Economist Andrew McAfee suggests that, yes, probably, droids will take our jobs — or at least the kinds of jobs we know now. In this far-seeing talk, he thinks through what future jobs might look like, and how to educate coming generations to hold them.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) – for finance
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Empowering SMEs for Global Competitiveness
Topics to be Covered
- Innovation & Excellence – Competing in the Globalised World
- Accelerating Growth – Moving from KYC to Understanding Your Customers
- Streamlining International Business Operations and Acquisitions
- E-commerce – The latest buzz for Market Penetration
- Capturing New Markets by Effective Marketing and Branding Strategy
- Benchmarking and Reengineering – Importance for Global Competitiveness
- Private Equity and Venture Capital – Fueling better Business Growth
- Leveraging Supply Chain Management: Improving Business Performance
- Investment Opportunity for Expansion and Diversification
- Capital Market – Strategic Entry for SMEs
- Good Governance & Business Ethics – Building Market Image
- Involvement of CFO for Financial Discipline and Transparency
- Initiatives for Developing SMEs into Corporate
- Business and Financial Management Strategy – Maximising Value
- Technology Upgradation to focus on Quality and Efficiency
- Managing Business and Operational Risks
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HOW TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB!
HOW TO RECRUIT THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB!
Put about 100 bricks in some Particular order in a closed Room with an Open window.
Then send 2 or 3 candidates into the room and close the door.
Leave them alone and come back After 6 hours and then analyse The situation..
If they are counting the
Bricks.
Put them in the Accounts Department.
If they are recounting them..
Put them in Auditing ..
If they have messed up the
Whole place with the bricks.
Put them in Engineering.
If they are arranging the
Bricks in some strange order.
Put them in Planning.
If they are throwing the
Bricks at each other.
Put them in Operations.
If they are sleeping.
Put them in Security.
If they have broken the bricks Into pieces.
Put them in Information Technology.
If they are sitting idle.
Put them in Human Resources.
If they say they have tried
Different combinations, yet
Not a brick has Been moved, put them in Sales.
If they have already left for
The day.
Put them in Marketing.
If they are staring out of the
Window.
Put them on Strategic Planning.
And then last but not least.
If they are talking to each
Other and not a single brick
Has been Moved.
Congratulate them and put them
in
Top Management…
– Raj Bhat – Chief Mentor
Indian Inventor Disrupts The Period Industry
When Arunachalam Muruganantham decided he was going to do something about the fact that women in India can’t afford sanitary napkins, he went the extra mile:
Receiving the Best Innovation Award from The President of India – Smt. Pratibha Patil in New Delhi
When Arunachalam Muruganantham hit a wall in his research on creating a sanitary napkin for poor women, he decided to do what most men typically wouldn’t dream of. He wore one himself–for a whole week. Fashioning his own menstruating uterus by filling a bladder with goat’s blood, Muruganantham went about his life while wearing women’s underwear, occasionally squeezing the contraption to test out his latest iteration. It resulted in endless derision and almost destroyed his family. But no one is laughing at him anymore, as the sanitary napkin-making machine he went on to create is transforming the lives of rural women across India.
In under 12 minutes, listen to the fascinating journey of a workshop helper – from being rejected by the same women whose lives he wanted to change – to now gearing up to create jobs for a million women.
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10 Entrepreneurial Lessons from Rajasthan Royals
1.Always start with a low cost operation : when you are a new player , keep your operations low cost . Run a tight ship (remember the 1st edition , Shane Warne was coach , mentor and capt all rolled in one) . Dont emulate your competition by matching up to their big pockets when you cant afford to . Just because your competition does it doesnt mean you have to do .
2.If you are the owner then be there : look how shilpa and raj are there at every fixture . If its still start of the business the owner entrepreneur needs to be seen with the team . Doesnt mean you supervise things but being there sends out a clear message to the team ‘ we are there and we care ‘
3.Get a Good CEO to run the ship : Remember Shane Warne and now Rahul Dravid , go out and find out the best in the business and hire them . Give them the freedom and watch them perform.
