I think we have gone through a period when too many children and people have been given to understand, “I have a problem, it is the Government’s job to cope with it!” or “I have a problem, I will go…
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The Genesis Of Jobs
Speculating whether India can spawn innovative companies like Apple and Google is a favourite parlor game among venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. It’s clear that there is staggering talent and creativity in the country, and it seems more a question of…
Not Just Luck By Chance
This is Part 2 in a two-part series on Bollywood and Entrepreneurship. Read the first part here. Conviction: In recent times, one of the best films about the film business was Zoya Akhtar’s Luck By Chance, released in 2009. It…
Guru, Deewar and My Lessons From Bollywood
I’ve written earlier about the parallels between film-making and entrepreneurship. Much like management guru Philip Kotler’s 4 Cs for marketing, we can also define 4 Cs for entrepreneurship, and these can be illustrated with scenes from Bollywood movies. Clarity Intellectual…
Choosing Expediency Over Principle
“This Budget belongs to ‘Aam Aadmi’. It belongs to the farmer, the agriculturist, the entrepreneur and the investor. The opportunity is great. The time is right. I have placed my faith in the hands of the people who, I know,…
What The Budget Means For Entrepreneurs
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will be presenting Union Budget 2010, the annual economic policy statement of the Government of India, on Friday. In most nations, this would be insignificant, but the Budget is probably the most significant annual event for…
Scrapping The Securities Transaction Tax
Harsh Gupta and I have co-authored a piece on why India should scrap the Securities Transaction Tax (STT): A transaction tax on securities barely hurts the speculator, but makes several trading strategies that provide liquidity and depth to the market…
The Potential Of India’s Offline Market
India is a unique economy in many respects. Though Indians conduct cutting-edge and mission-critical research for Fortune 500 corporations, few Indians actually think of building products that compete with them. While the print medium is dying in other parts of…
Aamir Khan and The Pursuit of Excellence
Film-making is very similar to entrepreneurship. The role of a film producer is analogous to that of a venture capitalist. Good producers, like smart venture capitalists, know that it’s not just about writing a check and it’s not just about…