akweb

Author: ashokkarania

  • The Global Wealth Pyramid

    The Global Wealth Pyramid

    I recently came across the Credit Suisse Report on Global Wealth Pyramid. It confirms lot of existing knowledge – it gives us exact statistics.

    Less than 1% of world’s populations controls nearly 40% of world’s wealth !
    Less than 10% of world’s populations controls more than 80% of world’s wealth !

    Interesting indeed…

    Read the full report…

    The Global Wealth Pyramid made see some change in the next few decades…I definitely see that the Indian Middle Class is growing by leaps and bounds. It represents the great opportunity for the whole world. The next big opportunity is in Africa. China is already investing in Africa to take advantage of that opportunity. China is rising faster and quicker. The dragon vs elephant debate maybe soon over….

    But what is progress? What is wealth? It means different things to different individuals. These terms cannot be defined by GDP figures alone. Civilization and countries need to redefine these terms for creating a sustainable, tolerant, peaceful, compassionate and humane society !

  • My Favorite Movie List

    Since my interest in Bollywood goes beyond being an avid movie-watcher, many friends and colleagues ask me for my favorite movies and my recommendations. Nothing special here, I am a normal passionate movie fan. The following are some of my favorite movies (I will keep updating it) – what are your favorite movies?

    Hindi – All Time Favorites:

    Anand
    Mother India
    Mughal E Azam
    Guide
    Amar Prem
    Abhimaan
    Silsila
    Andaz Apna Apna
    Swades
    Deewar
    Saaransh
    Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge
    Kabhi Haa Kabhi Naa
    Satya
    Manorama Six Feet Under
    Dev D
    Dil Chahta Hai
    Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi
    Munnabhai MBBS
    Hum Tum
    Taare Zameen Par
    3 Idiots

    Hindi – Recent Movies:
    Kahaani
    No One Killed Jessica
    Udaan
    Ab Tak Chappan
    Ek Haseena Thi
    Company
    Gulaal
    Tanu Weds Manu
    Pyaar Ka Punchnaama
    Rang De Basanti
    Chake De India
    Gangs of Wasseypur
    Paan Singh Tomar
    Vicky Donor
    English Vinglish

    English – All Time Favorites:
    Gandhi
    Citizen Cane
    Life Is Beautiful
    The Bridge On River Kwai
    The Bourne Series
    The Dark Knight
    The God Father
    Vertigo
    The Bicycle Thieves

    English – Recent Movies:
    The Help
    The Descendants
    Avatar
    Hugo
    The Girl And The Dragon Tattoo
    The Da Vinci Code
    Midnight In Paris
    The Contagion
    The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

    Marathi Movie:
    Shwaas

    Definitive Bollywood:
    Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham
    Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
    Maine Pyar Kiya
    Hum Aapke Hain Kaun
    Dil To Pagal Hai
    Devdas
    Aashiqui
    Taal
    Pardes
    Kal Ho Na Ho
    The Dirty Picture
    Om Shanti Om

  • Happy Birthday Mom !

    Happy Birthday Mom !

    God cannot be everyhere, hence He made mother ! Such a true and a correct statement !

    Words cannot express the gratitude and the emotions……

    Happy Birthday !

  • Mobile Ticketing Experience Needs Improvement !

    Mobile Ticketing Experience Needs Improvement !

    Working on weekends and holidays has implications for marital bliss. I tried to compensate via movie tickets for the latest flick.

    Since I was away from the office and at client location, I decided to use mobile ticket booking apps. My first choice was BookMyShow App. The start was very quick – dates selected, movie selected, theatre selected, tickets chosen…but oh oh…Try again ! It happened for 3-4 times. Patience is a virtue, but not always.

    Let me try the PVR App. It was trying to auto-detect my location. It tried and it tried and it tried. I was wondering why did it not have an option for me to input my location manually.

    Mobile Maven Kinjan was with me. He tried to download a multi-booking app on Blackberry App World. He got weird results when he typed Book My Show. I tried Cinemax App. All were same !

    Finally, I gave up ! We had spent more than 45 minutes on this exercise. It had also partly to do with our own bias and secret hope that some Mobile App would work. You always believe in the medicine you preach – mobile nirvana !

    I went to the theatre on the way back to home. Got my tickets booked in 90 seconds via the good old box office counter!

    There were many culprits – badly designed apps, faulty logic, failure in back-end theatre connectivity, unreliable 3G Networks, discovery of new apps, failure of thinking customer experience etc. Think like the end user when designing the app – remove our internal bias – and the magical Instagram and Flipboard like app would there! And would create more smiles !

