iSPIRT works to transform India into a hub for new generation software products, by addressing crucial government policy, creating market catalysts and grow the maturity of product entrepreneurs. Welcome to the Official Insights!
A product company can begin earning revenue only after the product is built. Significant upfront investment is required in engineering and sales. As revenue picks up, expenses continue to mount for ongoing development and sales, and for establishing a new support team. It may take years before the company’s monthly receipts exceed the outflow. This …
Continue reading “A product company can begin earning revenue only after the product is built.”
First of all, huge thanks to Vizury for sponsoring great food and the premises to hold the round table. Many thanks to Aneesh, NRK Raman and Srirang for leading the session and providing valuable inputs. And of course, to all the participants for the energetic discussions and knowledge sharing. Here are the key takeaways from …
Continue reading “iSPIRT Sales RoundTable – Startup Sales, Lead Generation, Channel Partners”
What is the single most important innovation that Facebook ever came up with? Before I answer that, let’s think of the real value for users on a social network. Social networks are a classic example of the platform business model where users create all the value and there is very little value until users come …
Continue reading “The One Feature That Changed Social Networking Forever”
For about 2 hours in the RoundTable session, the intense discussion was centered around how to be ready for M&A. Buyers, who have an interest in your company will ask about your product, your markets, your customers, your revenues. As an Entrepreneur, what is your first ask in return? Usually they are any of the …
Continue reading “Fellow Entrepreneur, Ask not what the Buyer can do for your company!”
If yes here is a great not-to-be-missed opportunity for you to explore partnership with Zensar Technologies….then Read on. Zensar Technologies is a technology partner of choice for global organizations looking to strategically transform, grow, and lead in today’s challenging business environment. ProductNation is pleased to partner with Zensar to make this opportunity available for Indian …
The US economy will officially become 3 per cent bigger in July as part of a shake-up that will see government statistics take into account 21st century components such as film royalties and spending on research and development. Billions of dollars of intangible assets will enter the gross domestic product of the world’s largest economy …
Continue reading “Economists revise GDP estimates with investment in intangibles”
India’s innovation problem is not something that an award can fix. But its a step in the right direction. The department of science and technology is calling applicants for the “National Awards for Commercializable Patents,” in a bid to make more innovative products available to the society [source]. The awards were first introduced two years ago. …
Continue reading “Patent Holders Listen Up; The Government Wants to Give You An Award”
ProductNation is pleased to support Techcircle SaaS Forum, now in its second edition, which will be held on August 7 at Chancery Pavilion Hotel in Bengaluru. The conference will host a special session called Techcircle Runway where handpicked SaaS products and companies will be showcased. Techcircle Runway presentations will cover product details, innovations, market opportunities, …
ProductNation caught up with Akshay Shah, founder and COO of iWeb Technology Solutions to understand how they have been successful in serving the Indian SME market. Akshay says that the ability of their company to provide customizable business solutions at affordable prices is what has led to their success. Read on… What was the main …
Continue reading “The secrets of succeeding in the Indian SME Market – the iWeb Story”
Start-ups in their mid-growth stage are usually faced with an inflection point, where they find themselves standing in the middle of a transition – from having a bright product idea endorsed by a handful of people (usually investors & early customers) towards a scalable solution that can be sold to anyone. Geoffrey Moore’s work in …
Continue reading “Why every start-up needs a repeatable & scalable sales model?”
It is a typical Monday 9 AM! Ready to kick-start another challenging week! Fine day in Chennai !! Not so hot like a typical Chennai climate. But, for first generation entrepreneurs it is an ordeal to pass thru weekly pressures of Cash flow, Attrition, New business and opportunities etc. etc. This experience is collectively described …
Continue reading “M & A – The most preferred option to grow in uncertain times”
5 CIOs/Mentors, 2 startups showcasing their products, 12 good listeners and a rainy Noida morning at Adobe campus. We had a different setting this time, 15 minute of product demo and 60 minutes of quality one-on-one with the CIO community. We had two startups – Gaurav Jain, Founder & CEO of Oogwave & Vikram Bahl, Founder …
Continue reading “Oogwave gained insights from CIOs at the 8th #PNMeetup”
If you asked me this question five years back, I would have said unequivocally that you have to establish a presence in the US if you want to do business here. My thoughts on the subject have changed. I believe the answer is, it depends. Let me explain. Since it is the risk-reward equation that …
Continue reading “Sell in the US from India or establish a beachhead abroad?”
You have your first product and it’s a success. Success only brings more demand from prospects, clients and customers for features that are not yet in your product. Some of them are not interested in all the features you have in your product but seem to use only some odd features. Or they have found …
Continue reading “What’s my next Product Going to be? A Product Ideation/Extension Toolkit”
There have been epics written on ways businesses should be: Identifying customers Acquiring new customers from competition Retaining customers Cross selling and up selling into existing customers Leveraging Customers for expanding business For a Product Manager, who has to deal with many internal and external entities, Customer is by far one of the most business …
Continue reading “Leveraging Customer relationships as a Product Manager”