Self-proclaimed ethical hacker, Ankit Fadia, has been allegedly appointed as one of the brand ambassadors for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative. On his Facebook page Fadia posted a photo of a certificate issued by the department of electronics and information technology, which states that he is a brand ambassador for the Digital India […]
Employee teams are one of the best ways to get things done in any business. When you take a group of independently talented people and create a team in which they can merge their talents, not only will a remarkable amount of energy and creativity be released, but their performance, loyalty and engagement will be […]
As top American CEOs held no punches about the “obstacles” in ease of doing business in India, Prime Minister Narendra promised to fast-track the decision-making process, acknowledging that “the world is not going to wait for us”.
One of the most intimidating things entrepreneurs face is the fact that some of their competitors are massive multi-billion dollar corporations. Everyone knows the story of David and Goliath; occasionally the underdog wins. But in the real world, the giant wins a lot (if not most) of the time. This was a reality I faced when I […]
A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising. Now you can match a big company with […]
E-commerce major Snapdeal expects to be operationally profitable in the next three years and is investing heavily in building infrastructure to scale up its business. “More specifically in the next three-year period, at least in our business, I feel fairly confident that we will be at that point of profitability,” Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl on […]
Entrepreneurship is all about finding answers. Your entire business is an answer to a common consumer problem, or need. Your business plan is a general answer to the most common questions investors and lenders ask regarding your viability and potential for growth. And when you look for new clients, you’ll be answering a barrage of […]
The U.S. celebrity machine thrives on a set-em-up-and-knock-em-down cycle so it’s not surprising that the latest film about Steve Jobs is highly negative. However, perseverating on Jobs’s problematic personal relationships is completely missing the point. CEO’s that treat people like crap are dime-a-dozen. There was nothing unique about Jobs’s management style. What was unique about […]
Tuesday afternoon, I finish my lunch sharp at 1.48 PM as Bhuwan is scheduled to call at 2 o’clock. Bhuwan calls two minutes late and somehow I miss it. I check my phone anticipating the delay only to find his miss call. I call him back and he is having lunch. How unprofessional, I eat […]
Last week, I spoke to an ambitious group of high school students at SPARC in Berkeley. Several of them asked me about things I wish I had done or learned earlier in life, or regrets I had from earlier in my career. Again and again, I came back to the idea that I wish I had […]
By Bill Gates | August 11, 2015 Earlier this year, I shared a video where I drank water made from feces. (My review: It was delicious.) Today the machine that produced the water, the Janicki Omni Processor—or JOP—is in Dakar, Senegal, as part of a pilot project that could ultimately save lives and reduce disease […]
There’s at least one guy who really loves the name of Google’s new parent company Alphabet: Chris from Ohio. Chris Andrikanich got his 15 minutes of fame because his Twitter handle is @alphabet, which happens to be the name of the new parent company announced by the search giant on Monday.