4.You dont need stars to be up there in the sky : Remember the first edition , Shane Warne lead a team of young talent to win the trophy . Names like Swapnil Asnodkar and Sohail Tanveer became house hold names.
5.Search , Groom and Promote young talent : Todays stars like Ravindra Jadeja ( Sir Jaddu ) and Yousuf Pathan all started in RR . Today they have upcoming stars like Sanju Samson , Dishant Yagnik and Manmeet Singh.
6.Have a blend of talent and experience : Today the team that delivers is a good balance between young talent and old experience . So while you have Shane Watson and Brad Hodge playing along with Stuart Binny and Sanju Samson.
7.There is no fixed formula for success : Look at the way RR experiments with its line up changing positions of key players . Experiment till you get the combination right . Just because something worked in a certain situation doesn’t mean it will work . If you are a tight ship it’s always better to build multifaceted talent . Which team could dare to select someone like Pravin Tambe at the age of 41 and who hasn’t played a single first class match . Never fear to experiment
8.Play the underdog tag : Look how smartly RR plays the underdog tag so as to shift pressure on the big boys . Leave the orange caps and the purple caps for others , let everyone perform . Keep the opposition guessing not knowing who is going to come out and perform today .
9.Be strong in your own backyard : RR’s record on its home ground is impeachable . so if you are a young company consolidate your position on your home turf . Dont let competition
10.Shit Happens : you may find a few bad eggs on your journey to success . Don’t let it bother your team . Talk to them on a one on one basis just like Rahul did and tell them to put it all behind. Remind them of the values the team stands for and convince them that nothing succeeds like success .
Raj Bhat
What Is the Value Your Mentor Is Giving You?
Hey Mr. Entrepreneur, What Is the Value of the “Gyaan” Your Mentor Is Giving You?
There Are Great Mentors Out There, They Have Just Become Tougher to Find
What Should Entrepreneurs Expect From Their Mentors
How Do You Reward a Mentor?
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Runway to Success
Runway to Success is a brand new TV series by Lufthansa and ET NOW. A reality show that recognizes SMEs with the most powerful business case. Built on three successful seasons of Pioneering Spirit – A Product of Lufthansa, the new series is an improved avatar which is sharply focussed on you the entrepreneur. Spread over 11 episodes in which a shortlist of 27 entrepreneurs will compete for a Grand Prize empowering them to take off – quite literally – on the ‘Runway to Success.’
Sign On: It all begins with innovative entrepreneurs sharing the story of their big business idea. Of these, our business experts handpick a shortlist of the 27 most compelling business cases, which will then be featured on the programme.
Pitch in: On air, the first 9 episodes of Runway to Success will showcase the untold mantras of industry icons who have charted a new flight path to success. In each episode, 3 entrepreneurs will make their best business pitch to the icon, who will then pick a winner with the help of our business expert. Each episodic winner will win a Business Class Ticket to Europe and a TiE mentorship.
Take off: The 9 episodic winners compete in the Semi-finals for a spot among the top 3 who will battle it out in the Grand Finale to win:
- A Lufthansa Business Class ticket to Europe
- A sponsorship to an entrepreneurial programme at Cambridge
- A TiE mentorship
- A 3-month open office mentorship from Canaan Partners
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Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013 Multiple Cities – Big Impact
Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013 is a unique platform to identify and promote upcoming startups with a promising product in focus areas of connected devices and continuous services across India by submitting their business ideas on Cloud Computing and Mobility.
Microsoft BizSpark India Startup Challenge 2013 for the first time is organized in 10 different cities with a national grand finale in Bangalore. The event will be held between May 25 – June 7, 2013. Last date for submission of entries 5 May 2013
Grant Prize of $70K cash and $2M worth of non-cash prizes.
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David Pogue: 10 top time-saving tech tips
Which you thought you knew, but didn’t !
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