“If I have a thousand ideas and only one turns out to be good, I am satisfied” — Alfred Nobel “Capital isn’t that important in business. Experience isn’t that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas.” — Harvey Firestone The third edition of Power of Ideas, a… Continue reading The Who and What of the Idea Landscape in India
Abstract: Ujwal Kalra founded Memorable Shaadi in 2014 while awaiting admission to the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. The startup offered services connecting clients and vendors in the Indian wedding industry. The case elaborates Ujwal’s journey as an entrepreneur and the choices he made including hiring a co-founder and working remotely while pursuing an MBA.… Continue reading Memorable Shaadi: A classic founder dilemma on scaling up one’s wedding startup in India
An incubator undergoes multiple phases during its journey from inception to growth and sustainability. This Handbook for NonProfit Incubator Managers highlights various aspects of the preparatory and development phases of the incubator’s journey. Rather than being a theoretical discourse on incubation, this Handbook intends to be a hands-on guide for current and future incubator managers.… Continue reading Handbook for Non-Profit Incubator Managers
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish is the story of 25 such IIM Ahmedabad graduates who chose the rough road of entrepreneurship. They are diverse in age, in outlook and the industries they made a mark in. But they have one thing in common: they believed in the power of their dreams. This book seeks to… Continue reading Stay Hungry Stay Foolish