I am not surprised about lack of attention to India’s representation in the Vancouver Winter Olympics. Most Indians aren’t interested in winter games and even amongst those who follow it, there is lesser people who actually play winter sports themselves.
Personally, I actually snowboard. Yep. Many of my Indian friends and family think, it isn’t much [...]
Be it a brand, a company, a country or even an individual person, there are always challenges in articulating value that entity adds to others.
This piece of paper from the United States Postal Service is a constant reminder to me on how to articulate in a succinct yet persuasive way. If only they added some [...]
At work, we are going through a change. A big change in the way we will operate, that will lead the way to how we will be doing business in the coming years. Operational efficiency is the goal.
As I experience this “change” from my vantage point, I realize that it lacks widespread commitment and sense [...]
Boulder is a city that I really liked though I have only visited it twice during my almost a year of weekly commuting to Denver in 2003. It is also a city high in entrepreneurial spirit, thanks to a vibrant university and the loads of venture capitalists around, and of course, a community that [...]
The data from the recently published 2008 Quarter two report of venture capital investments has an interesting hightligh in the new venture space : 238 Internet-based companies got an funding of around $1.5 billion! Thats just in one quarter! This quarterly figure in fact represents the highest since 2001. Are we seeing a surge [...]
Remember Chrysler’s “Let’s Refuel America” program from a couple of months ago? GM new strategy to attract new buyers was tapping into the current gas price sentiment well. I remember thinking what if this “lock the gas price” was available to all consumers?
Thats exactly what is getting a lot of traction now!!!
MyGallons.com offers [...]
Eros International (who pretty much control most of foreign distribution of Indian films, especially with the acquisition of Ayangaran, the Eros of Tamil movies) recently announced their FY 2008 earnings numbers. Check the details here.
I noticed Eros’s new media sources alone brought in $28 million. Of course, the portfolio of film and music content [...]
I was intrigued by the Inc Magazine article about how Jim Thornton decided to make an offer to Mike Wigton. Jim used an unconventional approach to gauge the new hire’s fit to ProvoCraft. Beyond interviewing Mike, he interview Mike’s wife and even met their parents. How is that for hiring stars? I think thats a [...]
So far, it was US turn to acquire firms in India and capitalize on its growth. Not anymore! The trend is reversing. I was watching a CNBC late night show on India Rising and from the interviews of all the tycoons of business in India, I could see the spirit is high. The business leaders [...]
One of my core desires is around doing something to foster creativity among children in developing nations, especially among those children, who lack awareness and resources to experience the “creative process”.
Given that desire, my soul always looks out for anything related to it.
I stumbled upon today’s Courier News paper at the desk of one of [...]