light of the findings at the recently concluded iSPIRT Roundtable at Mangalore. There is nothing to get disappointed if your team did not get shortlisted. There is always a next time as long as you improve your business plan and think about how to be a market disrupt-er or your category leader. Here is something to consider for your business plan if you have already not done it. Have you...
iSPIRT is happy to collaborate with and encourage YESSS – Young Entrepreneurs & Startups in Soaring Spirits. 08 to 10 December, 2015 ,The Lalit Ashok, Bengaluru, YESSS is designed in association with various Startup networks. At YESSS, select startups – with great business ideas offering unique technologies, products or services – will be given an opportunity to pitch to...
A mentor and guide to many, Ram Shriram, managing partner at Sherpalo Ventures and one of the first investors at Google, addressed a rapt audience last week at the Bangalore office of [24]7. Opening the hour long session with his reaction to the start up scene in India, Ram Shriram applauded the dynamic vibe of the IT capital of the country, even as he lamented the lack of infrastructure and the...
So what is Culture? Does Organizational Culture matter? Culture is about living your values, every single day. From an Organization’s stand-point its a way of working that ensures that critical operating values persist at all times. Some of you might already know the importance of Company Culture or Organizational culture, I will however enumerate, the most important effects of having the RIGHT...
Perseverance or persistence are the 2 most important characteristics for an entrepreneur, says Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Dinnepu, the Chairman and CEO of KisanRaja. In an exclusive interview with Ashutosh Ranjan and Ragavendra Prasath of iSPIRT, Vijay shares how he came out of the monthly salary mania and started working to solve the problem of farmers. Here is the edited excerpts from the interview...
