Victor Hugo once said there is one thing stronger than all armies in the world, and that is an idea whose time has come. I believe in it. Since my college days, I always wanted to do something on my own, I don’t know why. While in college I still remember selling Kirloskar UPS to companies from 3 PM –…
Author: Hari
Building the Healthcare ecosystem
Over the last two years, Healthcare has been on an exponential growth. Previously, Healthcare was limited to professionals who have been in the field and others stayed away from it even though they thought they could solve the problems. However, things changed. There are many non-Healthcare professionals who have been in the technology space who are partnering with people from…
nameRnewborn
According to UNICEF, there are 353,000 babies born around the world each day and in India, there are 24 babies born each minute. India is a land of divinity and socially conscious people. Children’s names need to be according to various parameters and should be acceptable to everyone in the family and friends circle. There are 1.2 Million searches for…
Own the Road
If you are a startup, owning the road is what makes the difference. Creating a niche/competitive product is no longer what makes you differentiated. Everyone has something to offer. What makes the cut is, you creating a platform for yourself and/or your product. In idea evaluation 50% weightage goes towards the differentiator. 5%goes to testing, 20% weighs towards what you are…
How wearable’s are improving your health
Wearables have been fast gaining importance. Fitness trackers and Smart watches play the most pivotal role. With more and more people beginning to use them, there is a lot of data with the manufacturers which can be used for varied research activities. In fact, using an fitness tracker helps one to monitor his/her fitness levels and motivate them. For instance,…
How Google is influencing Healthcare in India
Google today announced that it will make available access to more than 400 health conditions on their search site in English and Hindi for the India’s population. This feature is already available in the US and recently they have also started in Brazil. In India Google will do a check of the condition and symptoms partnering with Apollo Hospitals and…
IoT and Healthcare
Internet of Things will take some more time in playing a crucial role in our lives through Healthcare. I personally see two aspects which are important – Hesitation and Consistency. Hesitation is in regard to using mobile devices to track Healthcare. Even though there are quite a few apps we use today, depending on them to take care of our health…
Effectuation
Ever wondered how entrepreneurs think? What goes in their mind and how do they predict the future of their idea and themselves? Even I did. Dr. Saras Saraswati, a Cognitive Scientist worked on this problem and the result is Effectuation. Instead of me explaining, you should visit the site.
3 Questions
Before you start working on your idea either as an Entrepreneur or as an Employee, there are 3 important questions you want to ask yourself: Where do I want to be? How to get there? Can I get there? Very simple, but yet powerful. Where do I want to be? During the last week of December 2015, I was restless.…
Ideas as Platform
When we have an idea, we focus on building the product. What happens eventually is that the product gets into iterations and over the period of time becomes redundant for various reasons. What we need to focus on is to build our idea as a platform. Think of it as a broader solution and the products are offerings of the…