The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Category: Announcement

Proto.in Chat: Democratizing Entrepreneurship

Its not a rarity these days to hear talks about turning entrepreneurship into a lifestyle. As a matter of fact, we – everyone of us who are involved in shaping the startup space in India – are quite glad that thats happening, because it just shows that things are changing, very much for the better. [...]

An Update on Proto.in

Hello Everyone, We’ve been barely vocal about it, but it seems the nominations are coming in hard and fast from all sides this time. We wont be extending the deadline past the 1st of June, since we want to finalize on the finalists and start the mentorship and refining of the pitch, the business plan [...]

The Indian Startups’ Nightmare: Where are the Early Adopters?

So I’ve been through this roller coaster of a ride so far in these past four years working with Startups here in India. There seem to be seasons of issues that seem to “plague” an entrepreneur from starting off. First it was the funding, then it was the lack of mentors. Lately it has shifted [...]

The Indian Startups’ Nightmare: Where are the Early Adopters?

So I’ve been through this roller coaster of a ride so far in these past four years working with Startups here in India. There seem to be seasons of issues that seem to “plague” an entrepreneur from starting off. First it was the funding, then it was the lack of mentors. Lately it has shifted [...]

Mulling Over a New Kinda Barcamp.

Update: This post was made on April 7th, much before the recently concluded Barcamp Bangalore 6. Keep that in mind. Barcamps, they are happening everywhere now. There are debates and raging discussions on as to whether we “interpreted” the format right, but whether or not, its still going on. Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Kerala, [...]

Podworks: A date set to begin your podcasting journey

June 9th and 10th, set in Tidel park Chennai, Podworks is set to roll. If you are interested in a workshop that can teach you everything from the basics to the advanced, of how to podcast, then this is a workshop that you shouldn’t miss. For more details, visit www.podworks.in

MoMo Chennai

Mobile Monday is a tradition that started long time back and has made it waves to India, and is finally making its landing on the shores of Chennai – atlast! Mobile Monday is another initiative of the Knowledge Foundation, of which I am a founding member of, and the one that has been behind events [...]

The Blog is Back!

I have been receiving a fair bit of emails asking me what has happened to my blog. Well, where do I start? Well, for starters, I thought it was a good time to move my host to Dreamhost and decided not to stick with my current hosting service anymore. Then, I decided that if I [...]