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Tie Smashup! @ Ahmedabad
TiE Ahmedabad is pleased to introduce Smashup! in association with Institute of Management, Nirma University and Mobile Monday Ahmedabad. It will be held on 04 August 2012 @ Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
Smashup! is an un-conference of the Startups, for the Startups and by the Startups
Details On Website.
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The Essential Sunday Reading !
The Sunday Reading is a joy that is second to none! I really cherish the couple of hours that I spend on reading. It is a big challenge to protect the reading time with all other Sunday demands – a 4 year old energy tsunami, weekend social commitments, office email backlog, unforeseen work etc. A good workaround is to start early morning or use the lazy afternoon time.
The Essential Sunday Reading for me includes:
The Sunday Express + Eye
The Times Of India – The CREST Edition
The Speaking Tree
The Economic Times Magazine
The Screen Weekly
Fortune / ForbesI also try to ensure that I read one to two books in a month. The last read was The Night Of January Sixteenth by Ayn Rand.
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Best Young Writers in Gujarati
The Sunday Express’ Eye carries the cover story on India’s Best Young Writers. It is a good idea and features the new talents in different languages.
The Gujarati world features Kajal Oza Vaidya and Shishir Ramavat. They are both are profiled by Tarak Mehta, the renowned writer and humorist.
Read Full Story on The Sunday Express Eye
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Workshop For Startups – Mr. B.V. Jagadeesh
Startup Saturday Ahmedabad is organizing a Workshop for Startups on Saturday Jul 28, 2012.
Workshop For Startups By Mr. B.V. Jagadeesh
Date: 28th July 2012
Time – 3.00 – 7.00
Venue : CIIE, IIMA Campus
Registration Fee – Rs. 100Workshop Details:
1. Entrepreneurs Register For The Event Online [ Registrations Closed For Pitches ]
2. Top 3 Startups Get To Pitch To A Large Audience
3. Workshop By Mr. Jagadeesh On The Art Of Pitching And The Nuances Of Running A Business, Using Live Case Studies
4. Mr. Jagadeesh Will Also Take One On One Questions To Help You Find Solutions To Your Business ChallengesWorkshop Will Cover:
Peer To Peer / Role-Play
Audience Introduction And Deep Dive Into Ideas Of Those Who Are Looking To Startup Or Have Just Started Up
Listening Skills For An Entrepreneur
· Listening To The Customer (Pre Sales, After Sales)
· Co-Creating A Product, Opportunity Recognition And Leveraging One’s Experience, Need For Research And Prototypes
· Testing The Venture Idea In The Market And With Target Customers
The Art Of Pitching
· Angel Funding / Vc Firm Funding / Institution Funding
· Market Valuation – When To Do? What Is Its Goal?
· Elevator Pitch
Marketing
· Product Management
· Needs And Wants Of Customers
Sales
· Building Sales Team
· Geographical Expansion
· Sales Compensation
· Retaining Your Customers / Get Repeat Orders
Building Executive Teams
Company Case Study
Current Scenario
O Two Directions
Product Model
Service Model
O Enterprise And Consumer
Different Models
· Saas
· B2B
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RIP Rajesh Khanna
Alvida Rajesh Khanna Sir. True Superstar. Remembering The Famous Dialogue From Anand. Respect. Salaam. RIP
The Following Clip Seems Apt Today !
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MockingBird – Quick Wireframe Tool
Distributed Teams are a reality. The quick and best ways to drive the vision are always welcome ! One of them is MockingBird !
MockingBird is an online tool that makes it easy for you to create, link together, preview, and share mockups of your website or application.
It helps to create quick and cool mockups. It is a web-based tool and allows you to share mockups via PDF or PNG formats. Check it out !
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July 7 2012 – 116 Years Of First Indian Movie Screening
July 7, 1896 – The First Movie Screening In India Happened On This Day ! An advertisement appeared in the Times of India on July 7, 1896, inviting people to witness “the wonder of the world”. Lumiere Brothers’ showcased the six soundless short films at Bombay’s Watson Hotel on July 7, 1896. Unlike in the West, no one in the Indian audience ran out at the image of the train speeding towards them – the Indian viewers took the new experience as something already familiar to them.
Then the film industry grew like there was no tomorrow ! Of course, the Indian Film Industry’s first home made production release of full-length indigenous silent feature film was Raja Harishchandra n 1913.
