The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Month: September, 2007

Why India’s Rise is Business As Usual

The idea that india is a poor country is a relatively recent one. Historically, South Asia was always famous as the richest region of the globe. Ever since Alexander the Great first penetrated the Hindu Kush, Europeans fantasized about the wealth of these lands where the Greek geographers said that gold was dug by up [...]

Why India’s Rise is Business As Usual

The idea that india is a poor country is a relatively recent one. Historically, South Asia was always famous as the richest region of the globe. Ever since Alexander the Great first penetrated the Hindu Kush, Europeans fantasized about the wealth of these lands where the Greek geographers said that gold was dug by up [...]

The Next I-Fix Campaign: September 15th

So, was it an independence day drive that got everyone out of their homes and on the road fixing potholes? Well, I’d like to think No, and from the list of volunteers, I am starting to believe that more. The I Fix team in Chennai is growing to be larger. We have about 30 people [...]

Skype in. Skype Out. Skype Gone?

I am running out of cards and I am looking at putting together a new design for it, and also revalidating all the information that is on it. I do have my skype ID on my previous cards. I barely even login into skype anymore – not sure if it is even going to serve [...]

Change: The Drive and the Killer

Products: A solution in a box. That’s what it is supposed to be. But is it that simple? Companies go through the insight if acquiring knowledge from teams that struggle with a common issue and are stiffled with constraints, and come up with solutions that could ease that pain. In most cases the solution is [...]