Virtual Scientist

yes the same seagull in the book “ Jonathan Livingston Seagull ” by Richard Bach that inspires all of us It’s been little more than 5 years since I moved out of college to choose entrepreneurship over placement @ NITIE. I came back to Hyderabad in Jan 2009 with the “Guru” style thought “mai biginess karunga”. Though there were many ideas shortlisted to work on and a little prize money from b-plan competitions, I had no plan laid out. Coherendz was started while in campus and had completed more than 15 projects by then. The idea of alumni portals existed back then, but I wasn’t very particular about choosing a sector. I knew, whatever I work on would be a first step that would prepare me for a long haul, so I started! After 6 months of experimenting with various ideas and decided to pursue building our product – vaave, we setup our fulltime office in November 2009. The first 10 months were so good that made me sometimes wonder why people said: “entrepreneurship is toug...

Disclaimer: I know my this piece of scribbling will spark a debate about my personal life, i am writing this post as a continuation of the post on yourstory.in a few days ago http://yourstory.in/2013/03/ys-lounge-10-reasons-why-dating-an-entrepreneur-is-a-bad-idea/  Date in the context is looking forward for long term relationship. Everything said in the post was true, however I felt it presented a half picture so here i go... (replace "he" with "she" and vice versa to match your preference, am not a female chauvinist) Knows the value of time, can create time for you : Prioritizes time differently, an entrepreneur values time so much that feels 24 hrs a day is very less, he has so many ideas and so many things to do that family gatherings or parties do not fall into his priority list, however when you need his time, he has the ability to put aside everything for you. He does not worry about losses while making choices. He has the ability to create time for yo...

dar se lagta hai darr, dar se lagta hai darr, dar pe jeet na pane ka lagta hai darr. nidar na hone ka lagta hai darr haar ka darr nahi to ....jeet kaise paaunga jeet ka darr ho to .... haar hi to paaunga darr bura hai, acha bhi hai,   khota nahi kabhi, woh to sacha hai.. buzdil nahi, kaayar nahi, kamzoor bhi main nahi... nadaan tha to darr na tha, samajh se to badhti gayi.. raat se bhi darr nahi, dil ke andhere se lagta hai darr. khudaa se to darr nahi, mazhab se lagta hai darr... dushmani se darr nahi, nadeem ko khone ka hai samajh se lagta hai dar...  samajh se lagta hai dar...  is jeev buddhi se lagta hai darr... haar se nahi, jeeth se nahi nidar na hone ka lagta hai darr nidar na hone ka lagta hai darr PURPORT: I fear of fear, I fear of not winning over fear, not able to be fearless.... I How will i win if i do not have fear of failure, if i have fear of winning, i am sure to fail ... II fear is bad, good as well, but never a...

A small snippet of a young boy questioning the love. Kaise mai izhaar karu, Ye jo hai dil ki baat Kahu to mai kya kahu,  Ye jo hai dil ki baat Dil ne dil se kah to diya.. Aakhon ney bhi to ishaara kiya... Bas in labon ko ab kehna hai... Par lafzo mey ab kyon kehna hai... Pyaar hi to hai is dil mey... Tum bhi to ho is dil mey,  Tum hi to meri himmat ho.. Phir kehne se kyon darta ye dil... Pyaar to tumhe bhi hai Isey hubahu samajhta hai dil..  Ye jo hai dil ki baat...  Ab labon ko kyon kahna hai. PURPORT How should i convey, what should i convey, these are words of the heart.. Hearts have spoken, Eyes have Spoken, Just need to say in words (lips should speak), why should i say in words.. Its love filled in this heart, you are also in this heart, your are my courage, why do i fear (to say)... You love me as well, heart knows it very well, these words of heart, why should i say it in words...

Does any of the parents today aspire their kids to start a kiraana store? Most would answer with a NO!! Leave alone kiraana, they do not want their to take up any kind of business!! When i was working on an idea for quick service food chain (in simple words: selling food on cart), i faced stiff resistance from my dad, it was an idea that won me 2 business plan competitions. He rather, then allowed me to pursue setting up a software firm. Reason: they feel it is a dignified profession!!  In India, these professions, Grocery / Provisional Store or to that matter any shop, is considered as income source for those who cannot secure a job! Even parents already in these professions want their educated kids to look out for a "White Collar" Job. Are these professions risky? No, they will run as long as we use soap/ toothpaste or till we stop eating!  Do they require heavy investments? No! A kiraana store can be setup with a max of 50k in hand. Are the revenues le...

I was at my campus (NITIE) couple of days ago, had a small session with juniors who were interested in starting business. There was a nice metaphor that struck me when questions were asked - how do I get funding?, how do I find a co-founder? Which idea is the best? I am making an attempt to jot down the insights, like any other metaphor request to take this in its spirit. This post is intended to my young friends who are planning to start business. Entrepreneurship like a sport, is a passion, and sportsmen across the globe, do not take it up for fame or money, they do for they love the game, also most of the sportsmen do not choose the game looking how popular it is, they just try it, feel they are good at it and take it up seriously. How to start? Once you decide to take it up, regular exercise is a critical part of it. So, say the exercise you choose is jogging. Jogging everyday is like starting a small business that gives you revenue. You start with probably a mile for first we...

Aawaara main naa ban paaya... deewana tune ban'ne na diya... Bhul main naa paaya tujhe... Yaad tune karne naa diya... Pyaar tujhse naa karu, khud ko... rokh taa raha! Is ajeeb dil ko, humesha... kos' taa raha! Ijaazat to hai nahi, mann ko... tok taa raha! Parr tere hi khayaalo mey, main... doob taa raha! Tere binaa jiney ki tamanna naa thi.. Tere yaadon ko mitaane ki chahat na thi! Un beeete hue lamho ke saath jee taa raha... Tere judaai ki aadh me mai pee ta raha.. Jaam ne bhi, kabhi mera saath naa diya Tere chahat ney nasheko chadhne naa diya Zahar ne bhi ... is zindagi ko kabhi dhoka naa diya Saans ko kabhi tere bin rukhne naa diya.. Milne ki tamanna liye mai jeeta raha... Saraab mey hi mai tumhe dekh ta rahaa Tere khayaalo mey main... doob taa raha! Zindagi ka saath mai nibhaataa raha Aawaara main naa ban paaya... deewana tune ban'ne na diya... Bhul main naa paaya tujhe... Yaad tune karne naa diya...