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Why Flipkart’s Acquisition of LetsBuy is a Great Story for the Startup Ecosystem

I am still below my quota of Fuck You money. Irrespective of what the end-game is, which seldom is a stalemate, the Silicon valley eco-system is built on two simple things: 1. Every startup is a success, 2. No startup is a failure. Read More »

Staying relevant

Chain of command might work well in the military and government but could prove detrimental in a technology firm. It is more pertinent to have the right people in the right places to enable decision-making. Read More »

Do We Embrace Failure Enough?

Surely, we are a society obsessed with ‘success’. At least on paper. While it could be argued that this is not a trait unique to Indians, I get a feeling we tend to do it more than others do. Read More »

Of Product discovery, Smaller Retailers and Junglee

Amazon took a totally orthogonal path with it’s entry into e-commerce in India. It has been speculated that they tried to buy Flipkart, been busy building a warehouse, instead launched as a gatekeeper to products with discovery and comparison site … Read More »

Explained: Do You Need to Pay Service tax on Adsense Income in India?

In past couple of days I have been through many forums and answering the same question “Do we need to pay service tax on Google adsense income?” And since I was answering only in forums I had to give answers … Read More »

Is it a good idea to ping an investor via LinkedIn?

I personally think it is worth a shot for an entrepreneur to try reaching a potential venture capital (VC) or angel investor via LinkedIn. Particularly if you can find a mutual contact to provide an introduction. The main benefits of … Read More »

Of Mr Raja, 2G licences and Honorable Supreme Court

If government had intentions to have low prices then they should have prevented trading after the allocation which was not the case Read More »

What is your development philosophy?

This is where it perhaps makes sense for a company to have a ‘Development philosophy’ – a pledge to keep the interests of the larger developer community in mind when laying out its future product roadmap. Read More »

Will regional languages attract a sizeable chunk of (online) users soon?

When it comes to Internet users and content on the web, India can be considered an English only country. Despite many languages with a sizeable target audience, regional language content has failed to catch the fancy of the average Indian user. Read More »