19Feb 2021 by ksurya 1 Comment
2Cs of any business

2Cs of any business

Business, Entrepreneurs, Startups
2Cs of any business A few years ago, I met an entrepreneur - we will call him Ved - at the request of a common friend. Ved needed funds to be injected into his 8-year-old software products business for the healthcare industry. And this common friend asked me to "take a look and advise" because I have experience-knowledge of the software products business. A few hours into our discussion, it became clear to me that Ved's business did not have a paying customer and cash, the basic 2Cs of any business. Bitten by the entrepreneurial bug Ved was an accomplished IT professional with more than 3 decades of experience. A techie by expertise, Ved had built point-products for US companies in the healthcare industry and managed multiple projects during his…
Read More
12Jul 2018 by ksurya No Comments
Is Tata Nano really dead!

Is Tata Nano really dead!

Business, Entrepreneurs, Innovations, Learning, students
Tata Nano is indeed dead if commercial success is the only yardstick. But, is Tata Nano really dead! I discuss my thoughts in this post. Is Tata Nano really dead! One unit of Tata Nano was produced by Tata Motors in the month of June 2018. And the press has a lot of commentary about Tata Nano's end of the road. The headline, RIP Tata Nano caught my attention. Thus, motivating me to write this post.    31 design and 37 technology patents were filed on the journey of the development of Tata Nano. Because of these patents, innovations across a spectrum of industries are and will continue to happen. Thus, the soul of Tata Nano will live on.  The story of Tata Nano will also be remembered for: Shri…
Read More
30Dec 2017 by ksurya No Comments

Impressions// 4 books I read in 2017

Business, culture, digital, e-commerce, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Mentoring
From amongst the books, I read in 2017, I have picked 4 for this blog. Dream with your eyes open: An entrepreneurial journey by Ronnie Screwvala Ronnie engages with his writings both wannabe entrepreneurs and professionals dedicated to becoming leaders, alike; particularly from India. “The future belongs to those who realize that the goal is no longer teaching talented people how to get a job but how to create thriving businesses as entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs/professionals in a company.” In Search of Ethical Leadership by R. M. Lala Choosing thirteen themes, Mr. R.M. Lala, one of my favorite writers, discuss various aspects of ethical leadership concentrating on the behavioral & motivational aspects of leadership, bringing out the relationship between means and ends; i.e. the moral dimension of leadership. In Search of…
Read More