Tag Archives: entrepreneurship

Bootstrapping or Fund Raising

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 … Continue reading

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Viral Conductivity and Startups

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 … Continue reading

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What is an Entrepreneur?

What is an entrepreneur? from Seedcamp on Vimeo.

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Three things from IPL missing in our business

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 … Continue reading

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Political Entrepreneurs?

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 … 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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The Desi (Martini) Deal

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 … Continue reading

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Marketing for startups

Over the last one year or so, a number of Indian blogs have come up, which cater to upcoming webapps and entrepreneurship. I remember that when I had started there was only AlooTechie.com and WebYantra which I read almost everyday. … 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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More on the company voice

In the last post, I was talking about how big corporations need to have a human form while talking to customers. However, there are different kinds of companies and not all of them are always big. So like us, you … Continue reading

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