Comments on: Small is Beautiful? http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/ Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:42:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Venkat http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1927 Venkat Mon, 21 Sep 2009 08:41:07 +0000 http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/#comment-1927 Vijay, very nice post..In fact I was thinking about all the myths that surround tech startups (working 24/7, sacrificing family time etc..) I think these are the ones which scare lot of people in considering this as an alternative. While I do agree it takes lot of hard work for the initial years, we may also need some stories of people who could live life on their terms if they are very clear on what they set out to achieve. And it's heartening to know that you met many such kind of enterpreneurs who did not fall into that rat race and were able to set their own pace. Vijay,
very nice post..In fact I was thinking about all the myths that surround tech startups (working 24/7, sacrificing family time etc..)
I think these are the ones which scare lot of people in considering this as an alternative. While I do agree it takes lot of hard work for the initial years, we may also need some stories of people who could live life on their terms if they are very clear on what they set out to achieve.
And it’s heartening to know that you met many such kind of enterpreneurs who did not fall into that rat race and were able to set their own pace.

]]> By: Abhishek BK http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 Abhishek BK Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:14:50 +0000 http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/#comment-1642 To be honest, I think most great companies started as small companies and stayed that way for quite some time before they exploded on the scene. A long lasting company is built with care. Just rushing it, will not let people love it enough to stick with it through thick and thin. To be honest, I think most great companies started as small companies and stayed that way for quite some time before they exploded on the scene. A long lasting company is built with care. Just rushing it, will not let people love it enough to stick with it through thick and thin.

]]> By: Vijay Anand http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1581 Vijay Anand Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:56:27 +0000 http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/#comment-1581 Ashutosh: Absolutely agree with you. Dorai: Yep. Mitul: I think that goes whether you are big or small. Its just more feasible to do it when small :) Ashutosh: Absolutely agree with you.

Dorai: Yep.

Mitul: I think that goes whether you are big or small. Its just more feasible to do it when small :)

]]> By: Mitul Limbani http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1512 Mitul Limbani Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:04:51 +0000 http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/#comment-1512 Yes, I agree that small is beautiful. The smaller it is, the better you get to talk to each customer and ensure the best customer support .... Mitul Yes, I agree that small is beautiful.

The smaller it is, the better you get to talk to each customer and ensure the best customer support ….

Mitul

]]> By: Dorai Thodla http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1511 Dorai Thodla Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:26:48 +0000 http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/#comment-1511 I love this post. I think you touch on some of the wrong perceptions people carry about startups. When you startup small, to even exist, you need to provide value fairly early in the game. That lets you build small, useful (to the customers) business, provide outstanding support (to get repeat business as well as good referrals). So you learn the important lessons of building a business early. I love this post. I think you touch on some of the wrong perceptions people carry about startups. When you startup small, to even exist, you need to provide value fairly early in the game. That lets you build small, useful (to the customers) business, provide outstanding support (to get repeat business as well as good referrals). So you learn the important lessons of building a business early.

]]> By: Ashutosh http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/comment-page-1/#comment-1510 Ashutosh Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:54:48 +0000 http://www.vijayanand.name/2009/08/small-is-beautiful/#comment-1510 Really beautiful line of thinking. It might be about the degree of ambitions and the celebrity status that the scaling up gives you otherwise if you can satiate your desires with a medium scale business, nothing better than that. Going by the same logic, aren't smaller cities are much better to live compared to metro-cities? But people with higher ambitions and goals always flock to bigger cities! Really beautiful line of thinking. It might be about the degree of ambitions and the celebrity status that the scaling up gives you otherwise if you can satiate your desires with a medium scale business, nothing better than that. Going by the same logic, aren’t smaller cities are much better to live compared to metro-cities? But people with higher ambitions and goals always flock to bigger cities!

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