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 each player (attach a document) and link them to their websites/facebook pages. Apply any changes/corrections […]
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 BBC. Broadly the term covers projects that use data to do one or more of […]
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 and how well each team articulated their vision. The feedback and enthusiastic questions from […]
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, companies, growth, marketing and many things entrepreneurial. It is always a pleasure to spend time […]
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 “every day I go to drop my kid at school and see several parents. I […]
It was a small gathering (about 10) by 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 the most productive kcommunity sessions. I learned a lot more about personal productivity tools but […]
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 Khader Nivas Khan Road) that lasted a couple of hours, I listened with fascination the […]
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 that created Facebook, Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft, Apple, Juniper, AOL, Sun Microsystems and others. And […]
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 starts off talking about 3 things you need to think about – user engagement, distribution […]
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 and the new devices that are regularly emerging. More significantly, today’s personal computing is increasingly “about” […]