Overcoming Practical Challenges in Developing an App to Find the Right Doctor in India

Overcoming Practical Challenges in Developing an App to Find the Right Doctor in India

India, with its vast population of 1.4 billion people, presents a unique opportunity for healthcare technology solutions. However, creating an app to help users find the right doctor in India comes with its own set of challenges. In this blog post, we will explore some practical obstacles that need to be addressed when developing such [...]

They lost millions due to not doing one basic thing

They lost millions due to not doing one basic thing

A profitable SaaS company thought of making a revolutionary upgrade to their existing product. They invested millions of dollars into its development, by expanding product and engineering teams and opened up offices in posh locations. They spent close to 5 years in making the new product. And what happened eventually? The new product bombed. That [...]

Always charge your friends. Never give your services for free.

Always charge your friends. Never give your services for free.

The greatest disservice you can do to yourself is to not charge money for your work, even if it’s for your close family friends. Some years ago, I fretted taking payments from my family friends. I was of the thought that I’ve known their family for years, when I was in school, how could I [...]

Good Customer Service is over rated. Period.

Good Customer Service is over rated. Period.

If you want your business to excel, then don’t focus on customer service. Years ago, I read a book “The Effortless Experience”. The key takeaway for me was that it’s largely pointless to focus on providing good customer service to your customers. The book gave example of a guy who spent 2 hours on phone, [...]

Looking for work? Never hesitate in asking your desired rates

Looking for work? Never hesitate in asking your desired rates

At time it happens that we are without a job or looking for a change. Even though we really want to work, we are not clear on the rates we should ask for. The result is when someone offers us what they feel is right, we consider it below our standards and choose not to [...]

Avoid these mistakes, when starting a company

Avoid these mistakes, when starting a company

Without planning, you should never start a company. Just because someone told you to jump into entrepreneurship and then handle things as they come; doesn’t mean it’s the right approach. Unless one is exceptional, they can’t ace GRE without preparation. Same goes for startups as well; most people need to prepare for things, in order [...]

Truth of Entrepreneurship – You are not your own boss

Truth of Entrepreneurship – You are not your own boss

The difference between being in a job and being an entrepreneur is that you have way more bosses in the latter case. It’s a misconception that you’re your own boss when you startup, except for the initial honeymoon period. I remember that in my first job, I had one boss. He was in charge of [...]

Why I won’t start a social media company, despite subject knowledge

Why I won’t start a social media company, despite subject knowledge

Just because you’re good at something, doesn’t mean you should startup in that direction. One of the few skills I have is social media. I have managed Facebook and Instagram pages for brands, done campaigns, have hands-on experience with content marketing, did some sales, know about SEO, etc. 1.4 years ago, I made plans to [...]

Think on these things, before becoming an entrepreneur

Think on these things, before becoming an entrepreneur

Every now and then, I meet people in jobs, who want to startup. They feel their job has issues so they must become an entrepreneur. When that happens, all their problems will be solved and they’ll be happy forever. It doesn’t work out like this. Because being an entrepreneur is easy, the real deal is [...]

Going Big: Business Lessons from a Street Food Vendor

Going Big: Business Lessons from a Street Food Vendor

You can learn about entrepreneurship from a fair amount of people around you. One of the earliest humans who got me interested in entrepreneurship, was a Street Food Vendor based in Delhi, India.