First generation entrepreneursIt can be argued that the dice is loaded against first #generation #entrepreneurs, so much so that first generation entrepreneurs almost...
Lessons from FailureThis was in #2004 or roundabout. We had a meeting with a #Corporate Honcho, head of a #Company which is considered among the biggest...
Kind attn: Govt / PSUsFrom my experience over the last 2-odd years, my one suggestion to this Govt is to simplify the #Tendering/RFQ process for #VIDEO...
Regarding Fine printAs a #service provider, or let us say, media-related service provider, what will you include as your ‘#Fine Print’. In our case, Fine...
A sound methodologyThere’s a parable by #FranzKafka which goes like this: A man goes to his stables and asks his assistant to bring his horse. Assistant :...
A lesson in pricingThere’s a #scene in #GovindNihalani’s ‘#ArdhSatya’ which goes like this. The characters of Shafi Inamdar, Om Puri and a third police...
A sound methodologyThis was a few years ago. I had mailed our Profile and #Showreel to a #client in #Bengaluru, and then he called me. “Can you mail me your...
Regarding pricingThere’s a photographer whose name I will not take. He is not a very hot-shot photographer, but whenever I call him he has work, he’s at a...
Issues with creativityIssues with creativity: “I make cycles of gold. I will charge Rs 5 lakhs for each piece.” Boss (or lady), what you are saying is...
Creativity and Money MattersIf you are a creative person, it can be safely concluded that money-matters are not your strength. That’s a problem. You could be the...