New Business Start-up Trends In India

A new breed of of venture firms in India are focussing on the bottom rung of start-ups (some without even a business plan) tide over their earliest growth uncertainties. Hats off to those VC's!

Useful links:
http://morpheusventure.com
www.erasmic.com
http://opdrage.com
http://ycombinator.com
www.seedfund.in
www.mentor-partners.com

Hedgehogs And Foxes

Hedgehogs and Foxes: Character, Leadership, and Command in Organizations by Abraham Zaleznik is an interesting book on charismatic leaders and their innovative problem-solving skills.

Useful link:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/5970.html

Random Thoughts

There are so many market lessons that one can learn from the Olympics. To me the most important was that that little extra is the difference between success and failure. So often during the year, during a career, one decision, one wrong practice can mean the difference between success and failure. It underlines the importance of total concentration at all times, and constant practice.

- Victor Niederhoffer

How true!

Elizabeth Yarborough

Elizabeth Yarborough's jewelry wool and cashmere wrapped bangle bracelets were beautiful, especially the colors and patterns.

Go to www.yarboroughjewelry.com for further information.

Carol LaFayette

Carol LaFayette's virtual project, nondestructively mapping an ant colony via ground-penetrating radar was brilliant. To me it looked like an abstract art. I liked it.

Useful links:
http://clafayette.com
www.siggraph.org
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7563372.stm

Random Thoughts

A brand is a person's gut feeling about a product, service, or organization. That's my short definition. The brand isn't what you say it is. It's what they say it is.

- Marty Neumeier
www.neutronllc.com

I agree.

Business Innovation Factory

If you want to hear great people tell stories of innovation and how to apply it, go to www.businessinnovationfactory.com

Simon Lovell

I found Intelligent Life's article on Simon Lovell + how swindlers operate @ http://www.moreintelligentlife.com/story/how-to-cheat-at-everything interesting and educational. A must read.

Useful link:
www.simonlovell.com

But ultimately, anyone can be conned, if you have the balls to do it.
- Simon Lovell

As they say, you have to really know what you are doing, and Simon knows it too well.