The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Category: Politics

The Case for Startups – The Prelude.

Over the past three years, it has been quite a journey interacting with startups, some of the key stakeholders and in a lot of ways understanding some of the constraints that we are facing in building up this landscape. There is undoubtedly a lot of enthusiasm, an unparalleled momentum within the community and daring spirits [...]

Open Wide the Indian Boundaries

If you are one who has traded in the Stock Market and had anyone sensible enough to teach you the ropes, the first rule is that when everything starts to drop, its a good time to buy. The rule is simple. When everyone is heading one direction, there is probably – and with very high [...]

Will We Ever Change?

Its 10:13pm. I just came back from IITM, after listening to a talk by Nandita Das on “Cinema and Social Change”. I have to admit that until today, I knew that the name had something to do with the Cine world, but I had no other associations of it. This is the first one, and [...]

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 [...]

A Note to Startups: Think in Systems

What’s the difference between a driver on the roads of India, vs. a driver of the roads of the US? The US driver makes sure that he follows the rules, but probably doesnt even care about who else is on the road. They follow their own rules, keep their space, make sure that they do [...]

I Fix, Goes National

I am quite impressed at the way people have taken this simple concept and have chosen to run with it. As skeptical as most folks were, our third campaign had about 30+ people who were out on the roads fixing one of the issues that this city (Chennai) faces – potholes on city roads. There [...]

I’day Activity Update: Pothole Fixing

Following up on my previous post on the plan that a bunch of us came up with, in fixing the potholes on the roads of the city as part of the independence day activities. There was a request for updates on that and here it goes: There has been a lot of interest from prominent [...]

I’day Activity Update: Pothole Fixing

Following up on my previous post on the plan that a bunch of us came up with, in fixing the potholes on the roads of the city as part of the independence day activities. There was a request for updates on that and here it goes: There has been a lot of interest from prominent [...]

On Our 60th Day of Independence: Are we Independent?

Orkut has an image of Orkut painted in the Indian colors as the frontpage banner. I guess thats a good gesture for all the orkutters who hail from India. I see a second page article on “The Hindu”, one of the biggest and well-circulated, well respected print media about a group of college students who [...]