The first time I had heard of Eko, I couldn’t resist the temptation to drop an email to its founders and ask if I could do anything for them. The moment you read up about what they are doing, you just want to be a part of it. (Though I never really made their website)
I [...]
The coming of the “Internets” has made communication so much easier. For all these years we have been drooling about how fast news travels from one corner to the other. Within minutes the news gets to Twitter, within 5 minutes it is on Google News, within minutes it gets to other publications, and in half [...]
Ever heard of a website with one million hits and a one million Alexa rank?
Prateek Dayal, is the founder of Muziboo which offers a stage for our musicians to come out and spread their music. He takes a dig at RadioVerve (Ashish too I think), another startup in the same space, and quite literally demolishes [...]
Startups rarely die in mid keystroke. So keep typing!
I have always loved this quote. Many a times, it has helped me overcome fears about the coming months by making sure that I keep churning out code. If you haven’t already, you should go ahead and read the whole list of essays by Paul Graham, the [...]
ON BEING VIRAL
There is nothing viral among dogs. You never see all the dogs trying to see the same videos, or trying to eat the same dog food, or getting their dog food from the same website. Making something viral - is such an inherent human activity.
I remember when I was in school, while reading [...]
What is an entrepreneur? from Seedcamp on Vimeo.
Nobody really believed that the IPL would turn into a money making machine.
But in just 45 days, with the help of some of the smartest men on this side of the world, they succeeded in turning one simple idea into a massive-mega success. In less than two months IPL scripted the change of the Indian [...]
There is a new startup on the political scene.
The founders include 8 energetic men, aged 28-45, with degrees and business experience. The startup is still in beta, and you can’t yet cast a vote. The priorities and mission statement has been defined, though the last one seems a little absurd, the other two are worth [...]
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 happen to reach a place where you find tons of excellent posts, it’s hard not to [...]
Getting funding is easy.
Recently, I had read Sujai Karampuri, founder of Sloka Telecom (henceforth, the Sloka guy) ranting about the fact that VCs were shying away from funding his company. I felt bad for for about half a second because it looks like a great idea, but then I moved on hoping that somebody on [...]
