The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

Category: The Journey

If You are a Startup, Who’s That?

I figure that in an ecosystem, there are three types of corporations – according to scale. There are the startups, there are the SMEs and then there are the Multi-National Corporations. There are also the government bodies, but let’s stick to the private sector and these are the three categories we have. Each of them [...]

If You are a Startup, Who’s That?

I figure that in an ecosystem, there are three types of corporations – according to scale. There are the startups, there are the SMEs and then there are the Multi-National Corporations. There are also the government bodies, but let’s stick to the private sector and these are the three categories we have. Each of them [...]

Finally, At Home.

My journey as a blogger started actually quite as an experiment – I am assuming that it was the case with you as well. It seems to be the case with most people. Writing regularly, unless you are a writer, is a tough task. So I had setup a movable type blog in the subdomain [...]

The Economy: The Case for Startups.

When I was in Canada, I lived through two cycles of economic downturns. If you are gasping for breathe and feeling sorry for me already, well dont. Markets fluctuate and correct themselves much more rapidly in more mature ecosystems. We are just getting used to it and we better. It’s going to become part of [...]

Startups do fail. What’s New?

I am seeing a flurry of activity among the tech blogs who’ve caught on a interesting topic to latch onto. Failed startups. If you ask me, I am not sure what the big hoopla in this is about. Birds fly. Fishes Swim. Deals Fall through and Startups Fail. This is the natural order of things. [...]

Startups do fail. What’s New?

I am seeing a flurry of activity among the tech blogs who’ve caught on a interesting topic to latch onto. Failed startups. If you ask me, I am not sure what the big hoopla in this is about. Birds fly. Fishes Swim. Deals Fall through and Startups Fail. This is the natural order of things. [...]

Words. Words. Words. They Mean Everything.

We live in a day and age where words are tossed at the whisk of the wrist, to degenerate the substance of those letters coined together, all in the name of marketing. Saying too much, and talking without listening, seem to have become “essentials” to survive in this overly competitive market and in finding a place in this society. Is that really the way to go?

Proto.in January Edition: Nominations Open

Ladies and Gentlemen, The finally awaited moment is here – well, atleast the first of it. The nominations are open for companies that do want to submit their products for evaluation, out of which 20 companies will present before an esteemed audience – the creme de la crop, the movers and the shakers of the [...]

You are Too Young to Be Trying This.

The last time i heard such statements too frequently was when I was bootstrapping my first company, was verging on entrepreneurship as a lifestyle and all, and i was sixteen. It’s been more than a decade, and I am still hearing those voices in my life. This is not a post where we talk about [...]

The Long Awaited Lands Finally do Call.

It’s been a while since I’ve dropped everything and gone on a vacation. I am finally doing it. A friend of mine is coming in from Canada, and under the guise of the “local resource”, I am planning to take a break. The plan is to meet at Delhi, and head to Agra, Jaipur and [...]