Archive for September, 2007
Laying the Foundation
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And the direction of that step determines the journey.
Product Business Guidance Panel – An initiative by NASSCOM Product Forum
We have recently constituted the ‘Product Business Guidance Panel’ (PBGP), under the Product Forum Special Interest Group.
The PBGP will comprise of a core group of industry representatives, with the objective of functioning as a sounding board for entrepreneurs and/or organizations who wish to be guided on the various aspects of setting up and running a software product company.
Even though India has won global recognition as a software powerhouse, the indigenous software product sector is still at an early stage of development and needs guidance from experts, which is what this panel aims to do. Taking a cue from countries like Ireland, Israel, the U.K. and Singapore who are all emerging as strong locations for software development, we need to ensure adequate government support and create an ecosystem that is suited for growth of this segment.
Building a great online brand
Raja discussed what makes a great online brand and presented a road map of how Emerging Companies can go about building one, using case studies and anecdotes from C3CUBE’s portfolio, the Web and the world of Branding.
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NASSCOM & ICICI’s 100+ crore Innovation fund for Indian startups
While there has been a marked increase in the availability of risk capital in India, there continues to be a dearth of early stage funding in India. A major proportion of the available early stage funding gets invested in relatively low risk opportunities which either involve a services business model or proven technologies, thereby leaving start-up opportunities in frontier technologies starved of funding.
Online Marketing: Enabling Global Reach (Part 1)
In this series of discussions, I plan to enroll you into the phenomenal potential of Online Marketing in taking your business global and guide you on realizing the full potential of Online Marketing for your business.
Building an Innovation Eco-system
An ongoing study into the innovation imperatives and processes for India’s IT and BPO industry undertaken by the Boston Consulting Group and NASSCOM postulates that a vibrant eco-system for innovation needs the active participation of five key players – the government, educational institutions, financing agencies, industry associations and the firms themselves.
Strategic Investment Partnerships
On Aug 10, 2007 in our 26th meeting, Rahul Sehgal, Founder & CEO of Annik Technology Services Pvt. Ltd. spoke on Accelerating Growth through Strategic Investment Partnerships. In his talk Rahul shared with us his experiences after the investment made by Raman Roy’s Quatrro. Some of the issues covered in his talk focused on,
Build to scale
Entrepreneurship is often opportunistic. A problem solver spots a problem, sees an economic opportunity, and works to solve the problem. And then for the next customer, and then the next! Soon enough, the entrepreneur is in business, and business is what continues to occupy him. In this race against problems, few entrepreneurs are able to step back and architect the solution so that it can be applied at scale.