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InfoStretch Named Among Top 75 Workplaces in the Silicon Valley
InfoStretch, a leading provider of enterprise QA and mobile solutions is named among the top 75 workplaces in the Silicon Valley by the Bay Area News Group. It ranks #27 in the mid-sized company category. Previously, InfoStretch has been recognized among the hottest companies in Silicon Valley by 411, was among top 20 fastest growing companies by Silicon Valley Fast Private, and was named as top 1000 in the Inc. 500|5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Private Companies.
InfoStretch has seen some phenomenal growth in the last couple of years, both in terms of new client acquisition and organic growth within the current customer base. Very recently, InfoStretch signed up its 100th customer, a milestone which came out of dedicated efforts from various teams and company’s vision and leadership. “We are on the path to take InfoStretch to the next level, and getting this award is good recognition for our strategy,” says Rutesh Shah, President and CEO at InfoStretch Corporation. “I firmly believe that happy employees bring growth and success for the company and our goal at InfoStretch is to ensure that all our employees are happy,” he added.
InfoStretch’s HR and recruitment team has been instrumental in achieving this goal. “Our job here is to recruit top talent and to give the best to our employees, so that they thrive,” says Rhonda Wallace, HR Manager at InfoStretch. “Whether it is better benefits and attractive retirement plans, or community services and family picnics, we make sure to cover all bases to create a positive company culture,” she added.
Visit InfoStretch awards page to learn about our success, our careers page to see the current job openings, and our clients page to see what they’re saying about us.
About InfoStretch Corporation
InfoStretch is a leading provider of mobile and enterprise QA services and solutions. Our offerings range from enterprise QA, mobile application development, testing, and automation to certification and sustenance. We’ve been providing expert solutions and services to various large and strategic players in the mobile ecosystem including enterprises, carriers, app stores, VAS, and ISV’s to actualize their mobile and QA strategy very successfully.
We offer the most cost effective, secure, and scalable models to service our clients across various verticals such as banking, healthcare, education, and entertainment to name a few. Our innovations have allowed us to provide an SLA of 24hours and the ability to scale and test over 2,000 apps a day.
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Evolution And Adoption Of Enterprise Mobility
NASSCOM Enterprise Mobility initiative conducts first webinar on “Evolution & Adoption of Enterprise Mobility”
With advent of high speed communication protocols and enabled devices, the paradigm has changed in 21st century. The enterprises are now becoming more ‘customer focused’ and are driven to be on Field, on Foot and MOBILE. Tracking this adoption trend, National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) today announced the NASSCOM Enterprise Mobility initiative (N-EMi), aimed at creating awareness and broad base understanding of emerging technologies, facilitate knowledge sharing, create a community of technocrats and highlight local products.
NASSCOM also conducted its first webinar under N-Emi on “Evolution & Adoption of Enterprise Mobility” focusing on the journey of Enterprise Mobility trends and future adoption forecasts and will cover the Enterprise class Mobile Applications on platforms like iOS, Android, Windows Mobile, and Blackberry. This Webinar was aimed at aggregating the best practices, capture data trends, share knowledge and acknowledge innovation in Mobile market space.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Rajiv Vaishnav, VP, NASSCOM, said, “Transitioning to a mobile environment asks for more agility and complexity digestion beyond imagination. However, nothing has been more evolutionary in recent times, than ‘MOBILE’, in terms of Customer reach, Customer convenience and Customer retention. Enterprises have tremendously adopted and adapted to this new channel and are continuously evolving marketing campaigns specific to this new genre. This initiative from NASSCOM will lead this emerging wave and will hatch it into platform to project Indian Industry’s cutting edge competitiveness and innovation driven differentiation.”
The rate of introduction of new technology is much faster now and will continue to grow at an even more rapid pace. The year – past and present – is the year of mobile adoption, and this mobile revolution has come about through consumer apps and enterprise apps. Indian IT organizations are investing in building platforms to drive future growth opportunities. Clearly, the future of technology services industry is beyond services – it will be a combination of services, solutions and platforms.
“We are excited to be an integral part of NASSCOM’s Special Interest Group. InfoStretch Team will contribute in all possible manner to achieve objectives set out by NASSCOM. Our panel expert Ashok Karania, Head – Enterprise Mobility Sales & Strategy, will share market insights and emerging mobility trends. He is a thought leader in Enterprise Mobility domain and has worked with leading enterprises to develop and implement a long term comprehensive mobility roadmap for business transformation and competitive advantage.” said Palvinder Singh, InfoStretch.