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8 Rules For Creating A Passionate Work Culture

yazdi — Wed, 23 May 2012 04:11:47 +0000

Here are eight rules for creating the right conditions for a culture that reflects your creed:

1. Hire the right people

2. Communicate

3. Tend to the weeds

4. Work hard, play hard

5. Be ambitious

6. Celebrate differences

7. Create the space

8. Take the long view

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The Flying Car

yazdi — Tue, 01 May 2012 03:15:17 +0000

This week the Dutch company PAL-V announced the first flights of its prototype “flying car”.
This unique vehicle is called the PAL-V One, or the ‘Personal Air and Land Vehicle’, and It marks the start of a new era.

On the ground the vehicle drives like a sports car. Within minutes its rotor is unfolded and its tail is extended: then it is ready to take off thanks to the advanced gyrocopter technology.

With these successful test results it is proven that it is not only possible to build a flying car but also that it can be done within existing international rules for both flying and driving.

Having passed this important milestone the company is now inviting investors to join them in creating the future.

The next step will be the design of the first commercial production model of the PAL-V, and first deliveries are expected in 2014.

For 100 years people have dreamed of a flying car, and many attempts have been made to realize this dream, but now it has truly become a reality. www.PAL-V.com

Businessworld Young Entrepreneur Awards

yazdi — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:39:16 +0000

Bill Gates was 17 when he set up his first company. Steve Joos and Mark Zuckeroerg were 16 anc 21 respectively.
Most Great Entrepreneurs Start Young…

1) If you are below 35 years of age…

2) If you have started an innovative start up in the past five years…

Please download the application form for the Businessworld Young Entrepreneur Awards contest from www.businessworld.in, and apply with the requisite details. A jury of eminent people will choose the winners in two categories. The chosen ones will feature in a special issue of Businessworld.
LAST DATE FOR ENTRIES: May 15, 2012

Self-Driving Car Test: Steve Mahan

yazdi — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:01:03 +0000

We announced our self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, we wanted to share one of our favorite moments. Here’s Steve, who joined us for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. We organized this test as a technical experiment, but we think it’s also a promising look at what autonomous technology may one day deliver if rigorous technology and safety standards can be met.

6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers

yazdi — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:02:53 +0000

You’re the boss, but you still spend too much time on the day-to-day. Here’s how to become the strategic leader your company needs.

If you find yourself resisting “being strategic,” because it sounds like a fast track to irrelevance, or vaguely like an excuse to slack off, you’re not alone. Every leader’s temptation is to deal with what’s directly in front, because it always seems more urgent and concrete. Unfortunately, if you do that, you put your company at risk. While you concentrate on steering around potholes, you’ll miss windfall opportunities, not to mention any signals that the road you’re on is leading off a cliff.

Adaptive strategic leaders — the kind who thrive in today’s uncertain environment – do six things well:

Anticipate
Think Critically
Interpret
Decide
Align
Learn

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The Secret Sauce Is People

yazdi — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:00:01 +0000

The Wegmans model is simple. A happy, knowledgeable and superbly trained employee creates a better experience for customers. Extraordinary service builds tremendous loyalty. Where, though, is the profit?

High volume, according to company executives. The chain’s stores are enormous – usually 80,000 to 120,000 square feet – larger than a typical Whole Foods and roughly double the size of a traditional supermarket. And they feature a dizzying array of 70,000 products, nearly twice the number available in a standard grocery store. Across the East Coast, Wegmans supermarkets have the highest average daily sales volumes in the industry.

Employees are omnipresent in stores and do seem knowledgeable. With little prompting, they launch into exhaustive but friendly accounts of where the meat, fish or produce they sell hails from, what each item tastes like and how best to prepare it.

Click Here for the full story on how an East Coast supermarket chain shows that a business can generously train its workforce and profit handsomely

Ian Purkayastha, 19-year-old “Truffle Dealer”

yazdi — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:54:33 +0000

In the digital age, most of today’s young, hot-shot entrepreneurs are working in the world of high tech, specifically in social networking. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter co-founders Biz Stone and Evan Williams come to mind.

Then there’s Ian Purkayastha, a 19-year old international businessman who’s “networking” the old-fashioned way — face to face — and making a big splash selling and promoting one of the world’s most ancient and low-tech products: Truffles. To be sure, there aren’t billions to be made in truffles, at least not yet. But truffles are by far the most-expensive ingredient in the culinary world, fetching up to $5000 per pound for the most desired varieties.

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Call for proposals in communications

yazdi — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 04:55:41 +0000

Dear NGO Colleagues,

The NGO Relations would like to bring to your attention to the first-ever Grand Challenges Explorations (GCE) call for proposals in communications, launched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which will be funding up to 10 “game-changing” ideas to help solve one of the greatest challenges faced in the development community: changing the conversation around foreign aid.

The goal of this challenge is to solicit new approaches to communications that motivate the public in the wealthy countries of the world to change their minds about aid, and take actions to demonstrate their support. The development community has traditionally focused on the “why” of aid. But most people already believe it is the right thing to do. We must do a better job of explaining the “how” and the “what” (How exactly does aid work? Where does the money go? How is it used? What impact does it have on communities?).

The challenge wants to find revolutionary ways to make these issues matter deeply to the global community, inspired by projects that allow anyone– no matter where they live or what their background– to take part.

You can find the call here: http://www.grandchallenges.org/pt .

Anyone with a great idea is encouraged to apply. The submission process is simple, requiring just a two-page proposal. Instructions can be found here:

http://www.grandchallenges.org/Explorations/Topics/Pages/GHCommunicationsRound9.aspx

The call will close on May 15, 2012. Up to 10 Phase I grants of $100,000 USD will be awarded within just a few months. The Cannes Lions Chimera, a special panel made up of the best talent across advertising, media, and technology, are advising the programme, and will mentor the winners as they develop their projects. (More information on the Chimera can be found here: www.canneslions.com/chimera)

Each of the Phase I grant-recipients will have one opportunity to apply for a follow-on Phase II grant of up to $1,000,000 USD.

We hope you will be encouraged to possibly participate.

Good luck!!

Best regards and best wishes

Yours Sincerely,

NGO Relations, DPI
United Nations
www.un.org/dpi/ngosection

10000 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

yazdi — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:19:13 +0000

Launched by Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Women is a global initiative that will increase the number of under-served women entrepreneurs receiving a business and management education. This initiative is built on the premise that partnerships between education, development, and business experts can help bring about significant change through improved business education for women entrepreneurs.

PARTICIPANT PROFILE

To ensure that the initiative benefits the most deserving candidates, the program targets businesses and businesswomen that satisfy the following criteria:

The business is owned or co-owned by the applicant
The business has been in existence for at least a year
The business has the potential to grow through the infusion of management techniques and know-how
The revenue turnover of the business is between Rs.5,00,000 and Rs.75,00,000 per annum
The entrepreneur who runs the business is proficient in English
The entrepreneur is preferably not a post-graduate in business or a PhD in any discipline
The entrepreneur is underserved in terms of family income and family circumstances

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Business Incubators and Facilitators in India

yazdi — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 12:38:34 +0000

The main goal of most business incubation programmes is to produce companies that create jobs and wealth in their communities. Business incubators nurture the development of entrepreneurial companies, helping them survive and grow during the start-up period, when they are most vulnerable.

Once established, model business incubation programmes commit to industry best practices such as structuring for financial sustainability, recruiting and appropriately compensating management with company-growing skills, building an effective board of directors, and prioritising management’s time to place the greatest emphasis on resident assistance.

Click Here for the full list of India’s Best Incubators, with their contact details, including those from IIMA, IITB, NID, etc.