Cinnamonteal (review), the print-on-demand startup has launched a DIY platform for individuals/institutions/publishers to publish books on their own. Using a 6-step process, users of the platform can upload their manuscripts, format their books and covers and visualise every aspect of their book before they order prints
[Guest post by Sanjay Anandaram, entrepreneur-turned-investor. This is a very apt post on a dilemma each and every startup is facing these days – do share your opinion.] The young CEO of the young company showed me an email from one of his senior team members. The email had a ring of anxiousness around it: [...]
If you are a parent, chances are that you are a regular visitor to IndiaParenting, the web1.0 survivor that doesn’t seem to believe in upgrading the site. I strongly believe that there is a need for a better networking tool – tightly knit communities around parenting and that’s a pain Parentree is attempting to solve. [...]
Wondering what’s the most shared article on Google reader? SocialReader brings you some perspective by reading the public stream of shared items/stories from Google Reader at friendfeed.com, there after processing,
As a social application, it’s imperative for a site to offer seasonal brownies and looks like Orkut had a process failure this time. While Google India promptly changed it’s logo to reflect the Diwali mood, Orkut team added the Diwali theme, 3 days after the event – not sure whether it was intentional or simply [...]
Even though the Internet penetration in India stands at a dismal number (3%?), matrimony sites are emerging as one of the leading money making online businesses in India. As per a market research (called ‘A Web Partner for Life‘), the online matrimonial industry is expected to reach 20.8 million registrations with revenues of $63 million [...]
Roundup of tech focused events happening in the month of Nov: TiE-ISB Connect 2008 [Nov 5- 8, Hyd] Broadband Tech India 2008 [Nov 21, Delhi] IBM and Cognos Developer Launch [Bangalore]
Continuing with our series of articles on Economic Recession & Perspectives (from Startups/VCs & Industry Leaders), here is an interview with Dhruv Agarwala & Kartik Varma, founders of iTrust, a personal finance advisory firm (our review here). How are you adapting your business model to the current circumstances. How are you now thinking about revenue [...]
Now that Diwali is over,expect some crackers from the HR department! As per Assocham’s new report ‘Jobs scenario, post-Diwali’, India Inc. is likely to announce lay offs of nearly 25% – 30% of its workforce within the next 10 days across seven key industrial segments (steel, cement, ITeS/BPO,
BIG Music, part of Reliance Entertainment after signing deals with Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros has partnered with Fox and Disney for its home video business. BIG Music & Home Entertainment is
