The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Month: March, 2009

Making That Halo Glow – Part I

Even as the current economic situation hasnt seem to have harmed the Early Stage Investment scene by much, there is some major misunderstanding by First Time Entrepreneurs, starting off in India, who are looking to raise funds. This series hopes to shine some light on some of them LESSON: MAKE THAT SACRIFICE. GROW WITH THE [...]

The Right To Passage.

I remember listening to a very wise man once utter the words that … “Every Civilization that ever survived and flourished, all had a culture of Right to Passages”. I am not sure if I heard much of what was said after that. My mind had already raced to a truth that I’d known innately. [...]

The Thing That Should Drive Everyone Crazy.

Numbers. Monetization. Values and Compensation Mechanisms. Its essentially the building blocks of most systems and what keeps the wheels of most systems churning. That’s what should be driving everyone crazy. Isnt it? I don’t know about you, but it sure does drive me crazy. Metrics. They are the easiest way to measure performance and to [...]