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16 Dec

3 Do’s And Don’ts For Early Stage Entrepreneurs [Do not hire a team that NEEDS to be motivated]

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3 Do’s And Don’ts For Early Stage Entrepreneurs [Do not hire a team that NEEDS to be motivated]

Everyone has an idea, 1 in 10 get started, 1 in 100 get funded and 1 in 1000 reach some kind of scale. What decides which become successful?There is a lot of talk these days about entrepreneurship, specifically focusing on Ideas and … Read More »

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22 Jul

Flipkart Story – All You Need To Know [Unofficially]

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Flipkart Story - All You Need To Know [Unofficially]

It’s been about a year since Flipkart started moving from being a pure bookstore to selling mobiles/DVDs etc. Then we had cribbed about a possible brand dilution and investor pressure. Probably we were never sure about the bigger picture. Since then, Flipkart went … Read More »

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30 Apr

“People Do Not Buy For What You Do, But For Why You Do It” [Video]

By Team PI 4 Comments

Ever wondered why you buy a mp3 player from a PC company (Apple) and not from another (Dell)? Ever observed why you buy what you buy? Ever wondered why some of the “best” products fall flat? Because people don’t buy … Read More »

 
28 Apr

Is Pivoting Your Latest Excuse To Not Talk To Customers?

By sinha 8 Comments
Is Pivoting Your Latest Excuse To Not Talk To Customers?

A few years back, startups would simply say ‘We have shutdown our product and moving on to something new’. But these days, the buzzword is ‘Yay! We have pivoted!’ That is, ‘We have shut down the product and moving on … Read More »

 
25 Apr

“We Raised Excess Funding And Built An Elephant” [An Entrepreneur]

By sinha 3 Comments
“We Raised Excess Funding And Built An Elephant” [An Entrepreneur]

Have Hammer? Will Find a Nail? Sometimes that’s the mantra of startups and even after you have gone through first level of customer validation, it surely is difficult to keep one’s feet close to the ground. I was recently talking … Read More »

 
15 Apr

The Broken Online Classified Services in India [And An Opportunity To Create Value]

By sinha 25 Comments
The Broken Online Classified Services in India [And An Opportunity To Create Value]

The online classified market is a huge opportunity in India and while there are leaders in job and matrimony space, this article will focus on the real estate classified portals and how they have lost a sense of value. The … Read More »

 
13 Apr

An Innovative Freemium Model–Use Green As An Excuse To Weed Out Free User

By sinha 5 Comments
An Innovative Freemium Model–Use Green As An Excuse To Weed Out Free User

Global greenhouse gas emissions are currently around 5 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person per year, and probably need to be reduced by at least 80% have a good chance of avoiding dangerous warming. Most computer users are responsible for far more emissions than is sustainable. For example two short-medium distance return flights can be equivalent to over 1 tonne of emissions1: more than an average person can safely emit over an entire year. Read More »

 
07 Mar

The Startup Journey – Give Me a Lever (Pole) Long Enough

By Sumeet Anand 5 Comments

“Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world.” – Archimedes Read More »

 
03 Mar

Minnows can beat the giants [Lessons From Ireland-England Match]

By Sumeet Anand 1 Comment
Minnows can beat the giants [Lessons From Ireland-England Match]

Yesterday, I was delighted to watch probably the most exciting and historic match of Cricket World Cup 2011. It was great watching minnows Ireland beat relatively mighty England through bravery powered by skills that were applied intelligently. There is a … Read More »