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Merger, Acquisition and Startups : People Issues are Paramount
At some point in their existence, many startups have to confront certain existential questions – about themselves and their future. Some of these typical questions: “Are we on the right track? Are we likely to reach where we wanted to? We need to grow fast but how? Should we acquire and grow? Should we be acquired”?
Wanted Fools and Angels
Alexander Pope’s 1709 “Essay on Criticism” had these immortal lines “…for fools rush in where angels fear to tread”. He was of course referring to the literary critics of his time and, in his time, implied some one who behaved foolishly rather than referring to a simpleton or someone lacking in intelligence as it does now.
Talking Mergers and Acquisitions in the Start-up Industry in India at The NASSCOM PRODUCT CONCLAVE
So now we are in the second phase of the sessions talking about Mergers and acquisitions. We have an eminnent panel discussing the same.
Whenever companies go for M&A they are trying to fill up a gap. And hence companies have to realize filling in a gap or to get a differentiator. A claer positioning for the company is very important. We also need to look at what is the core, which could consist of:
Live Blogging Guy Kawasaki at the NASSCOM PRODUCT CONCLAVE at the Lalit Bangalore
Live Blogging Guy Kawasaki at the NASSCOM PRODUCT CONCLAVE at Hotel Lalit, Bangalore. I am Glad to be the Official Blogger again for the conference.
There surely is nothing better than listening to Guy Kawasaki right in the morning. This surely is one of the best ever presentations I have seen. Guy is absolutely straight on with his words and well, this is the language of a true entrepreneur.
Role of SIs in product ecosystem
Most of you attending the NASSCOM Product Conclave have bright ideas, technologically advanced products, proof points of deployment and cost advantages but if your challenge is how can your ‘Made in India’ product make a mark globally ? how can you scale dramatically ? then do not miss the session: “Role of SIs in product ecosystem”. Find out how global and Indian SI (System Integrators) companies can take you there ….come and learn how others have done it and how you can create the right partnerships and the multiplier effect.
People around the startup
In the last column People First, I talked about the need to have the “right” people in your startup. But there’s another important set of people the startup should surround itself with namely, a board of directors (BOD) and a set of advisors/mentors. While no man is an island it is even more true that no startup can be built in isolation. The importance of building and leveraging relationships cannot be over-stated. The importance of sounding out business strategies, feedback on technology direction, dealing with employee issues (hiring, retaining, company culture), sales & marketing, customers introductions and management, partnerships and so on with people who’re experienced in these areas can be critical. Governance, financial discipline and reporting systems are important soft infrastructure issues that also need to be put in place to ensure that the company is professionally run and built for scale.
Hey, Who is in your team?
Hey, Who is in your team?
BTW Word of Caution – I won’t guarantee any expected flow in the blog and might waver from very disparate fields!!! Please note that I am not an expert in the subject and I will pen my experiences and my perception of the whole topic. Expert comments are welcome – positive, negative – any and all are fine J
Made in India: Featuring Mooga from Iken Solutions
The section features emerging player Iken Solutions, whose flagship product ‘Mooga’ is a hybrid AI framework that uses a holistic approach to personalize the end user experience across online, mobile, and other platforms.
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Entrepreneurship Comes of Age at TiEcon Delhi 2008
We are pleased to inform you that TiEcon Delhi 2008 scheduled from October 22nd -24th is shaping up to be one of the most exciting events on the TiE Delhi calendar both in terms of scale ‘of the event and the rare opportunity to hear, interact and connect with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers and academia.
NASSCOM Innovation Awards 2008 – The fifth edition..
Set off in 2004, the NASSCOM Innovation Awards 2008 will mark the fifth edition of the Awards. With a view to participating in the spirit of innovativeness, we have brought in several new features to the Awards this year. From roping in a Knowledge Partner in the form of the Boston Consulting Group, with the objective of adding to the robustness of the selection process, to redefining the award categories to recognize new technology advancement and from simplifying the application process by taking it entirely online to telephonic interviews by the panel members, we have sought to keep pace with the creativity that the Indian IT Industry has been exhibiting for a while now.
