First-time Entrepreneurs in India
Aparna Chennapragada is a graduate student at MIT’s Sloan School of Business, who is doing a research project on the challenges in building technology startups in India. As part of her research, she is looking to interview Indian entrepreneurs, particularly first-time entrepreneurs, for their perspectives.
From an entrepreneur’s view, some of the issues she is exploring are – the unique challenges faced by first-time entrepreneurs, issues in attracting and retaining the early team, nature of external mentors and advisors, the rationale of product/market choices, importance of access to US entrepreneurs, the factors for the venture’s success (or more likely) failure, etc.
If you are a first-time entrepreneur in India, Aparna would love to interview you. Please get in touch with her at aparna
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I have many of my friends going this way. She can contact me for the details. Also I can help her arrange an interview with rediff.com/business/2000/apr/03iim.htm (Vikas).
One of the problem we face is PEOPLE. If you don’t open your venture at right location (where you can’t get diversified talent, and good universities) then you are to face unwanted HR issues.
Second problem is lack of big dreamers, who believe that creating another Google in India is still a possibility.
We were never money focused but service focused, if you offer services you can certainly monetize it at one point in time.
Hi,
I have 4.5+ yrs experience in IT industry and looking to be an entrepreneur. Presently, in USA, i would be returning to Bangalore shortly. Please let me know of suitable opportunities in IT or non-IT sectors (Media).
Thanks a lot,
Kiran