Tag: startups
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Jerk Clones Are Worse Than Jerks
There was an interesting comment posted in a TechCrunch story about Oracle’s Larry Ellison: “I used to work there and can tell you that there were many ‘mini-me’ versions of Ellison running around talking like him, and even dressing up like him. Rest of us used to laugh at them and make fun of them…
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Mavrix Monthly Update Nov-2010
Office furnished. Discovered that the best ‘value for money’ furniture (i.e. cheap stuff for startups) in Bangalore can be found in a strip of shops on Infantry Road. Be prepared to shop-hop and haggle like crazy. Office puja performed. Lord Ganesha invoked for an auspicious start and Goddess Lakshmi to help meet our revenue projections…
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Why we focus on money as a reason to work
To fulfill our material aspirations To secure our future and our children’s future We do not find anything else in our job to motivate us We are too tired or too complacent to find out ways to make our work exciting and meaningful We are too afraid to quit and find work that offers more…
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Jugaad vs Dishonesty
Jugaad is a vital element of Indian entrepreneurship. Depending on whom you ask, you get different definitions of jugaad. Improvisation. Making do. Resourcefulness. I like Ratan Tata’s definition of “frugal innovation” because jugaad arises from constraints, scarcity and competition. Tata Nano might be tacky to some but there is no denying the ingenuity involved in…
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What does it mean to be an entrepreneur?
I saw The Social Network recently. It’s sharp, smart, funny and very entertaining. One fascinating scene in the movie got me thinking about what it means to be an entrepreneur. The scene involves Sean Parker, who is like the sidekick in this movie but could easily be the hero in another movie. Sean Parker is…
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6 questions for NRIs considering returning to India – The Questions
[Part 2 of a 3 part post. Part 1 is here.] While the choice of returning to India or staying is personal and depends on each family’s unique circumstances, the answers to the following questions lead us to a decision we can live with. How important are your Indian roots to you? How important is…
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The Big Leap
Till December 2009, I had a nice job in a big company. I had a beautiful home in a quiet Chicago suburb, two cars and was living the American dream. And one fine day I lost my head – I quit my job, sold my house, returned to India and bootstrapped a startup. Or so…