Monthly Archives: January 2010

Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 5

January 24, 2010
Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 5

Image by Ravages via Flickr Entrepreneurship 2.0 What should all of us who care about entrepreneurship and helping it thrive in the Indian milieu do? There are three simple steps I believe we can take. Story telling Collect and disseminate stories of entrepreneurial success at every forum and opportunity. Blog about it, write it...

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Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 4

January 19, 2010
Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 4

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Rubber meets the road In early 2004, in its fifth year, our first startup broke even. I recall us making plans to finally buy decent ergonomic chairs for our committed and long-suffering employees. The demands of growth and the challenges of cash flow made sure we never got...

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Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 3*

January 10, 2010
Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 3*

Image via Wikipedia Watching the numbers, one dish at a time Ramani, my neighbor is himself a first generation entrepreneur. Though formally trained as a chemical engineer he has built a successful electrical business, initially in trading and subsequently in panel manufacturing. An active member of the morning walking group at the local park,...

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Entrepreneurship in India – Rules for Spectators – Part 2*

January 4, 2010

Lessons from a close shave In 1996, when I first returned to India, Ramani, my neighbor and friend, took me to the local barber. Harking back to the barber shops of my childhood, it was two barber chairs in a room the size of large shower stall. Prasad (all names changed to protect the...

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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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