This morning, a good friend of mine and I were having a conversation on the phone and he started to scold me. Literally! He does that with brotherly love though. So, nothing to worry 🙂 I mentioned to him that I am heading to Mumbai for few client interactions and he said that in today’s world I should make use…
Category: Startup
Starting up to Sell (S2S)
In today’s world, starting a company, finding funding and taking products to market is not tough, but the toughest is to sustain the business. The moment your idea is out in the market, there are a hundred others who will bring similar products with different Business Models. As an Innovator and Entrepreneur, your success depends on how well informed you…
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…
Is your startup ready for tomorrow?
You have started up. You are excited and you want to look at all possible situations and scenarios where you can build your startup and make it big. Who does not want it? The aspect of running a company is not just providing a solution/service, but having an immaculate plan of alternative Business Models. What do I mean by this?…
Position
In the army, the Commander of the force should and must understand his position in relation to the enemy. Else, he will not be able to make the most efficient use of his army and his efforts will go in vein. In the similar way, when you are out to sell your idea, you should be equipped to understand where…
The Perception Problem
Let us accept that we do not have answers to all the questions. But, we do not want to accept the reality. It is generally more difficult to not know answers to questions. We try and avoid to say ‘I don’t know’. What happens when you are thinking of bigger problems like the Economy in the country, or the Healthcare…
Attitude towards Error
We all make mistakes and we learn from them. Only when you understand and analyze the error can you incorporate into your life and the mistake never comes up again. But, if it is a one off fix, be rest assured that it will come back. Toyota is quite famous for their Quality and how they incorporate their learning’s back…
The last mile
Knowledge does not progress merely by gathering data, but by looking for contradictory data.  Many a times we like to make decisions based on available data. You want to buy a car and you start looking out based on your budget and interest. In the process we ask our friends as to what their recommendation is and take in…
Anatomy of Healthcare Startup’s
Healthcare startup’s have raised close to $10 Billion worldwide in 2015 and the numbers are only increasing. What is interesting is apart from the e-Commerce, finding Doctors and Networking for Doctors, today’s startup’s are addressing almost all parts of the human body re-defining the way we live. What components of the Human Body are startup’s addressing?  Brain Autoimmune Lungs…
Health hazards in Agriculture
I wanted to touch this topic because, in today’s world, technology is helping us provide better Healthcare to rural areas. Rural areas predominantly do not have access to higher Healthcare facilities. Mobile Health camps, PHC’s are helping address the needs, but it is important for us to utilize the power of Mobile reach and device new ideas to help improve…