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5 qualities of top women in Indian corporates!

by Kaushambi on February 7, 2012 |

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If you’ve read out earlier feature which covered the top 10 Indian businesswomen last year, then you’ll find this post to be more of an extension of the same. What are the qualities that what have gotten Indian women to the top spots of India Inc? Is it just about having a tough facade, compromising [...]

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Honeybee Network: Kindling the innovation light of the Rural India

by Ankit Chandra
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Recently I stumbled upon a talk by Professor Anil Gupta on ted.com [See the video given below]. He was talking about how to locate, identify and harness India’s innovative talent, residing deep inside India, far from the bustling cities. In absence of a strong government support, many people in rural India device their own solutions [...]

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Tata Nano Gold: World’s first Gold Jewellery Car by GoldPlus!

by Viral Dholakia
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Ratan Tata has unveiled world’s first gold jewellery car to mark the occasion of 5000 glorious years of jewellery making tradition in India, from its Group company Titan Industries. Yesterday, the chairman of Tata Sons went public with its Nano studded with 80 kgs of purest 22 karat gold, 15 kgs of silver …

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Google Energy ? Commendable Foresight Or Crazy Diversification

by Ankit Agarwal

You have to give it to Google. It never ceases to surprise the world with its seemingly unorthodox style of operations. Be it their oh-so-cool work atmosphere, strategic marketing tactics generating tons of hype even before the product launch, the fascination with Beta launches, and last but not the least their acquisitions and business deals. [...]

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Do you know the Number One Brand in India?

by Arun Prabhudesai
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According to the survey results published in Business Standard last month, Indian consumers have ranked Amul as the number 1 brand of the country.

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Indian online Web Startups need to K.I.S.S

by Arun Prabhudesai
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If Indian start-ups can K.I.S.S (Keep it Simple Stupid) along with filling in the lacuna of need, they can come to par – even exceed their foreign counterparts.

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New Age Indian Entrepreneurs: Think Exit Strategy first !

by Arun Prabhudesai
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The Economic Times article on recent Indian business trends is quite interesting. The gist of the whole article is that Indian entrepreneurs no more think twice before selling off their business ventures, that they have built over years.
This is very unlike the old tradition of growing their businesses and passing on the empire to their…

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This is why Web2.0 ventures are untrustworthy !

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Like I have mentioned earlier on this blog, I excitedly watch for new start-ups coming up in India. Today I came across another press release that announced a new Web2.0 venture – “B Wired in”. As the name may suggest it is a India based affiliate program – Their Press Release starts by saying that it is a “revolutionary program”.

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What I watch for in Indian Web2.0 Startups

by Arun Prabhudesai

Web2.0 start-ups are coming up in hurry in India. It is really interesting to watch the fresh ideas being executed this time around as compared to dot com era of 2001/02. I have wanted to write more on the Web2.0 start-ups in India; however, somehow I have not got around doing it. When I open my feed reader every day in the morning, the first thing I look for, is the news of any new start-ups, and I can say that in last 3 to 4 months there is hardly been a day when I have not seen something new!

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Move aside Web2.0 and Hi-tech: VCs to finance bottom-of-the-pyramid projects in India.

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Until recently, the Venture Capitalists were only interested in funding Tech startups in developed countries and urban cities. But now, the VCs are suddenly flocking to a territory that was disliked and shunned by many till now.
The Venture Capitalists such as US based Matrix Partners are looking at funding projects in consumer services, health care, financial services, travel, media, and entertainment sector in countries like India. The VCs have plenty of opportunities here with very low competition unlike the technology sector where even they are chasing projects with money in their hands.

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The Immigrant Entrepreneur contribution to United States of America

by Arun Prabhudesai

There have been constant debates over immigration policies of United States of America for last few years. I have heard good and bad theories on how immigration has affected US economy. Recently, I stumbled upon a very interesting Indian survey done by a team of researches at Duke’s to quantify the involvement of skilled Indian and chinese immigrants in the fields of technology and engineering in the United States.

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This is what Lakshmi Mittal has to say about his competitor !

by Arun Prabhudesai

Update: One of the commentators pointed out that this is not one of the notes by Lakhmi Mittal. Infact it is quite old note circulated widely via email to people.
I have posted this on my blog based on an email…

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The “King of good times” has done it again: Is the world ready ?

by Arun Prabhudesai
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Vijay Mallya, the Indian Liquor and Airline business magnate known for his aggressive and innovative marketing is taking his airline fleet overseas. Kingfisher Airlines largely famous for its saucy airhostesses and top-notch service, plans to fly on multiple…

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The Indian Economy: Can the growth be derailed ?

by Arun Prabhudesai

There has been a great buzz around the growth in Indian economy for last couple of years. But many believe that we have not even scratched the surface. There are many pointers right now that give compelling reasons to believe that this growth cannot be stopped – even with all the Infrastructure, diversity, un-education and population.
Infact, the last 2 points mentioned are also the main reasons for the growth that India is seeing. Even though there is a huge uneducated population, there are equal number of highly skilled Engineers and doctors. They are the pillars of India’s growing economy….

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