Archive for the ‘Making Great Products’ Category

Life @Drishti

Someone told me that over-thinking and over-analyzing never work. When I had an offer from Drishti, I wasn’t hundred per cent sure about it, but I decided to go for it. Eight months on I can say it was the right decision. Of course it hasn’t been perfect plainly because of lots of contradictions from [...]

Judging Product Anusandhan Pratiyogitya

I would like to share my first experience as a “Judge”. The opportunity came by as our RnD team was preparing an intra-department competition they call – Product Anusandhan Pratiyogitya. Kshiti’s thoughts pro-ceasing: A quick picture develops in my mind of a technical gyan session which can never be of interest to a marketing & [...]

The future’s tight…the future’s IP

Over the years we have been hearing about the demise of IP as open source takes ground and entrenches itself deeper into the global business psyche. For people like me it’s more of a rudimentary myth that shall duly die down as businesses line up to reach out more vigorously to its customers. The prophesying [...]

IT Vendor Vs CIOs

A few days back, I was at a CIO conference organized by one of the biggest IT vendors here in Vietnam which focused on “Technology Innovation”, amongst other things. A gathering of about 50 CIOs was invited to explore the adoption of new software-based technology, its associated merits, challenges and opportunities. It was an opportunity [...]

Interviewing as an industry expert…

Tuesday morning I got a call from Mr. Kalyan. He told me he wanted to interview an industry expert for some market research they were doing. Though I didn’t take it much seriously at first but, I still confirmed an appointment for a phone interview at around 1 pm. Meanwhile, my mind was flooded with [...]

VAS

Value Added Services or simply VAS is the buzzword slowly gaining a foothold into the hearts and minds of the Indian consumer. Simply put it’s a form of service that adds value to total service offering and stands alone in terms of profitability and/or stimulates incremental demand for core service(s). It can be an add-on [...]

Healthcare IVR

With a population that’s reaching 1.5 billion and an infrastructure that’s already stretched to its breakdown point, Indian healthcare is desperately seeking a support system that can infuse fresh life into the basic foundation on which India is to make its mark in the 21st century. A healthy India would certainly be a wealthy India. [...]

The Elicitation Spiral

You reap, what you sow, this clichéd word hasn’t lost its relevance a bit and has become even more pertinent in today’s ever changing and competitive business scenario where enterprises are constantly looking for differentiators to provide enhanced service delivery. Technologically speaking, even though it caters primarily to each and every sectoral thrust this age [...]

From Insights to innovation – IBM INSIGHTS 2010, Mumbai

From Insights to innovation that was the IBM’s organizational view that helped them deliver cutting edge technology & solution to their customers. So speaking on Information led transformation, the inaugural thoughts were shared by Mark Register – Vice President (APAC), IBM. He shared his views on how organizations are operating with Blindspots which literally means [...]

NASSCOM Product Conclave 2008, Bangalore

NASSCOM’s Product Conclave 2008 was an insightful experience in ways more than one, especially for software product startups in India, who, according to its estimates, have been growing at 44% CAGR. Currently pegged at a miniscule $1.4 Billion, the software products industry is slated to grow to $10-12 Billion by 2015. Dabbling in topics ranging [...]