Startup
Why don’t Companies pay their suppliers on time?
Can you postpone paying your telephone or electricity bills by a couple of months by sweet talking your utility providers? Would you continue working ...Read More
Confessions of a Digital Entrepreneur…
I was born and brought up in a Marwari family where breakfast, lunch and dinner conversations (granny included) were about deals struck and money made...Read More
My driver plays obscene songs as his caller tune and I pay the bill
My long standing driver – Yadav aka ‘Maharaj’ is a rather decent bloke. He is demure, soft spoken and usually never has an opinion. All he loves to do...Read More
But I am Pregnant, Sir!!
Alok’s rejuvenated post about Chinese Pregnancy scam reminded me of this scam which happens in India, too. Year 2001 Circa; Location: Indo-Paki...Read More
So you are the Hospital’s CIO?
(The following is a part of a series of posts titled “The art of hospital automation” and caters to IT Entrepreneurs who provide IT servic...Read More
Have you partnered with thieves and robbers?
In early 2008, at games2win.com, we had created a huge hit game called ‘Bombay Taxi’. It was a really funny flash game that challenged you to park a B...Read More
Which Train are you Riding?
Often, when I ride a train, I look at my co-passengers and wonder where have they come from and where are they headed. The train is my metaphor of tra...Read More
Madam, Are you Pregnant?
We had established a 30 odd headcount office in Shanghai in early 2001 and were steadily ramping up our operations as Mobile2win, China. Contests2win ...Read More
VC = Venture, Vapor, Vulture & Vampire Capital
‘VC’ business in India celebrates 10 years in 2010 and I am inspired to write this column as tribute to the best form of Capital ever invented; to div...Read More
Have you found your Queen of Hearts?
If I ask you to randomly pick up one card from a well-shuffled deck of 52 cards, can you predict which one will you pick? The ‘chance’ of you picking ...Read More
Bridging gaps
The 4 W’s of Bridging Gaps Who is Bridging gaps ? Me – the undersigned who has had a humble 8 year (2000 – 2008) experience in reta...Read More
When you have multiple business ideas that you believe in, how do you choose which one to focus on?
It is common for many aspiring entrepreneurs to be excited with a number of ideas or concepts, and they may genuinely believe in the potential for eac...Read More