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Is India as the hot bed for new business a lot of hype?

Mon, 03 Oct 2005 10:53:00 -0800

I just returned from an interesting business trip to India where I participated in a conference for 50 venture capitalists interested in investing in start up companies in India.

Creating Change in India

Thu, 25 Aug 2005 18:31:00 -0800

I am excited about the direction that Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India, is trying to take India in. For all the people that looked at the Shekhar's picture and made a judgement about India, here's an interview with the prime minister on the harsh realities of trying to bring a "young" (independant for only 58 years and a nation for 55) country into the world.

My Energy Dilemma

Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:12:00 -0800

With gas prices rocketing, the discussion around energy consumption is high. The first challenge is to assess our demand of energy. This is the most important. But, at the same time, how do we create less friction (ie. use energy more economically), when obtaining energy? Where do the law of economics and environmental issues converge?

Information, Part II

Mon, 08 Aug 2005 15:26:00 -0800

Very interesting comments on my last blog on information. Thank you.
There are theorists that have spent their entire life dreaming up theses that address these issues. My goal is to try to understand how people consume information.

Information

Sat, 30 Jul 2005 02:32:00 -0800

My wife (Mallika) and her entire family are consummate writers with a passion for expressing all of their emotion through the written word. Don’t get me wrong – I like it.

Avatars Online

Thu, 14 Jul 2005 19:09:00 -0800

I noticed Dr. Chopra's blog about the virtual / physical world being one of the same. Here's some food for thought on another virtual world that is coming together right around us - the virtual world online.

Can we make the world flat?

Sat, 09 Jul 2005 21:04:00 -0800

Technology seems to be leveling the playing field. Thomas Friedman sure thinks so -- read the first 3 chapters of his book, The World Is Flat. Intentblog is showing the power of two way (and many to many) communication and how the world can connect through the internet.

Lets think about this on a larger level. Microfinance and micropayments enabled through technology have proven that they work, and have great potential.

Order to Creative Chaos?

Thu, 07 Jul 2005 01:59:00 -0800

Its interesting to watch companies grow - especially the companies that come from the seed of a creative idea. Most creative people I have worked with love chaos. There are new directions and initiatives on a daily basis. Work is done with little or no regard to process. It is exhilarating and exciting to be a part of it.

Sumant's First Post

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 04:58:00 -0800

What makes an entrepreneur? I am not talking about someone that just creates a business or an organization because they can. I am talking about those people that I am sometimes fortunate to come across that just know that something that is being done can be done better, and are willing to risk all (or close to all) to try to make sure that an inefficiency is reduced from the world.