Importing R&D Hardware: How History is Holding Back Global R&D from India

1717 AD. Calcutta. Fort William. There were encouragements to do export business. Global business is good. There were tax breaks for export oriented units. No wonder the empire was the largest economy on the  planet. East India company, first British company has already started doing business. It has well built premise Fort William. One day … Read moreImporting R&D Hardware: How History is Holding Back Global R&D from India

DARPA Urban Challenge to Mahindra Rise Prize: Driving the Self Driving Car

Google Driver-less Car. Unless you lived in cave with no connectivity, you heard about self driving cars. Around the world there is quite a bit of excitement about this. Lot of innovation is going on across the technology and industry spectrum. While everyone is cheering the innovation of Google, appears like not many know how it is … Read moreDARPA Urban Challenge to Mahindra Rise Prize: Driving the Self Driving Car

Indian Standard (Meeting) Time May Not Be about Culture

04:06 PM. An important meeting. Six minutes past the start time, conf room is full of empty chairs with few exceptions. One of them is a German. After 15 minutes, people turn up. There is no guilt. No apologies. When meeting organizer gazes the late comers, the same standard response with sheepish smile – “Indian … Read moreIndian Standard (Meeting) Time May Not Be about Culture

Project Acquisition Story: Software Services CEOs, Focus on Footsoldiers!

It was celebration time ! The team had won a new client which is a global energy major from Europe. It was a multi-year project of software product planning and execution. High value engagement from the perspective of both organizations. First phase involved high level specification and prototyping. The phase 2 and beyond, involved detailed … Read moreProject Acquisition Story: Software Services CEOs, Focus on Footsoldiers!

Indian Entrepreneurs, Be Ready for Jail

Here is one woman entrepreneur… She worked as tech professional earlier and now aiming to be a business owner.  She has an idea about creating animated content and making it big. May 2014. Bangalore. It was a meeting with between three parties. A chartered accountant, company secretary and her. While pursuing the core tasks of … Read moreIndian Entrepreneurs, Be Ready for Jail

Corporate Social Responsibility: 6 Ways To Help the Society. Your Pick?

This entry is part 3 of 4 in the series Corporate Social Responsibility

The corporate world has been thinking and acting on social causes. The organizations create “community service board” structure to evaluate community service projects. They design schemes where employees can participate and help. Here is a quick round up, along with some experiences: 1. Native village adoption Employees come up with proposal – Problem, solution, execution plan … Read moreCorporate Social Responsibility: 6 Ways To Help the Society. Your Pick?