Entrepreneurship is the buzz word right now. Everyone seems to have that next disruptive idea which will create the next unicorn. Now, if you are the founder of a startup, you are looked upon as a role model and the society, in general, puts you on a high pedestal. It is amazing how things have changed in the last decade or so. When I completed my engineering and joined Philips as a graduate...
November 18, 2015
Entrepreneurship : Is Your Temperament Inclined For It?
18November
November 16, 2015
iSPIRT Meeting at PMO – Stay in India Checklist
16November
An important policy agenda for iSPIRT is to reverse the exodus of technology startups. About 75% of the funded technology startups are redomiciling outside India due to regulatory irritants. iSPIRT has a Policy Expert Team – called Stay-and-List-in-India – working only on this area since December 2014. This is the policy team that worked closely with SEBI on the “startup bourse” that was notified...
November 13, 2015
The next 25 is here making it 100 successful entrepreneurs – #PNgrowth. Application closes by Nov 15th 2015
13November
The next 25 #PNgrowth people are here, and this time, even we are excited by the sheer breadth of the domains that are coming in. The three-day residential launch camp at the Infosys camp in Mysore is what we are looking forward to, most, though. There’s still a slim chance that you might get in, though; you can apply here. The last 100 will be announced as one list, and will complete the...
November 13, 2015
India is a closed source community or am I missing something here?
Open source software has been a constant buzz among few of the iSPIRT volunteers over last few months. How does India rate on OSS contribution? Does OSS seriously matter in the success of a software / software services business? Is it important enough to build an OSS ecosystem for the India based startups? My own perception has been that the OSS engagement in India is low and as a result the...
November 12, 2015
How to Incorporate in the USA: US Inc. as a Subsidiary – v2.0
12November
Setting up your headquarters in the US and a subsidiary in India is a tested model. Here’s a blog post by Girish Mathrubootham – founder of Freshdesk, very clearly articulating the process. Well then, what’s this all about? The setup we follow at Kissflow is the model in reverse. Kissflow is headquartered in India, with a subsidiary in the US. I couldn’t find much information on this model...
November 9, 2015
The next 25 #PNgrowth companies – the third shortlist is here!
09November
The next set of #PNgrowth folks are here. This 25 is even more varied and diverse than the last, and we are delighted to welcome them on board the train. If you want some more information about the program, go here (damn, are you late!). There’s still a chance you can get on the list for Mysore in January, so hurry up and apply here. And so here are the next 25 – Anjan Choudhary of customer...
November 6, 2015
“How to position your product” is the biggest question.
06November
“No matter how many times you explain, customer just doesn’t get it” “We expect user to use our product in X way, but they use it in Y way” We do ‘this’, but they think we do ‘that’ and starts comparing us with something ‘that’. If this is your Kaifiyat (frustration), then you are not alone. Most of the startup entrepreneurs and marketers face this challenge every day. “How to position your...
November 5, 2015
From India… and going global
05November
Over the last two decades, India has created a number of world leading companies of global scale. Many first scaled in India before taking the first international flight and now many of them are focussing on global markets right from the start – Day One Global. “Gravity” defying Prime Focus is now Hollywood’s VFX powerhouse and a world leader in the media and entertainment industry. Gurgaon based...
November 4, 2015
Indian Regulators: Let start-up founders and investors worry about Silicon Valley; you try and deliver Delaware. Please.
04November
Indian regulators have, in recent times, been talking a lot about creating a conducive environment for businesses, specifically startups, given the recent exodus of some renowned startups to foreign shores to take advantage of friendlier business policies and regulations. In order to create a thriving ecosystem, they are taking inspiration from places like Silicon Valley, considered globally to...
November 3, 2015
Month on Month, Quarter after Quarter, there is only 1 thing a startup needs to do.
03November
“Grow at a rapid pace!” Meet Shashank ND, Founder and CEO of Practo. Practo is a hyper-growth healthcare startup which has managed to raise $125M in three round so far, from the likes of Tencent, Sequoia, Google Capital, Altimeter Capital, Matrix Partners etc. Below is short video where Shashank shares his 7 year experience of running Practo in a nutshell. Shashank speaks about the...
