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Startups can be classified into three stages as per their life-cycle. Here I present guidelines on choosing a tech-stack for each of these stages.

I love talking to college students about entrepreneurship. Recently, I spoke to MCA students of Christ College, Bangalore.

TiECon Chandigarh 2017 is a two-day conference focused on the theme of "Entrepreneurship in times of change". These are my notes from Day 2.

TiECon Chandigarh 2017 is a two-day conference focused on the theme of "Entrepreneurship in times of change". These are my notes from Day 1.

I take Uber cabs, because it benefits me.

John Doerr, venture capitalist, talks about the next big things and how to identify great ventures

Is Paul Graham right? Is scratching your own itch the best way to build a product? I'm sure to find the answer soon.

Three lessons I learned in a year as an entrepreneur

Key component of a startup is the feedback loop

When I was an employee, I used to think that being an entrepreneur is much like an employee, only with added responsibilities. Now that I am an entrepreneur, I realize how foolish I was.

Notes from interactive session with Mahavir Sharma at TiE, Chandigarh

If starting a business in India has to improve, the entire process should be studied and simplified.

A crash course on everything startups need to know.

Inspiration from those who ran before me.

As I build my new company, I will find myself in novel situations. I may become uncertain, nervous and sweaty. Yet, never should I become paralysed. It will destroy everything I build.

Seven big challenging ideas from Peter Theil, Paypal founder

Rule of thumb for career change: You take a bet, you make it a win. While still winning, you take your next big bet.

Treating people as replaceable commodities is an antiquated idea. It is time to bury the idea.

You better listen to critics. But not when you ideate.

Despite doom-sayers, the Church has survived thousands of years because it reinvented. Why can't companies survive the changing environment?

Eight key lessons from building and selling Mac & iOS apps.

At WWDC, Apple introduced improvements aimed at both users and developers. But it has to improve its 'doing business' part.

If you are an independent software developer, there is only one metric to measure & improve.

To those of you who helped me to become an independent software vendor.

Say the solo-ISV prayer to focus on the essentials.

What are the benefits of joining clubs?

this is not that

Obtaining feedback is critical to designing products that stand the test of time. But getting meaningful feedback isn't easy.

If you deliver superb customer service consistently, you will get repeat customers.

Most religions follow a pattern to build a community. Can companies adopt these patterns?

More of the same only produces more of the same results. Nothing improves.

Interview with Vivek, co-founder of InterviewStreet.

Are you moving towards your goal or just spining round and round?

New models of co-creation built around the internet are emerging. How will it impact businesses?

Customer is king, is a mantra that Sales team lives by. But there are times we need to differentiate between bad customer service and annoying customer demands.