India is possibly the only market in the world where there might be more Venture capitalists doing the round than entrepreneurs and there and very few platforms as well which help showcase entrepreneurs and give them access to VC’s. One such platform is Proto.in which is happening next month.
 
But back to my point of increasing [...]

Everyone has been talking about blogging, these days. Almost everyone you ask, has been blogging or at least thinking about it for a while. But what puzzles you the most is the million dollar question, why should any organization require a blog? Well, I tried to answer the same with a few points [...]

Yes, you read it right! WATMedia is hiring again and this time, along with a killer attitude, we are looking for experience as well. So, you excited about the prospects and position openings? All you need to do is click on the “Read More” link

Now this will leave all Microsoft bashers red faced [especially in India]. According to a survey by global market and insight group TNS, US software giant Microsoft has topped the list of most reputed companies in India! Although what’s surprising is that this comes on the back of repeated protests against both, Microsoft and Bill Gates for being socially irresponsible

After lying low for months, here comes a killer blow from Network18. It seems that the media and entertainment conglomerate Network18 Media and Investments Ltd is venturing into film exhibition. And if you think that it’s all hogwash and the rollout may take ages, sample this – It is opening its first multiple-screen [...]

I have had the opportunity to mingle with a lot of enterprising people over the years, and I have gathered a lot from them. Sometimes by asking and sometimes through observing, this post entails 7 tips that I have gathered that any young entrepreneur might find useful. Having said that, in business nothing is set in stone, and you might find over the years that none of this came true for you. So take my experience and words with the weight it should be given.

Traditional marketing classrooms taught marketeers to look at the demographic profile of customers for segmentation. The hands of the clock moved and next level of talks were on ‘psychographic segmentation’ (simply putting it – categorizing a consumer on the basis of ‘how he thinks’ and ‘what he thinks’).

Nearly five years after undertaking the National e Governance Project (NeGP), the Indian government has missed many of its targets it set for itself. Major reason for this is cited as the lack of Internet connectivity, primarily in the rural areas. It is for this reason that the Government of India is planning to subsidize the setting up of broadband Internet facilities in the rural areas.

Blogging takes corporate communication to a whole new level, and at the cost of a corny comparison it works on the same lines as our new Indian captain and the dynamism he brings in to the team. In fact the more I think of it, the more the fit seems perfect, so without further adieu I will let Dhoni teach you how to run a successful corporate blog, and true to his style it is a sixer.

Well if you have been visiting WATBlog for the last 6 months or so you would have noticed the rise of great blogger within the WATBlog ranks. His name is Harshil Karia. Harshil has been a prolific blogger ever since he joined WAT and not only he has added a lot of interactivity on WATBlog [...]

In a dramatic twist in the tale of Reliance Communications-MTN merger story [will give even the Saas-Bahu soap operas a run for their monies], Reliance Industries wrote to the MTN board pointing out that it has the right of first refusal over a sale of controlling stake in Reliance Communications.

While we were busy talking about mobile apps and browsers and startups and what not, Laloo Prasad Yadav quietly joined the blogosphere on May 30th (well not so quietly after all). So basically, our dear railway minister is blogging at myPopCorn.com as its celebrity blogger.

After Ram Gopal Verma, Sallu Bhai, Aamir Khan and Big B himself, it’s Mandira Bedi who is planning to start up a blog of her own. If I am not wrong, Mandira happens to be the first woman from the film fraternity to come up with a blog. While talking about her exclusion from the recent IPL series, she commented, “I guess there were some new strategies because of which I was not made part of the IPL.”

I wrote a post yesterday on Religion, Investments, and the Internet. The post received quite a bit of flack – mainly because I made the stupid mistake of calling specialized Islamic Investments a ‘marketing gimmick’. I stand corrected.
 
Here is something on Islamic Banking.
 
A few clarifications from MoneyControl as well. The site (Islamic Investment Opportunities) is [...]

 
NIIT India has been jubilating high on its achievements, recently. Founded in 1981, NIIT offers learning and knowledge solutions to 5 million students across 32 countries. On June 07, the leading global talent development corporation received the mandate for IT-enabling almost 1.9 million students of Bihar & Maharashtra.
 
As per the Rs. 71 crore contract, NIIT [...]