Fizzy Software was founded in 2007 when I was doing my under-graduation in the US. Back then the Facebook platform had just come out and we saw that this could be an excellent opportunity to build some interesting apps on their platform and the first Facebook application that we built exploded well on the market …
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish #InnovateDelhi
This blog is part a recollection of the events of the Pitch Day. And part a farewell post to those amazing 112 students who continued to surprise us till the last day at Innovate Delhi. This Sunday marked the culmination of the intense three weeks of action happening at IIIT Delhi as a part of …
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Piggybacking Mechanics: Whatsapp, Instagram And Network Effect Marketing
Welcome to the age of the zero-dollar marketing startup. WhatsApp, and earlier Instagram, have officially become a permanent part of startup lore for having built multi-billion dollar businesses without (reportedly) spending a dime on marketing. Meanwhile, Airbnb has grown from a hipster community of mattress-renters to the world’s largest provider of accommodations without spending even …
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The Real Reforms: Is Anyone Listening?
The papers are breathlessly reporting the arrival of “reforms 2.0” while the stock markets are doing what they always do – reacting to rumour, hyperbole, fears, uncertainties and doubts. But reforms 2.0 won’t impact the lives of citizens and won’t create jobs, that most crucial of determinants of the economic well- being of a people. …
Collaborating Framebench way!
As cloud based platform for online collaboration, communication & feedback platform Pune based startup Framebench is driven to hold your central workplace where you can store & share your creative assets. The objective is to help all your remote team members and clients to review, mark changes required on the assets and even host discussions …
Is on boarding a game changer for customer centric businesses???
To stand out in today’s increasingly digital world, enterprises need to adapt to change by tapping into market, understanding the trends and anticipating what’s next. This digital world is not just technology, strategy and business, but cultures that are changing rapidly. This is the age of the customer and onboarding is the first impression of …
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7 Must-Have Features of the right Point of Sale (POS) software for your Retail business
Point of Sale software is being used in millions of retail and hospitality businesses who have thousands of different POS software to choose from. A right POS software will give the business a new level of control over operations; increasing efficiency, boosting profits, and will help it fine-tune its business model. The wrong system, however, …
Joydeep shares his insights, learnings and challenges of building Qubole, a big data service used by Pinterest, Quora and Nextdoor.
Joydeep Sen Sarma and Ashish Thusoo started Qubole, a managed Hadoop-as-a-Service offering, in late 2011. Since then they have seen an impressive growth counting some of the well known names such as Pinterest, Quora and Nextdoor as their customers and raising a total of $7m of funding till date. They were recently mentioned as the …
Reach, Revenue, Retention – Sampad Swain, Co-Founder and CEO at Instamojo. #PNHangout
Sampad Swain is co-founder and CEO at Instamojo – a platform that lets you sell & collect payments instantly by just sharing a link. Today, individuals & businesses are using Instamojo to sell & collect payments for digital downloads, physical goods, event tickets, services, subscriptions & much more. He was also the co-founder of WanaMo.com …
Your Opportunity to Win a FREE Trip & Meet Businesses & Startups in Israel #StartTelAviv
iSPIRT partners with TiE Delhi – NCR & Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs to present Start Tel Aviv Israel is known for its startups and Tel Aviv is a leading hub with a local ecosystem of world class tech talent, dozens of leading multinationals and hundreds of tech star startups. Start Tel Aviv from September 14th …
A little thought goes a long way
My kids attend a public speaking course called “Think and Speak Up”. The main idea behind the class is that in order to be an effective public speaker, you need to think before you speak i.e. be prepared before you speak. A recent conversation with a very action oriented CEO who wants to launch in …
The Most Important Technology Trends of 2014, According to Gartner
Leading market analysts issue their latest technology trends every year. Gartner, Inc., the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company has defined the top 10 technology trends and drivers that will be strategic for Indian organizations in 2014. These technologies can impact an organization’s long-term plans, programs and initiatives. Implementing business process improvements, revenue …
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Are you missing out in Digital Marketing?
The way that we have done business in the past and the way it is now have undergone a transformation, a digital revolution indeed. A few years ago, Facebook was hardly known; LinkedIn’s presence was not felt. But today digital is all over the place. With marketing undergoing major transformation, and will continue to evolve …
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Before you innovate, get out of your comfort zone
I had the pleasure of speaking to a batch of about 130 students, startup aspirants, product developers last week at the Innovate Delhi event. I was teamed up with Rajat Garg, of SocialappsHQ, and a heavy-weight with facts, numbers, trends, valley companies and slides. We were to cover “opportunity hypothesis’ broadly – how does a …
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How to warm up your prospect’s cold feet
You’ve labored for months with a prospect who seemed interested in your services. She returned calls and replied promptly to emails. Everything was moving right along and then … nothing. Nada. Radio silence. No more returned calls. No more email exchanges. And no explanations. Frantically, you mentally retrace your steps and re-read email threads to …