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Author Archives: Pranav Bhasin
The slow and painful death of print media
You know that a disruptive change has happened when your default choice changes. And today we can safely say that print media has been totally disrupted by online media. As a testimonial, take a look at this newspaper clip on … Continue reading
When you are building a product, belief and perseverance pays
Steve Jobs has always been my idol in building great products. Lately, I have been reading a lot about his past and what I am going to share in this post are some startling patterns that became evident in the … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurship, product management
Tagged apple, intel, microsoft, steve jobs
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5 things I learnt from a genius called “Steve”
Today is a sad day as the world lost one of the most respected visionary and creative genius – Steve Jobs. Not only is he the guru for all folks who aspire to build great products, the impact that his … Continue reading
The last mile issue
One rule that applies to almost every aspect of your life is the 80 – 20 rule. I am almost beginning to be a fan of its universal applicability. Take the issue of why most businesses fail even after doing … Continue reading
Posted in entrepreneurship
Tagged business plan, entrepreneur, marketing, operations, private equity, small business, start up, startup, venture
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Why we decided to shut down lifeblob photo sharing post acquisition?
Since the announcement of acquisition of Lifeblob by Printo, there has been a sudden surge of interest in the photo sharing service. Infact, so many people asked me about why we are shutting down the photo sharing services that I … Continue reading
Lessons on seeking consumer feedback
A few months ago, I and one of my colleagues were on a business visit to Chennai. By the end of the day, we were really exhausted and were desperately looking for a decent place to have our dinner before … Continue reading
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Tagged business plan, entrepreneur, private equity, small business, start up, startup, venture
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ibibo, the anti-thesis of social media marketing
They have been all over TV for the last 2 months, but if you missed them for some reason, watch them here before you read on: ibibo ad #1, ibibo ad #2 Notice something strange – its an internet company, … Continue reading
Posted in marketing
Tagged games, hul, ibibo, marketing, mass media, p&g, social gaming, social media, social networking
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VC Circle Bengaluru Investment Forum
This week, I was invited by VC Circle to be a part of the panel discussion on “Bengaluru’s Ver 2.0 Technology Story” in the VC Circle BengaluruInvestment Forum. The discussion was themed around how the technology story of companies in Bangalore is … Continue reading
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Tagged babajob, bangalore, jessie paul, lifeblob, mango technologies, o3 capital, panel discussion, tejas networks, vc circle
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Social Media Club Bangalore Double Bill ( contd.. )
Continued from the previous article here. The second meetup was a panel on “Building social platforms for social activists” involving Jasmine Shah (@jasmine441) and Parul Gupta (@NGOPost) moderated by Gaurav Mishra ( @gauravonomics ). After a quick introduction by Keerthikiran … Continue reading
Social Media Club Bangalore Double Bill
Its been some time since I reported an event on my blog, so I thought why not start with this weekend’s Social Media Club Bangalore meetup. The Social Media Club Bangalore was started around 2 weeks back when Vijay ( … Continue reading
