Month: June 2009

Alliance Portrait


Last Saturday I’ve been to StudioK to shoot for marriage profile. This was a long pending request and again my laziness prolonged this simple request for more than a year and after cancelling the appointment for 5 – 6 times finally I’ve done it.

 

I must really give credits to StudioK folks and I’ve never been thru such a professional way for shooting for photos.

 

Now my parents are happy and let me see if this turns up lucky to find my better half.

Stages of Entrepreneurship by Rajesh Setty


Just came across this blog The Dance of Entrepreneurship by Rajesh Setty which explains three stages of Entrepreneurship.

 

  • The Beginning
  • The Journey
  • The New Beginning

 

With this wonderful pictorial representation.

 

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Kindly go thru this link http://www.activegarage.com/the-dance-of-entrepreneurship to go thru this wonderful post

Warning about the implications of these products!!!


I got an email from my friend and not sure about the authenticity of these facts. But I wanted to share them under the assumption if they are true.

 

Mobile: Don’t put your mobile closer to your ears until the recipient answers, Because directly after dialing, the mobile phone would use it’s maximum signaling power, which is: 2watts = 33dbi. Please Be Careful. Please use left ear while using cell (mobile), because if you use the right one it may affect brain directly. This is a true fact from Apollo medical team.

 

Appy FIZZ: Do not drink APPY FIZZ. It contains cancer causing agent.

 

Mentos: Don’t eat Mentos before or after drinking Coke or Pepsi coz the person will die immediately as the mixture becomes cyanide.

 

Kurkure: Don’t eat kurkure because it contains high amount of plastic if U don’t Believe burn kurkure n u can see plastic melting.

 

Tablets: Avoid these tablets as they are very dangerous

 

  • D cold
  • Vicks action- 500
  • Actified
  • Coldarin
  • Co some
  • Nice
  • Nimulid
  • Cetrizet-D

 

They contain Phenyl- Propanol -Amide PPA. Which Causes strokes, and these tablets are banned in U.S.

 

Cotton Ear Buds: Please do not show sympathy to people selling buds on roadside or at Signals(In India). Just wanted to warn you people not to buy those packs of ear buds you get at the roadside. It’s made from cotton that has already been used in hospitals. They take all the dirt, blood and pus filled cotton, wash it, bleach it and use it to make ear buds. So, unless you want to become the first person in the world to get Herpes Zoster Oticus (a viral infection of the inner, middle, and external ear) of the ear and that too from a cotton bud, DON’T BUY THEM!.

First & Second Startup experience – a comparison


I had the opportunity to be a startup twice in my life. My first one started as early as a student and the second was with eight years of entrepreneurial experience. I just wanted to compare how it makes a difference and how I felt on both occasions. So here is a small comparison chart;

 

First Startup Experience

Second Startup Experience

 

 

Lack of experience, focus & investment.

More experience, focus & reasonable investment.

 

 

Trust levels are low among stake holders.

Trust levels are high among stake holders.

 

 

Company & Personal costs are low.

Company & Personal costs are High.

 

 

Fluctuations in motivation are High.

At times motivations levels fluctuates. But experience shows how to overcome it.

 

 

Fear of failure is less because there is not point to prove.

Fear of failure is high because people expectation is high because of past success.

 

 

Problem solving was poor.

Experience has improved problem solving skills.

 

Over all it is interesting to be a startup second time also I might think my piece of cake is being like a Serial Entrepreneur so that I always have the excitement of being a Startup. Anyway let me enjoy my second stint of being a startup and run the show until I loose my motivation.

Why I like Shinjuku Incident & hate The Strangers


I’m a movie buff and I see at least 3-4 movies a week but I never blog its reviews. In my Bangalore trip I watched two movies where in one movie really inspired me and the other one made me think I wasted my money. Which prompted me to make this post.

 

Why I like Shinjuku Incident

 

I was really inspired watching Shinjuku Incident.

 

Firstly I liked Jackie Chan portraying a role which is away from his image. The movie doesn’t have any heroics of Jackie and this role has really fit well for his age and he has done justice to the role where we can see maturity and experience. He has really shown class.

 

Secondly movie showcases how life changes and thinks that changes character of humans. In one scene Xu Jinglei says how things transform in human;

 

  • She will explain how human run for basic need which is food by telling her poverty ridden childhood.
  • Then how desire strikes a person where she gets a neighbor who has new cloths and gadgets which create a desire in earn those things / lifestyle.
  • Then how desire changes to desperation to earn the desire.
  • How man falls for power after gaining his desperation.
  • Finally how power creates ego and makes him cruel.

 

Over all I like over all aspects of the movie like Screenplay, Storyline & Jackie’s mature acting.

 

Why I hate The Strangers

 

I was pulled to this movie because of Liv Tyler. Other than that I can’t understand anything in the movie.

 

Let me start with good points in the movie. The movie has screen play and music which really horrifies audience. But we are not sure / understand the story.

 

The movie starts by Liv rejecting her boyfriend’s proposal to get married and they goto a lonely farm house on the hoods. There they are horrified by three Mask faced strangers. The strangers have many opportunities to kill the couples by they never do that instead they keep horrifying them fully.

 

Finally they capture the couples and kill them. In the climax two goto the house and find the dead couples and when they try to go near Liv she screams and the movie ends.

 

The audience leaves the movie without knowing?

 

  • Why The Strangers kill them.
  • How Liv doesn’t die even after being stabbed by knife.
  • Strangers face is not shown at all.

