entrepreneurship

India is called the ‘call center capital’ of the world. Even though China is giving it a run for the money, there is still a long way to go before that crown can be given to any other nation. When analyzed on certain parameters such as…

Well, to talk about education being a pre-requisite for entrepreneurship we have enough real world examples that shout out loud that it aren't. The likes of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and the list can go and on. But, lets face it -…

Bangalore, the next Silicon Valley? Now, the community has always been divided on this one. With its early mover advantage and it being home to probably the highest technology companies in India , some say Bangalore is ‘the’…

Two days back, at the Web2.0 expo, a respected blogging pioneer and six-apart founder, Anil Dash announced to the world the launch of ‘Expert Labs’   - a not-for-profit technology incubator, that will focus on providing value…

Amidst all the recession and the economic downturn hulla boo in recent times , one major positive has been the resurgence of India as a nation to reckon with. Not that India was not walking shoulder to shoulder (at least in some areas) with…

I am part of the crowd that believes that Bengaluroo is not the silicon valley of India! Bengaluru has many IT services companies and has probably reached a saturation level that its quite difficult for it to become a valley anymore. The…

Do you know what is the Family Background or Motivation of Typical Entrepreneur? Here is your Typical Entrepreneur He is from a middle-class or upper lower-class background, and very few come from backgrounds of extreme wealth or…

Yes, The Era of Women CEO has arrived and from the looks of it, it is here to stay. Now, women have been there and done that at the positions that matter for quite sometime. But the last decade or so has seen a drastic change when it comes…

Yes, I know, I may raise a few eyebrows with that title – But it is a fact that cannot be overlooked. I will explain you with a real-life example, read on… I was sitting with a serial entrepreneur friend of mine today at…

WOW ! one of the better 10 minutes I spent in last few days – and it was spent watching and listening to a video Interview of Scott Anthony, president of Innosight, created by Harvard Business. I got to get my hands on that recently…

Between speed and perfection choose speed. - Sunil Mittal Airtel, India's top telecom company has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Manchester United for providing exclusive Man U content on Airtel mobiles. The exact amount is not…

When Mohan Bhargava, a NASA scientist in the US, returns back to his village in India he is not really sure what to expect. He hires a caravan and hoards it with mineral water. From his high-end life in the US where everything is just a…

Started in 1981 Infosys was on the verge of collapse after 8 years when a joint venture with Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA) has collapsed. The Infosys-KSA joint venture was Infosys's attempt to break into American market. If Mr. Murthy has…

We have earlier written about rise and fall of Subhiksha, which generated quite a buzz. Many of the commentators on that post are referring to Mr. Subramaniam as self styled "Sam Walton of Indian Retail". Have you thought how…

Most of you may have heard about the Air Car that has been in much news over last year, thanks to the Tata backing the project. If you read the comments on my earlier post on air car, you would find many people have reservations about the…

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was here in Bangalore for BangaloreIT.biz. Modi has called for a Nano of IT. Indians are working at the low-end jobs of the outsourcing sector and they should move up the value chain to become a…

Now that does not sound very positive, is it? India touted as the next world super power is unfriendly to entrepreneurs who want to setup shop in India, so much so that war ravaged, terrorism prone, unsettled political economy like Pakistan…

Here is a great resource for startups or entrepreneurs who are looking for investment for his startup. NEN Online recently released a comprehensive list of Angel Investors, Venture Capitalists, incubators, tech parks and even startup…

This post has been written by Bruce Greenwald and reproduced here with his permission Indian growth is going to depend overwhelmingly on what happens locally in India. The reason India and China went from being peripheral players in…