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The approach to the “marketplace” business model

Jason is back with another great post on market place business model. By marketplace, he refers to a platform which connects buyers and sellers who find it difficult to connect. A few insights distilled from his post: (I must say that the full post is a MUST Read. This summary here, is not the best!)…
Economics of Happiness

US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke talked about the Economics of Happiness in a commencement speech at the University of South Carolina on 8th May, 2010. A few takeaways: He moves away from the materialistic reasons of happiness as proposed by many economists and suggests the following as things that lead to happiness (off course…
Biggest list for readings on startups

One stop shop for all articles in the startup space! By far the LARGEST collection of blogs and websites related to startups all in one page! Hats off to Guy. Startup@Alltop (Enough to read till the next Holiday season! Off course don’t just read…..apply!)
No plan survives first touch with customers

The last word on startup success. Why writing business plans is NOT done first. It is something different that needs to be developed first and that is – a business model. A summary of the lessons learned is given below (copied from the original blog of Steve Blank HERE): A startup is an organization formed…
10 questions you should always ask once a month

Though the original blog article is meant for entrepreneurs (read here), I believe that a few of the questions would apply to you if you are a manager as well. (Of course, only IF your organisation gives you the liberty to take decisions and implement initiatives. 🙂 ) I have split it up into two…
Business Models?

Wondering: What is the business model for cash carriers for banks like SDB Cisco? What is the business model for McDonalds/CCD/Barista/Coffee World/KFC? Do they differ? What is the business model for a Call Taxi service?
DNE Blog: Insights from the Livestock Roundtable

Last week, the Centre for Insurance and Risk Management, IFMR, convened a roundtable on Livestock risk that was attended by all the major stakeholders to talk about the various issues and challenges faced by them in bringing effective risk management solutions to livestock owners. The participants involved all the major insurance companies, NGO like PRADAN,…
Milk Quality Testing and Payments

There are different “states” through which a milk collection activity in a cluster move. Each state depends on factors like location of the cluster, volume of milk produced and competition amongst milk buyers. At the very outset, we will make it clear that according to DNE, quality based payments for milk wherein each farmer gets…