Interested in the world of startups and technology? Yes, you are. A book to read is Eric Ries’ The Lean Startup. It’s #2 on the New York Times Bestseller and filled with wisdom tailored to connect to the hearts and souls of engineers and business junkies. From Japanese lean manufacturing to analyzing virtual reality customers,… read more »
I recently had the opportunity to lunch with the legendary Kent Thiry, CEO of the leading dialysis chain, DaVita and one of the most respected business leaders USA. It was fascinating to understand his point of view on the market opportunity for healthcare entrepreneurs in dialysis and day care centers in general. I share some… read more »
iOS or Android? Most aspiring application developers I meet have one question on top of their Q&A lists – iOS or Android? Steve Marks, a Stanford graduate who built the simple, elegant Shotgun app, claims that the key question is who are you selling to? In many markets where phones and data plans are bundled together,… read more »
Many of my entrepreneur friends put off meeting VCs or potential sources of money because they are not sure how prepared they are. They are guarded (and rightly so), but to win the game, you have to first play. So you had an idea and you got your friends to start working on it with… read more »
Yesterday, I attended an event organized by StartX, Stanford’s accelerator program for startups by Stanford founders and came away much impressed by the quality of engineering talent and innovation concentrated on one campus. When I was researching some of these enterprises-of-tomorrow, I was struck by how secure their ideas and strategic information was, despite just… read more »
This is not a trick question. Good data is scarce and difficult to come by if it even exists in India. Add to that the need to make sweeping assumptions in new use cases and it’s possible that a start up has little idea what their addressable market size really could be. Market size is… read more »
A simple idea captures the imagination. It’s clear, compelling and memorable. Google == Search. Naukri == Jobsite. Easier said than done, right? Many aspiring entrepreneurs need a good 10 minutes to get around to explaining their business ideas. Many CEOs need more to pitch an idea to a prospective client. But if your audience is… read more »
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