Editor’s note: EmpXtrack is comprehensive, global HR solution and the product of Saigun Technologies, a startup launched in 2002. We interviewed Tushar Bhatia, Saigun’s founder and president, about the modern elements of an HR solution as well as the challenges for startups in identifying the right target market and funding product development. This article is brought to SandHill readers in...
December 4, 2012
Conversation with HR Solution Provider, Saigun Technologies
04December
December 3, 2012
Start the revolution in Healthcare at StartupWeekend, New Delhi
03December
Until the dawn of this decade not many people would have thought of transforming the way dismal healthcare system works in India let alone doing it over the course of 2 days but this is about to change as the Startup Weekend comes to Delhi on 7 Dec with a sole focus of encouraging entrepreneurs who are passionate about revolutionizing the healthcare system in India. The event will provide an...
December 3, 2012
Think Big! Build a Creative Culture or Transform Into It!
I started writing about Thinking Big and it is turning out to be a serial topic! As Indians, technical stuff comes naturally, business thinking comes naturally, but creativity is a touch-feely subject that many of us are not that comfortable with! We usually give it lip service and move on to more important stuff like coding or making sales calls! You ask most Software Product Entrepreneurs about...
November 30, 2012
Back to the Future: Software Moves as Catalysts for Driving Change
30November
Several events in the software world during 2012 will have a notable impact on the industry for years to come, according to SandHill’s industry observers. Some are striking enough that our panelists think they deserve an award. What software event that happened in 2012 will have the most impact over the next two to three years? Lincoln Murphy, founder and managing director, Sixteen...
November 29, 2012
Dont Take Usage For Granted
29November
Buying vs usage: I read a mention of usage rather than just purchase and it is a very valuable distinction. Let’s focus on that and go deeper in it. Buying does not necessarily lead to usage and I’m being generic here, spanning genres of products. Let’s look at a simple and very common example of a purchase that seldom leads to usage. It is the vacuum cleaner at residences. All of us have a...
November 28, 2012
The Battle Heats Up: Predictions on Winning Software Startups in 2013
28November
Who will be the young software players and startups to watch in 2013, and why? We recently asked this question of our industry observers and received a variety of predictions. Big Data, business intelligence, and analytics space Guy Smith, chief consultant, Silicon Strategies Marketing: Without naming specific companies or founders, the players to watch will be the Big Data geeks. Advanced...
November 27, 2012
Build product teams based on established capabilities and chemistry
27November
Jay Pullur is the founder and CEO of Pramati Technologies, software and services company based out of Hyderabad. The company recently announced that it’s enterprise social collaboration software platform — Qontext — had been acquired by Autodesk, the maker of design, engineering and entertainment software. Jay’s career in the software industry spans 25 years, and his primary interest...
November 26, 2012
Do Your Bit – Become a Customer
26November
What does a tech-product start-up need initially? It is not money, not more people to join the team according to me. It needs validation, feedback, users, inputs and all of this comes from Real Customers like you & me. If a product start-up gets real users, customers who engage in day-day usage of the product, they automatically become the following: The Product Manager, The Well-wisher, The...
November 26, 2012
Your Content MVP fails…. eh?
About a month ago, I had a very interesting discussion with Rajan from Intuit about why content is a product and how the lean startup rules should be applied to it. Let’s get the definitions out of the way. A minium viable product (MVP) in its simplest form, is the least number of iterations you’ve done on your product before presenting it to someone who you hope will pay for it. Sure...
November 24, 2012
10 reasons why I spend a lot of time in the product ecosystem
24November
As product entrepreneurs, every hour of our time is important. We run businesses that can succeed or fail depending on our choices. One of those choices is the time we spend on the eco-system. Yet I have chosen to spend a lot of time on the ecosystem. Here is why. 1) Learn from mistakes and successes: How much ever you say that you are doing something unique, you will be surprised to see...
