Monthly Archives: March 2008

New beginnings and firsts

March 31, 2008

For the first time since I began working, way back in 1988, I have quit a job without much idea of what I plan to do next. “Kidding apart, what do you really plan to do sri?” was the question one of my favorite engineers, posed to me. Obviously my earlier message that I...

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People – the lifeblood of an organization

March 24, 2008

From my seventh article in the Start-up Logic entrepreneurship series in the Hindu BusinessLine In every entrepreneur’s life, there comes a moment when a bulb goes off, “Darn! We are a real business.” You’d think that having embarked with much thought (or for some of us with little thought) on the path of entrepreneurship,...

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First time entrepreneur – raising capital or NOT!

March 23, 2008

The topic of first time entrepreneurs and specifically the experience of raising (or not) of venture capital is a recurring theme on a number of blogs, including Sujai in his Wireless India blog, Sramanamitra, Pluggd.in. To add to the discussion, here is a brief snapshot of my experience. I have had the singular fortune...

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Communication and culture in organizations

March 18, 2008

A few months ago, I wrote about the need for communicating early and often and a recent article by Toni Bowers, Senior Editor, TechRepublic titled “Say what you mean, mean what you say” highlighted the sore need for clarity in these communications, even if done early and often! The readers’ comments to that post,...

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Customers – finding, keeping and letting go…

March 14, 2008

From my sixth article in the Start-up Logic entrepreneurship series in the Hindu BusinessLine “A customer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him,” said M.K. Gandhi. As with many of Gandhi’s teachings, it is hard to disagree with him, but harder still...

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A Stake in the Outcome – Building a Culture of Ownership

March 12, 2008

These last six months, I have been doing a good deal of reading; on average maybe two books a week – at least one of which has been a business book! I have gone back to reading books that have been in my library a long while such as Paul Hawken‘s Growing a Business...

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srikrishnakI am an entrepreneur interested in Startups and culture in companies. I'm married to @chitrasri a musician and writer and am the father of girls - two. More...

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