Startup Paradox

Recently there has been a surge of activities in the startup space. Many a technical guys joined this bandwagon and outputed exciting products that can have far reaching results, say the founders. At the end of product development life cycle they heard one word which started annoying them - MARKETING. The viral success of google have made them think in the other way. But then how many of these product do we have to access just like our dependency on google.

But now everyone starts developing a product which the founders may not find useful but for them, the product can help others. If you cant find a use of your product, how can you become confident on the product. Unless you become confident, how can you convince end users.

India may be the IT outsourcing hub of the world. Ironically it can be the non-IT startups that can propel India to the the startup capital of the World.

Results vs Efforts

Coming soon

Sense of Ownership

Secretive meetings, Sensual presentations, "Excel"lent sheets !!!. As a service outbot*, i see these beauties in my daily life. They are developed and conducted in luxurious cabins, only to make many a guys' life hell. Those managers are regularly asking us to develop a sense of ownership towards the project. Now comes my doubt ?

1. Who conducts these meetings : managers
2. Whos the father of those sensuous presentations : managers
3. Whos the creator of "hell"y excels : managers

Will we have sense of ownership towards such a project ?

I am in a dilemma. help me !!!

Incompetent Managers : How to identify them

Last day i was reading this article about some common procedures shared by incompetent managers. As i saw truth in the article, i am posting the link here

TinyChat

TinyChat - With almost all chat programs being blocked in offices, this lightweight application seems to be a perfect choice to keep in touch with your friends. Advantage-You dont need to login here. Enter a nickname ... A room is yours !!! share the link with all your friends. They dont have any limitation on number of users in a room. Power to ban users whom u dont want to see in your chat link is an option u can consider. Conducting audio/videoconferencing is also easy with this web application. Bloggers can use this application heavily to followup with their readers. IPhone version is also available.

Silicon Valley in India ?

Bangalore is widely touted as the silicon valley of India. Truly, can any place in India be called Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is not made by multi billion corporations, but by enthusiastic techies who want to create change in the society. It is the prevailing culture which is responsible and not any enforced rules. Entrepreneurs are respected rather than a realtor having hoards of land. Where in India can you find such a culture. Here, respect is given in terms of the bank deposit he/she possess. Naturally, techies will tend to work in 9-5 jobs, have an onsite once in a year and give more emphasis to bank deposit rather than what he/she likes.

We can see Angels and VC's around us. But the problem is they are also same like majority who need to see the results within months and not ready to wait a couple of years to achieve break even.

In United States, a hacker creates a startup and say it fails. After some time he can come with another idea and angels will be there to back him. Can any one imagine such a mindset in India ?

Can we have a Silicon Valley in India?

Open Coffee Club in Cochin ?

Is there any OCC in Kochi. If yes, is there any meet happening. If not, how about an OCC club here in our Kochi. None can deny the fact that the entrepreneurial interest is rising among the various professionals and college going students in kerala. Its high time that we have to have a platform for the purpose and have networking amoung us. This will surely spur the startup activities in our state.