Tag: startups
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My First Media Interview
I provided an update yesterday about a Mint Lounge story featuring me. I thought some might find the story behind the story useful. So here goes. After my initial interaction with Sidin (the writer), the process running up to this piece was a little scary since it was my first interaction with the media. Developing…
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What I Learnt From Steve Jobs’ “Thoughts On Music”
Steve Jobs wrote a piece called “Thoughts on Music” a few years ago. If you haven’t read it, please do. It’s amazing how dated this post reads, even though it was written just 4 years ago. Think about it – Just 4 years ago Steve Jobs proposed that DRM be abolished and DRM is already…
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Musicians Are A Lot Like Technology Startups
Life experiences (especially early ones) inspire the musician’s music and the entrepreneur’s business. John Lennon used song-writing as an escape from a troubled childhood. Richard Branson started a school newspaper when he got frustrated by rigid school rules and regulations. Success for both musicians and startups come after a lot of hard work and learning from experience.…
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Mavrix Monthly Update April-2011
Mavrix update for April, 2011
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Setting Employee Goals In Startups – Our Story
During the first few weeks of our productive work at Mavrix, we did not set any goals for ourselves. This was simply because the work we were doing was very different from anything anyone of us had done before. There was no baseline information on effort, productivity, duration, etc. for this kind of work available…
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Mavrix Monthly Update March-2011
100 blog posts since inception. This is the 100th post! Updated FAQ. We tell you more about what we are doing. Went through a quick RFP process for the UI design of our service. Decided on a partner. Switched from BSNL to Tata Telecom after months of poor and unpredictable connectivity and bad customer service.…
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I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends
Throughout our startup journey, I have been constantly reminded of how lucky I am to have the friends and well-wishers I do. Here’s what my friends helped me with so far: Got excited with me when I took the plunge. Reviewed my business plan. Some were critical but only in a constructive way. Told me…
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Mavrix Monthly Update February-2011
We are a team. Three Content Analysts – Gururaj, Rakshith and Fidel – joined us in February. Santosh and I are glad we have others to talk to in the office! In three short weeks it feels like we have moved through the first three stages of Group Development – Forming, Storming and Norming and…
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Startups and Serendipity
The startup landscape is replete with stories of serendipity. We got a taste of it recently. It is sweet and delicious. We have been struggling to get a Technical Architect on board for some time now. A lot of interviews. Many no-shows. I was beginning to get worried. (A friend/advisor jokingly reassured me – “You…
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Meet The New Mavericks
Over the last few days, three Content Analysts – Gururaj, Rakshith and Fidel – joined us. Suddenly, there is a special buzz at work that comes with a new team coming together. We love it! Check our our team page to find out more about our new team members. Despite our small number of followers,…