The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Category: Mobile

Setting Expectations For the Future of Computing.

The experts in Marketing would usually say that, marketing, pricing, the sales process, and the customer satisfaction that follows that can all be related with a simple equation. Satisfaction = Reality – Expectations. (Thanks!) And they would be right. I remember a call from my dad’s friend about a year ago, to come over to [...]

Outlook + Google Calendar + Nokia Calendar = Being on Schedule.

Once life starts picking up the biggest problem for me seems to be managing time, and most of all trying to avoid the moments when I end up cross booking the time slot for two people – yep, that isnt an easy situation to get out of. When I am at home, and during weekends, [...]

The Future of Living: How 3G Could Help.

3G. WiMAX. There is an inevitable showdown waiting on that camp. That’s probably also the reason why the deployments of WiMAX hasnt picked up by much. If you ask me, there is credit to deploying the 3G – or a network that is based on the telecom network. Why? Reliability. Ever picked up a landline [...]

If You are a Mobile Developer.

I mean someone who develops for the Mobile Platform, not a developer who is always on the move Well, there are a few platforms that you might be interested to play around with, if you have an interest for embedded systems, and especially the mobile platform. Here it goes: MobiSy: Rich Applications for your Mobile. [...]

Ideas to Toss: Plug’n'Play Virtualization.

Lately there is this thought running into my head, that in most circumstances I am starting to count and make a mental note of all the “computing” devices around me. As of now, I have my mobile phone which is in arms reach, my laptop that i am working on and my server which is [...]

Ideas to Toss: Plug’n'Play Virtualization.

Lately there is this thought running into my head, that in most circumstances I am starting to count and make a mental note of all the “computing” devices around me. As of now, I have my mobile phone which is in arms reach, my laptop that i am working on and my server which is [...]

Free + Free + Free = ?

“Build the traction and let’s think about the revenue stream later”, they say. Another variant of the same thought is the often heard “Get as many eyeballs as possible and then you can figure out the business model”. How, I ask? Most of the folks who do know me personally will tell you that I [...]

Is FlashLite the New Java?

I am starting to see quite a bit of devices and platforms that are starting to provide more and more, of-the-box support for Flashlite. Flashlite, Adobe’s Runtime library for Flash Animation for devices on low resources is a very good alternative for devices that have a need for interative interfaces. It’s seen quite a steady [...]

Opensocial Vs. Facebook. It’s apples to oranges.

Facebook is undoubtedly enjoying its fanbase, and with more and more people moving to facebook (even from networks such as Linkedin), it only strengthens the case. As of today it seems that Facebook has even gone after some of the popular bands to setup their pages in facebook so that profiles can be created as [...]

Opensocial Vs. Facebook. It’s apples to oranges.

Facebook is undoubtedly enjoying its fanbase, and with more and more people moving to facebook (even from networks such as Linkedin), it only strengthens the case. As of today it seems that Facebook has even gone after some of the popular bands to setup their pages in facebook so that profiles can be created as [...]