Category Archives: Internet, Media, Mobile and Tech

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The Entrepreneur’s Speech

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Rodinhood

People with speech impediments and Start up Entrepreneurs have lots in common. There stand out in the crowd, work relentlessly to solve their problem, turn to guides and friends for help. And when they succeed, the God’s among other people stand up and give them a standing ovation…. Continue reading →

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Can I have an Exit please?

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Rodinhood

Abhimanyu ( A warrior in Indian folklore) heard his father telling his mother about a deadly maze like military technique while he was an unborn baby in his mothers womb. He subconsciously lern how to enter that formation but not how to exit it since his mother fell asleep. He died as a consequence. I believe that start up Entrepreneurs are modern days Abhimanyu’s with our own exit problems… Continue reading →

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How silly Entrepreneurs like me interpret STRATEGY..

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Rodinhood

Measure, measure, measure everything. I say even how often you use the restroom. And then analyze, analyze, analyze ( ps – maybe u will realize that a latte makes u go 3 minutes sooner than an Americano). Continue reading →

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A Diamond is an Entrepreneur’s best friend..

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Rodinhood

India is the Diamond that can be an Entrepreneurs best friend. Its all about D-Diligence, I -Intelligence, A -Age profile, M – Markets, O – Owners, N – Neutrality and D – Destiny – the qualities that India possesses and makes it a very valuable Diamond. Continue reading →

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Missed your flight? Say Cheese!

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Rodinhood

Way back in 1997, I read an article about sixdegrees.com in The Economist. I was a socks manufacturer then and chuckled at the thought that everyone in the world is connected to each other by six degrees. I remember thinking ‘I wonder if I can connect with Bill Clinton via six people’. ………

When I heard of gmail a few years back, I sneered and said ‘C’mon Google, don’t be crazy’. I never understood that Google had actually spotted invisible potholes in the path of how I was using E-Mail then, and was actually filling them up for me!
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VC = Venture, Vapor, Vulture & Vampire Capital

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Rodinhood

VC comprises Venture, Vapor, Vulture and Vampire Capital. Its a combination of wisdom, diligence and fate that makes an Entrepreneur taste her flavor of VC and overcome whatever comes her way. In the end, after managing these VC’s, the entrepreneur will have nothing left to fear. Continue reading →

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Have you found your Queen of Hearts?

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Rodinhood

..For almost 3 decades, there had been no exports since pricing just was not viable. In about 2 months after I joined, Manmohan Singh presented his dramatic ‘liberalization’ budget and massively devalued the Rupee! All of a sudden, Indian exports became a possibility and over the next few years, our family business grew into a very profitable, highly export centric business (that was also tax free)!…

….He said ‘ Alok, Intel wants to be the first advertiser on Contests2win.com because Intel believed that encouraging new web ideas was critical to growing Internet and computing penetration and this was a gesture in that direction’. He just said, ‘Add an Intel banner on the home page and bill us Rs. 5000 per month. No metrics, no questions, no click thrus and no reports required’. I was speechless….

…I was ignorant, he was a chance taker – that one game he sent to AG created such a massive rush of American traffic to our site, that in 6 months we had changed our business model completely to a Made in India, Sold in the USA story….
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