ThinkInvestor is iSPIRT and ProductNation’s new initiative to serve as a catalyst between Venture Capital firms, Angels, Angel Networks and Entrepreneurs. It is to go beyond brochure ware and dig deeper into the whole life cycle of a typical investment; from introductions, funding, styles of on-going engagement, to exits. And in the process, capture their views on global …
‘Customers buy your product does not mean they will use it!’ – Kishore Mandyam, Founder and CEO, PK4 Technologies
ProductNation interviewed Kishore Mandyam, Founder and CEO of PK4 Technologies, the company that owns the Impel CRM offerings. During this interview, Kishore shares some of his experiences in creating a product suited for Indian customers, and discusses his learning from dealing with customers and technological developments. Read on… What was the motivation to start Impel? …
Redefining Retail Stores – Weavedin
In our candid conversation with Jose and Jacob founders of Weavedln Technologies Pvt. Ltd., we have discovered a team of four entrepreneurs on their way to transform retail industry with their product – Weaver. They intend to redesign the way retail outlets work, by converting ‘point of sale’ with a smart cloud based device. The …
Innovation Leaders coming from India #InTech50
We are only 9 days away from the inaugural showcase event. We are looking forward for the CIOs to dawn upon Bangalore to see the InTech50 – 2014 companies. These are the 50 best Enterprise Indian Startups as selected by the Advisory Board. Providing the startups exposure to Innovation leaders is a huge step in their validation and evolution …
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How we funded and developed our products through services (Bootstrapping)
You will find many of the articles on bootstrapping on the web. But today I would like to share with you how we developed our two products Shimbi CMS Budo and ShimBi MyBilling through Bootstrapping. “The basics of bootstrapping is simple – Earn money, spend less” Jofin Joseph. When we started ShimBi Labs in 2005; …
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Uniken: Delivering Secure Digital Experience
Uniken has developed a path breaking Secure Digital Platform, REL-ID™ – which delivers ubiquitous, rich multi-channel digital experience with military grade security to the customers, employees and partners of an enterprise. Uniken was founded by Sanjay Deshpande, Prakash Salvi, Nanjundeashwar Ganapathy, and Nilesh Dhande in 2003 in Boston, with the goal of setting up a …
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Innovation Leaders coming from the US #InTech50
We are a few days away from InTech50 – a very warm welcome to CIOs and technology leaders from all parts the world to Bangalore. These leaders are responsible for bringing about Innovation in their corporate environments and are congregating in Bangalore to see the 50 best Enterprise Indian startups – the InTech50 list! This …
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Next 20 Finalists: #InTech50 Most Innovative Products from India
After announcing the first 20 companies, we are pleased to announce the next 20 finalists for InTech50 – Most Innovative Products from India. Picking just 50 finalists from over two hundred wonderful products was one of the most challenging jobs for our iSPIRT panel of selectors this year. We have been narrowing and narrowing the …
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Unmetric.com – Crashing New Frontiers in Social Media Marketing
If you are a startup or a would-be entrepreneur or just an interested reader, then is there something you can learn from Unmetric? We try to bring you learnings as well as what we see as something special or inspiring. The Learnings themselves are not earth shattering – it’s probably an affirmation of what works …
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Second 10 of the 50 Finalists: #InTech50 Most Innovative Products from India
InTech50, a joint initiative by iSPIRT and Terrene Global Leadership Network, that recognizes most promising software products by India’s entrepreneurs, is pleased to confirm the Second set of 10 selected products from over 200 nominations. Check out the First 10 of the 50 Finalists: #InTech50 Most Innovative Products. The elected products that represent inspirational and pioneering concepts in software …
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How To Model and Evaluate Your Consumer Web Business
Premise: Wealth creation by humans happens in 2 forms, by making “something desirable” or by helping the maker sell it. Everything else is a support function that brings efficiency to these 2 activities. The Web being a communication medium can only help sell something, which happens through some form of lead generation. One might argue …
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Q&A with Sagar Apte, Founder & CEO, CarIQ – India’s first Connected Car Platform
CarIQ, started in August 2012, launched the product this past week. Car owners and enthusiasts can now get their hands on their very own CarIQ device by per-ordering it! CarIQ is one of the few Indian startups in the domain of connected cars, with primary focus on Indian auto market. This past week ProductNation interviewed …
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Where to use Animated Video Content
Walt Disney drew the mouse in 1928. That’s 86 years ago ! And until recently, cartoons were for kids. Pixar made adults fall in love with Animation. And pay for it. It started in 1995 with Toy Story and recently evangelists like James Cameron and Steven Spielberg have set new standards with content like …