The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Category: India

Starting off: The Incremental and the Iterative Way.

I love the weekends. Especially the ones where you pretty much meet people after people, and get to see the world through a different set of eyes and perspectives. Always loved that. So there goes the past weekend, which has just about been the most amazing weekend ever – after a really really long time, [...]

Why the N’Deal is a Crucial Stepping Stone.

Alright, If you are not an Indian, this does not in anyway relate to you. So Shoo. So there are have been plenty of thoughts, talks and words shared about this N’deal. I am personally glad that we are signing it and we move one step ahead to the league where we are authorized to [...]

Why the N’Deal is a Crucial Stepping Stone.

Alright, If you are not an Indian, this does not in anyway relate to you. So Shoo. So there are have been plenty of thoughts, talks and words shared about this N’deal. I am personally glad that we are signing it and we move one step ahead to the league where we are authorized to [...]

What Started 700 days ago…

There are only a whole total of 14 tasks that need to be done before the event,and given the capable team that we have this time, and the sheer level of enthusiasm flowing, I dont see that to be a problem. The core team from Chennai, Bangalore, and other places are starting to fly in [...]

The Future of the Startup Workforce : OnDemand Talent?

Everybody, just about everybody seems to be having this problem. The teams that I oversee in IIT, all the way to a lone team in Simla, everybody is having a talent crunch. It is said that the most important aspect of a startup is the team. Have we grossly overlooked something? Or do things just [...]

A Funded Startup: An Alienated Brother.

I have seen this cycle happen over and over again. There would be a set of guys who’d be around in most barcamps and social circles and someday they’d decide to start a company, and eventually build a product that’d gain quite a bit of traction from the “first adopters” that you find in barcamps, [...]

Should Guruji Sue Google?

Guruji, for what its due to them, have been quite consistent with their logo. But it seems Google is on a rebranding spree. From the use of their Capital G, they are going to a smaller G which eerily looks like what Guruji’s logo is. Considering that Guruji’s logo is two years (or more) old, [...]

The 150 Character SMS.

Create. Collaborate. Contribute. I think that’s pretty much the Mantra for the next step of Technology innovation for this country. Whoever came up with those three words must have been a genius All Jokes aside, those three words actually do sum up everything that we need in this place to build something that lasts and [...]

Redbus.in: Make it Your Experience. NOT!

If you really look at what is driving most of the sustainable internet businesses – starting from Seventymm, Storrz to Canvera, its in the ability to handle the logistics involved behind it flawlessly. If you want a grander example to learn from, understand learn from the multi-million dollar backoffice processes that Amazon.com has in place [...]

Ideas to Toss: Beacon Unplugged.

Social Networks are the way to the future. Ah, I can see people getting ready with pitchforks to nail me to the wall, but lets hear this out. There is this basic ideology. The paradox of the masses. Whenever at any given network the number of members become too huge, the system starts to break [...]