It is always interesting to read about start-ups & entrepreneurship, especially if it is related to India. An interesting research carried by Zinnov about start-ups in India was published in ET today. In Silicon Valley (the original one, the US) around 10% of the start-ups have women as co-founders. In India it stands at 6%. […]
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Marketsize of shoes in India, some sole searching
Today’s Economic Times (July 29-Aug 4, 2012) covered about footwear market in India. Some highlights Total market size of footwear industry in India is Rs 26,300 crore, to grow to Rs 38,700 crore by 2015. Luxury shoes at Rs 400 crore. India produces 300 crore pairs of footwear annually, 15% of annual global footwear production. […]
Upscale student hostels & PGs – a big untapped opportunity in India
In India May-June can be horrific months for parents of children who are seeking admissions to professional courses. In my state of Karnataka we had a re-exam for one subject (2nd PUC / XIIth) as paper had leaked. After that you had a minimum of two exams to attend – CET and ComedK (all other […]
Do you have the qualities of a good CEO?
An interesting extract of the book “The Corner Office: Indispensable and Unexpected Lessons From CEOs on How to Lead and Succeed,” in NY Times talks about the 5 important qualities of a good CEO, CEOs are curious Are confident in their ability to work through challenges Understand team dynamics Are concise when thinking and speaking […]
Food courts in India, the revenue numbers
Most of have visited the food courts in malls (in India). Over the last 7-8 years malls have become the favorite destination of ours as it has food & movies (for men) and shopping (for women!). Malls are able to attract crowds because of movie theaters and it these crowds which get into food courts. […]