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%… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
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… Read More »
We encounter situations which we feel that it cannot be overcome in any way. We are struck and nothing can be done. One thinking is that this is never the case. All situations can be overcome and all it requires is applying our learnings and experiences. At the precise moment, what we need is the… Read More »
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… Read More »