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5 things I wish I Knew before starting up

'5 things I wish I knew before starting up' by @nenindia is the SlideShare of the day. http://t.co/tao1D1dSls — SlideShare Today (@SlideShareToday) August 9, 2013 5 things I wish I knew before starting up from National Entrepreneurship Network

Building an ACE TEAM – Simple yet powerful lessons learnt.

There is nothing an organisation can’t accomplish if the entire team is rowing in the same direction. Getting everyone to row in the same direction is what separates an ordinary team from an Ace team. Building an ace team, however is incredibly, incredibly tough! Recently, I got a crash course in building an ace team […]

Is the honeymoon over in the social enterprise sector?

When shoeshine boys start giving stock tips, then you know something is wrong, goes an old Wall Street dictum. When this aphorism begins to resonate in the field of impact investing and social enterprises endeavouring to address some of the most intractable societal challenges of today, then it is indeed worrying. Last month, at the […]

Financial Times story on Healthcare in India profiles Vaatsalya

From FT website Meanwhile, Vaatsalya is a chain of 15 hospitals based in areas just outside towns and in rural areas in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh providing affordable healthcare to underserved populations. The potential for success for many of these so-called “frugal hospitals” has been bolstered by new state-sponsored health insurance schemes that aim to […]

Millionaire tea shop owner and his 12 minutes promise

Looking for a quick breakfast in nashik, my colleague Ganesh recommended we go to the “12 min breakfast restaurant”. 12 min breakfast? I was intrigued. Off we went on the road towards shirdi, and about 10 mins drive from nashik, there it was. Large board on the left side of the road, which says “Matoshri […]

Millionaire tea shop owner and his 12 minutes promise

Looking for a quick breakfast in nashik, my colleague Ganesh recommended we go to the “12 min breakfast restaurant”. 12 min breakfast? I was intrigued. Off we went on the road towards shirdi, and about 10 mins drive from nashik, there it was. Large board on the left side of the road, which says “Matoshri […]

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