Monthly Archives: May 2007

Shaking the market

Posted on May 18, 2007 by Sudhanshu

This is how you do business. When I started looking for a place to host this blog and the company website, Mr Google told me that there were thousands of places where I could do it. Eventually, after a lot … Continue reading →

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Getting rid of Adsense and Paid Posts

Posted on May 16, 2007 by Sudhanshu

While going through an older entry in a diary, I remembered that the sole idea of using Adsense and the myriad collection of advertisements on my blog was to recover the amount of money I had put in to start … Continue reading →

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Why is there no social component in startups in India.

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Sudhanshu

This post is really a comment I had posted on VentureWoods : What we lack is a medium of interaction. We talk about Techcrunch and how it empowers the startups in the valley, but the part that we miss is … Continue reading →

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Uday of IndiaSphere wants websites to Differentiate, localize and enhance

Posted on May 15, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Welcome to the the interviews section on Gyaan Sutra. Today I had the pleasure of talking to Uday, who started IndiaSphere. In an email interview, Uday talks about his site, the latest changes, and why it is doing better than … Continue reading →

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VentureHacks : How to beat the right to first refusal

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Sudhanshu

It’s time to link again. VentureHacks, a blog run by Nivi and Naval Ravikant, brings out a descriptive post about how to save yourself from VC’s when raising convertible debt. This is what inspired the post [Our existing investors] had … Continue reading →

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The need for search engines which can handle Ajax

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Sudhanshu

Ajax has been around for years. People have used it to create amazing products, and people have also regularly slammed it. One of the reasons ‘The Ajax Buzz’ is discounted is the SEO team. Their point is completely valid that … Continue reading →

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The Latest Carnival of The Capitalists

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Sudhanshu

I welcome all of you to the first edition of the Carnival of the Capitalists here at Gyaan Sutra. This carnival covers the latest and greatest posts on business, and travels from city to city, country to country and continent … Continue reading →

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Podbharti.com : Hindi Podcasts

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Sudhanshu

With podcasting catching up in India, Hindi bloggers couldn’t have stayed far behind. So here comes a great new website to cater to the growing gap, called PodBharti.com which gives you podcasts purely in Hindi. Started by Debashish Chakrabarty and … Continue reading →

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How to take a closer look at Alexa rankings (Bigger Images)

Posted on May 13, 2007 by Sudhanshu

I was just playing around with the PNG url of the image, and I just found out that you can see the ranking display of the Alexa site at any dimension you feel like. All you have to do is … Continue reading →

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Interview with Kiran Bettadapur, co-founder and CEO Cylive Inc, about entrepreneurship and Cylive, the website

Posted on May 12, 2007 by Sudhanshu

The adrenalin rush of working on a startup is way better than working on a 9-5 job. And, I will say that in a heartbeat! This is how Kiran Bettadapur, who is the Co-founder & CEO of Cylive Corporation and … Continue reading →

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