  • InfoStretch – Among Top 15 Fastest Growing Companies In Silicon Valley

    InfoStretch Has Been Ranked Among Top 15 Fastest Growing Companies in Silicon Valley for the Third Consecutive Year by the Silicon Valley Business Journal


    InfoStretch Corporation, a leading provider of Mobile and QA services and solutions, announced today that it has been named to the Annual Silicon Valley Fast Private 2012 list for the third consecutive year. InfoStretch ranked #14 in the fastest growing company category, moving up from #19 in 2011. The awards were given by the San Jose Business Journal.  Click here to go the Fast  Private 2012 awards page.

    “The secret of InfoStretch’s success lies in understanding the business challenges in the QA and Mobile QA ecosystem and creating world class solutions to address them”, says Rutesh Shah, Founder and CEO of InfoStretch. “Innovation to establish market leadership is key, especially in an industry that is moving at such a rapid pace. And at InfoStretch, we have always thought a few steps ahead enabling us to be the company of the future in our space”, he added.

    Today, InfoStretch has tested more than 100k apps in its test labs spread across the world. It has access to more than 3k real and pre-market devices and services more than 300 customers ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. It has developed innovative testing and certification solutions specific to business needs, which are being leveraged by various companies around the world.

    InfoStretch is also the testing and certification authority for 5 of the 7 top Application Stores in the US.

    The “Fast Private” award is the latest in a series of accolades for InfoStretch. Recently, InfoStretch was also named to top1000 in the Inc.500|5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies; it was recognized as one of the top 5 businesses of the West for 2012 by the Business Leader and was named among top 75 workplaces in the Silicon Valley by the Bay Area News Group.

  • Grocery Shopping @ Subway Stops – Great Concept

    A Great Example of Digital Meets Real. People waiting at the Subway Stop can use the time to shop grocery items using the Mobile App on digital billboards.

    Great Concept

  • Think Mobile – Think InfoStretch

    InfoStretch’s Mobility Service Offering – Think Mobile, Think Infostretch

  • Forgiveness Day – Michammi Dukkadam

    Forgiveness Day – Michammi Dukkadam

    Forgiveness is the supreme act of courage ! It is an act of faith and humility. It releases both the parties to move on and build a new tomorrow. However, it is very difficult to execute. Equally difficult is forgiving oneself ! However, we need to start somewhere ! And nothing better than the holy day of Samvastari – the last day of Paryushan – the biggest Jain Festival. On this day, all Jains ask for forgiveness by saying – Michammi Dukkadam.


    To all my friends and contacts, I ask for forgiveness, if I may have hurt you, intentionally or unintentionally, by Thoughts, Words or Action.

    Michammi Dukkadam

  • InfoStretch Among Top 1000 in the Inc. 500|5000 List – Third Time !

    InfoStretch Among Top 1000 in the Inc.500|5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies

    InfoStretch Corporation, a leading provider of Mobile and QA services and solutions, announced today that it has been named to the annual Inc. 500|5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies. InfoStretch has received this award for the third consecutive year.

    InfoStretch Corporation, a leading provider of Mobile and QA services and solutions, announced today that it has been named to the annual Inc. 500|5000 list of America’s fastest growing private companies. InfoStretch has received this award for the third consecutive year. InfoStretch has achieved phenomenal growth over last year to be ranked at No. 949 in 2012, moving up from No. 1926 in 2010. It was ranked No. 931 in 2011 for its phenomenal growth.

    “We are very proud to be recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in the United States for third year in a row,” says Rutesh Shah, Founder and CEO of InfoStretch. “At InfoStretch, we want to continue to innovate for our industry and build great solutions for existing and new customers. We believe that with this innovation, we’ll be sure to grow at a good pace to establish market leadership,” he added.

    InfoStretch was founded in 2004 and caught industry’s attention for its innovative QA and mobile testing, development and certification solutions. Since then, it has been growing over a 100% year after year. It is also the testing and certification authority for 4 top App Stores in the United States. Recently, InfoStretch was also named among the top 75 workplaces in Silicon Valley by the Bay Area News Group. It has also been recognized as one of the top 5 businesses of the West in 2012 by the Business Leader.

  • Apple iOS 6 Screenshots!

    Business Insider has shared the latest screenshots of the new Apple iOS6. Check It Out !

    Apple iOS6 ScreenShots

    I loved the ‘Do Not Disturb’ Button as well as Multiple Sharing Options for Articles. People will love the FaceBook Integration.