A mentor and guide to many, Ram Shriram, managing partner at Sherpalo Ventures and one of the first investors at Google, addressed a rapt audience last week at the Bangalore office of [24]7. Opening the hour long session with his reaction to the start up scene in India, Ram Shriram applauded the dynamic vibe of …
So how do you measure the health of your business?
Business model & “LTV” – Life time value Develop the business model that is “realistic” by clearly defining revenue sources, keeping the interest of customers and shareholders Match pricing consistent with revenue streams/goals Define what kind of promotions/discounts are needed and for how long Consider how this leads into recurring revenue streams (for SaaS businesses) …
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Does Mobile Only strategy point to lack of Design Thinking?
The runaway success of Indian e-commerce show is driven by the single biggest attraction of hefty discounts available almost on all products! More than any other value proposition of e-commerce such as more choices, convenience, 24×7 availability, payment options and faster deliveries, the Indian customer was lured to e-commerce by the sheer scope for discounts she …
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Software Patents FAQs for Indian Startups
A couple of months ago, you might have noticed press reports where iSPIRT took a strong stance against software patents in India. The global experience with software patents has been that it leads to increased patent litigation, and uncertainty for startups. Thanks to some enlightened policy making, India has been relatively free of the kind …
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Entrepreneurship : Is Your Temperament Inclined For It?
Entrepreneurship is the buzz word right now. Everyone seems to have that next disruptive idea which will create the next unicorn. Now, if you are the founder of a startup, you are looked upon as a role model and the society, in general, puts you on a high pedestal. It is amazing how things have …
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iSPIRT Meeting at PMO – Stay in India Checklist
An important policy agenda for iSPIRT is to reverse the exodus of technology startups. About 75% of the funded technology startups are redomiciling outside India due to regulatory irritants. iSPIRT has a Policy Expert Team – called Stay-and-List-in-India – working only on this area since December 2014. This is the policy team that worked closely …
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The next 25 is here making it 100 successful entrepreneurs – #PNgrowth. Application closes by Nov 15th 2015
The next 25 #PNgrowth people are here, and this time, even we are excited by the sheer breadth of the domains that are coming in. The three-day residential launch camp at the Infosys camp in Mysore is what we are looking forward to, most, though. There’s still a slim chance that you might get in, …
India is a closed source community or am I missing something here?
Open source software has been a constant buzz among few of the iSPIRT volunteers over last few months. How does India rate on OSS contribution? Does OSS seriously matter in the success of a software / software services business? Is it important enough to build an OSS ecosystem for the India based startups? My own …
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How to Incorporate in the USA: US Inc. as a Subsidiary – v2.0
Setting up your headquarters in the US and a subsidiary in India is a tested model. Here’s a blog post by Girish Mathrubootham – founder of Freshdesk, very clearly articulating the process. Well then, what’s this all about? The setup we follow at Kissflow is the model in reverse. Kissflow is headquartered in India, with …
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The next 25 #PNgrowth companies – the third shortlist is here!
The next set of #PNgrowth folks are here. This 25 is even more varied and diverse than the last, and we are delighted to welcome them on board the train. If you want some more information about the program, go here (damn, are you late!). There’s still a chance you can get on the list for …
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“How to position your product” is the biggest question.
“No matter how many times you explain, customer just doesn’t get it” “We expect user to use our product in X way, but they use it in Y way” We do ‘this’, but they think we do ‘that’ and starts comparing us with something ‘that’. If this is your Kaifiyat (frustration), then you are not …
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From India… and going global
Over the last two decades, India has created a number of world leading companies of global scale. Many first scaled in India before taking the first international flight and now many of them are focussing on global markets right from the start – Day One Global. “Gravity” defying Prime Focus is now Hollywood’s VFX powerhouse …
Indian Regulators: Let start-up founders and investors worry about Silicon Valley; you try and deliver Delaware. Please.
Indian regulators have, in recent times, been talking a lot about creating a conducive environment for businesses, specifically startups, given the recent exodus of some renowned startups to foreign shores to take advantage of friendlier business policies and regulations. In order to create a thriving ecosystem, they are taking inspiration from places like Silicon Valley, …
Month on Month, Quarter after Quarter, there is only 1 thing a startup needs to do.
“Grow at a rapid pace!” Meet Shashank ND, Founder and CEO of Practo. Practo is a hyper-growth healthcare startup which has managed to raise $125M in three round so far, from the likes of Tencent, Sequoia, Google Capital, Altimeter Capital, Matrix Partners etc. Below is short video where Shashank shares his 7 year experience of running Practo in …