Monthly Archives: July 2012

A Map of Chennai Startup Ecosystem

Decided to take a shot at mapping the players in Chennai Statup Ecosystem. Let me know through comments whether I missed out anything important. This is clearly work in progress.   Plans for the next version: Expand the work of

Posted in Starup Ecosystem

Data Journalism According to BBC

From Data Journalist at the BBC: The term ‘data journalism’ can cover a range of disciplines and is used in varying ways in news organizations, so it may be helpful to define what we mean by ‘data journalism’ at the

Posted in News

It is Amazing What You Can Do In Less Than 50 Hours

In50hrs should really be called Under 50 hours It is amazing to see what can be done in 50 hours or less. I was at the final presentations and was impressed by the type of projects, the quality of prototypes

Posted in Ideas, MVP (minimum viable product), Prototypes, startups, Starup Ecosystem

Interviews with Entrepreneurs – Suresh Sambandam of OrangeScape

I have known Suresh for over 4 years. We hang out together in Chennai Open Coffee Club, TiE, NASSCOM events and coffee shops. He is the kind of person, I would like to have beer with. We chat about industry,

Posted in Cloud Computing, Entrepreneurship, Interviews

Interviews With Entrepreneurs – Chandra from Yokibu

I first met Chandra some time in early 90s. But I really came to know him through a mutual friend in US. After I started visiting India, I used to call Chandra and have conversations. I still recall Chandra saying

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Interviews

A Discussion on Personal Productivity Tools

It was an unusually small gathering (about 10) for kcommunity standards. As the conversation progressed more people joined us and we grew to 15. It was an unusual event too – the audience were the speakers. To me it was one of

Posted in Brainstorming, kcommunity, Tools

Interviews with Entrepreneurs – Srikanth, Funds India

I met Srikanth in TiE Chennai and Chennai OCC. We chatted a couple of times. I introduced him to one of the most valuable marketing experts in Chennai – JK Iyer. In one coffee session (remember it being Barista in

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Interviews

The Silicon Valley Vision – Vinod Khosla

This says it so well. First, Silicon Valley is not a place but a State of Mind. About the Vision: In my view, it’s irreverence, foolish confidence and naivety combined with persistence, open mindedness and a continual ability to learn

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Inspiration

On Monetizing Android Apps

I was watching this Google video on Monetizing Android Apps. Here is a little teaser for you to go and watch it.   If you are new to building Android apps, this session is a good one to watch.  It

Posted in Analytics, Apps, Mobile Apps, Mobile Tech and Trends

Today’s Personal Computing is Increasingly About Us

In the preface to a book on AppInventor, Hal Abelson, Director of MIT ‘s Center for Mobile Learning writes: Today’s mobile applications are making computing “personal” as never before. Today, we carry computers with us constantly, as smartphones and pads

Posted in Apps, Mobile Tech and Trends
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