Nasscom Product Conclave 2010 kicked off to a great start. It was an eclectic milieu entrepreneurs, ideas and products. While some of the sessions packed a punch, a few others were heavy with technicalities. There was enough actually for the entrepreneurs to get soaked in information to the skin. Here's a not so comprehensive and a quick round-up of first day’s sessions I found interesting.
Amitabh Srivastava, Senior Vice President, Server and Cloud Division, Microsoft Corporation (Leapfrog to Platform as a Service)
We should focus on platform as a service. Spend more time on applications and you will reach your products to the markets faster. We need to focus on innovation. Don't spend time on infrastructure.
We should focus on platform as a service. Spend more time on applications and you will reach your products to the markets faster. We need to focus on innovation. Don't spend time on infrastructure.
Sharat Sharan, President and CEO, On24 Inc
Where you start is probably not where you will end. If you want to start a big company it will take time. We survived because I took care to keep changing the management team to make them work according to the changing market scenario. You will face key forks on the road and you must take the right decisions as a product company, because as a product company if you do not grow you have nothing.
Where you start is probably not where you will end. If you want to start a big company it will take time. We survived because I took care to keep changing the management team to make them work according to the changing market scenario. You will face key forks on the road and you must take the right decisions as a product company, because as a product company if you do not grow you have nothing.
On how established start-ups should respond to M&As
You have to believe in what you do, we believed that we can use the opportunity to create a global brand. The motto should be to 'keep building'.
You have to believe in what you do, we believed that we can use the opportunity to create a global brand. The motto should be to 'keep building'.
Building products for a Billion Indians:
John Howard, CoFounder & President, Duron Energy
Duron is involved in providing solar powered services to places in rural India. They have worked in a few villages in Rajasthan and Karnataka and more.
John Howard, CoFounder & President, Duron Energy
Duron is involved in providing solar powered services to places in rural India. They have worked in a few villages in Rajasthan and Karnataka and more.
B.G. Mahesh, CEO, Oneindia.in
Language website, started as a news and entertainment portal in different south Indian languages. Gradually they started identifying what their audience wants. For examples: Tamilians were more interested in political news, Kannadigas more on arts and culture, so they focused their content to suit their needs.
Language website, started as a news and entertainment portal in different south Indian languages. Gradually they started identifying what their audience wants. For examples: Tamilians were more interested in political news, Kannadigas more on arts and culture, so they focused their content to suit their needs.
Vishal Sehgal, Co-Founder & Director, Lava Mobiles: provides telecom services to rural India.
Identify a commonality on the products that you are providing to the wide variety of audience, which you will find in a country like India.
Identify a commonality on the products that you are providing to the wide variety of audience, which you will find in a country like India.
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