Message to Returning Entrepreneurs - take more risks

The expatriate who returns to India tends to take up jobs with large multinationals rather than joining smaller Indian start-ups. This has resulted in their knowledge not being transferred to the local entrepreneurs, who are left learning the intricacies of market, products and business models through trial and error methods.

If the expatriates coming back to India started joining small Indian start ups, it could accelerate the evolution of Indian technology start ups. We’re starting to see some do this, and we’re extremely happy with their decisions. We are hoping more will join the bandwagon.

Infosys becomes first Indian company in Nasdaq-100

Infosys called its addition to the index an important milestone for the company. Over the years it has tried to break out of the mold of an Indian services provider, to establish itself as a global company on a par with competitors like Accenture and Electronic Data Systems. It has also started to offer higher-value consulting services in addition to its contract application development and business process outsourcing.

8 Trends in 2006

Can anything slow the offshoring/outsourcing machine that is India? It doesn’t seem likely. Despite any inroads China may be making, India’s outsourcing numbers keep getting larger. The country’s software and services voice, National Association of Software and Service Companies says the country’s BPO services will grow 35% to 40% in fiscal year 2007 to achieve between 8 billion and 8.5 billion vs. $6.3 billion in the previous fiscal year.

Yoga….and wine?

“Yoga can be very serious, sure, but why not have it be really fun?” she said, shrugging off concerns that yoga purists might raise an eyebrow at her latest venture — yoga-and-wine retreats.