 

Over all I came out thinking why I wasted my money & time. Once consolation is Liv Tyler she looks gorgeous.

Cogzidel Technologies Attrition Report


Just received the attrition report from my HR and now it is time to do post mortem. Must review why February had almost 19% attrition…

 

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Fundamental’s of Marketing


Got this wonderful forward from my friend Sundar Kumar…

 

  1. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” – That’s Direct Marketing”
  2. You’re at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl. One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says: “He’s very rich.” Marry him.” -That’s Advertising”
  3. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and get her telephone number. The next day, you call and say: “Hi, I’m very rich.” Marry me – That’s Telemarketing”
  4. You’re at a party and see gorgeous girl. You get up and straighten your tie, you walk up to her and pour her a drink, you open the door (of the car)for her, pick up her bag after she drops it, offer her ride and then say:” By the way, I’m rich. Will you “Marry Me?” – That’s Public Relations”
  5. You’re at a party and see gorgeous girl. She walks up to you and says:” You are very rich! “Can you marry? Me?” – That’s Brand Recognition”
  6. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” She gives you a nice hard slap on your face. – “That’s Customer Feedback”
  7. You see a gorgeous girl at a party.. You go up to her and say: “I am very rich. Marry me!” And she introduces you to her husband. – “That’s demand and supply gap”
  8. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say anything, another person come and tell her: “I’m rich. Will you marry me?” and she goes with him – “That’s competition eating into your market share”
  9. You see a gorgeous girl at a party. You go up to her and before you say: “I’m rich, Marry me!” your wife arrives. – “That’s restriction for entering new markets”

Gave a Presentation to TASMAC Students


Today was an interesting day in my life. Myself and Bala were invited by TASMAC (Training and Advanced Studies in Management And Communication) a B-School in Bangalore as Entrepreneurs of the Month and to give presentation for the inauguration of their new batch to give them insights on entrepreneurship.

 

We were sent proper guidelines about the landmark and their follow-up was very professional. Once when we reached there we were invited for lunch ad immediately we went to a conference room where there was this bunch of enthusiastic Budding Managers & Entrepreneurs. The class had folks from diverse background where in there people all parts of the country like from Kerala, Jharkhand, Bengal, Bihar and also saw two folks from Maldives and we shared some insights about the island nation.

 

I was delighted and I envied these smart folks as I didn’t have this much amount of guts or exposure when I was a student. They asked all sorts of questions where in I must say they got the best out of us. The topic we were questioned are on entrepreneurship and global meltdown. Some of the questions I can recollect are;

 

  • Challenges in entrepreneurship.
  • Is work experience required to be an entrepreneur?
  • Is it right to start a business in these down-turn economy.
  • Does place play a vital role in starting a company.
  • How far values and ethics play a role in business.
  • What are the ways to raise capital?
  • How to overcome bureaucratic challenges?
  • How long this recession last.

 

Also they were eager to know more from Bala about support functions and about his experience in being Head of Finance with Cricinfo.com. We shared lots of personal cases and real-time cases which we came across in our life.

 

Overall they say they enjoyed the session by we enjoyed a lot than others. Sharing knowledge always gives a fulfillment and satisfaction. I personally feel this a great moment in my life time.

Silicon India Startup City’s Experience


Personally I must say Startup City event is a success. It is a win-win proposition for visitors and also for companies who booked for a stall. Regarding VC pitch I don’t think it is a success because for CEO – VC breakfast & lunch organizers promised 2 VC’s per table but I didn’t see much VC’s sitting there and also for presentation there were eight rooms where in they have sent 4 VC’s per room and in our case there were 4 VC’s but only three companies because two VC’s representing the same company.

 

Organizers were grateful enough to allow us to present CCS in the stall and give presentation about CT to VC’s. But I’m not happy with the way I gave the presentation. I know I must go a log way when it comes to public speeches.

 

These are some synopsis of the day.

 

  • Reached the venue by 8.30 AM
  • Missed VC – CEO breakfast.
  • Was in stall explain our services to the visitors
  • Met some twitter mates and friends.
  • Networked with fellow stall owners
  • Networked with some visitors who wanted to create a long term relationship.
  • Went to CEO – VC lunch and found no VC’s fortunate to have Satya of LeadSimplified for company.
  • Then presented about CT for VC pitch by 2 o clock.
  • Then I went and crashed to sleep in the car as I didn’t sleep the whole night. Courtesy to Bangalore weather coz sleeping inside a car is impossible in Chennai.
  • Then folks came back by 6.30 PM
  • We went to Aditi Residency in Arekere for dinner.
  • I ate like a mad guy as I’ve that hungry.
  • In fact I ate 80% of the starters.
  • Then we all came home and crashed to sleep immediately.

 

Over all it was a fulfilling day where in we spoke to 100’s visitors and many showed interest in our service. We distributed 1000+ brouchers and collected 200+ business cards. We did our bit of work and must see how far it converts to business.

Cogzidel’s presentation for Startup City 2009


Slides For Silicon India Startup City 2009

This is the presentation I gave to the VC’s and visitors of Silicon India Startup City event. I’ll talk about that experience in a separate blog. I wanted to talk about this slide.

 

First I must thank my CFO Mr.Bala Murugan to do this wonderful presentation with a small piece of information which I gave him. I didn’t even take time to correct this slide. The first I reviewed this slide was 6 hours before giving the presentation.

 

I wanted to talk more about CogzidelTemplates.Com business model it covered more about Cogzidel Technologies. Will share you how I made up with the presentation in my blog where I’ll be posting my experience about the event.