Tag Archives: business

5 killer facts about the fortune 500

The fortune 500 is a really cool list to be in. It’s the super list of heavyweights of the American economy. Being an entrepreneur, I always keep hearing about issues faced by startups and what you should do to make … Continue reading

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Ecommerce in India

Just read a great post by Mahesh Murthy on Quora about how Ecommerce in India is already getting big. For the last few years, whenever you hear about E-commerce in India, you hear the sad old issues about people dont’ … Continue reading

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Creating New vs Repairing the Old

My car broke down again today morning and it resulted in another trip to the service station next door. The guys there are usually helpful, though they do charge a little more than I would like. The starter had some … Continue reading

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How to decide which clients to work with

We have been building iPhone apps for over two years now. When we started, there were hardly any clients and we had to make do with the projects that we got. For the first six months, we never once took … Continue reading

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The Quintessential Non Disclosure Agreement

If you run a company, you really can’t get away without signing an NDA. You need to sign one before you can talk to anybody. This is why I thought we should have a discussion about how is an NDA … Continue reading

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How the banks have shrunk

Here is an unsettling picture from Bloomberg which shows how much the market capitalization of the major banks have shrunk in the last two years. (Click the link to view the full image) Citibank and RBS look really bad, falling … Continue reading

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Lessons in Bootstrapping

The internet is full of advice, both good and bad, and most of us keep running through hundreds of feeds every day, to make sure that if there is any good in there we will find it. So when you … Continue reading

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Why don’t we shop online?

Online shopping will never pick up in India. Atleast not the way it is currently designed. It has been 14 years since Jeff Bezos started Amazon.com. And for the last 14 years nobody has really tried to change anything about … Continue reading

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Do you have a platform that I can build a business on?

If you plan to start working in technology, this is the first and the last question you need to convince your customers about. As always, Seth Godin is right on target.

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Link Sutra for July 28, 2007

I start this edition of Link Sutra with a pointer to a post talking about a customer-oriented, critical-thinking, bootstrapping entrepreneur. The kinds you meet everyday. Or Not. (link) Yes, it is about the sabzi wala, who has a huge possible … Continue reading

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