Brajeshwar

LxiDD is hiring Web Developers

May 5, 2013 (Sun) at 8:25 pm — By Brajeshwar

I hope, some day I can do a sane article about LxiDD but for now, let’s be content with the fact that this is my latest work. I started LxiDD this January (2013) and we ‘released’ our first version in February.

By March, we got our first three customers and we sorta became ramen profitable by April. We’re hard at work to have a gradual curve to our revenue trajectory and we’re very confident that by end of this year, 2013, LxiDD will be a profitable company.

We have a very small and nimble team, working for the good of our ever growing network of designers and developers.

LxiDD is a curated network of the best indie designers, developers, and creatives on the web, with exclusive access to top shelf clients looking for the best talent.

We’re Hiring

We’re looking for good web developers with 2+ years of professional web development experience. Developers willing to experiment, not afraid to make mistakes and learn from it. Developers who have in-depth experience with one or more of the following programming languages – Python, Ruby, Clojure, Scala, etc.

Of course, we are looking for developers who do not need to be ‘managed’ or hand-hold on what needs to be done, not afraid to voice their concerns with the team, willing to give advice when needed and listen to suggestions for the right cause.

For more details, benefits and how to apply, visit our Jobs page.

Why not tell your friends that LxiDD is hiring.

Otherwise, you should register today, fill in all your details and be part of the LxiDD Network and work on interesting projects from invite-only premium clients.

What Startups can learn from Iron Man 3

Apr 27, 2013 (Sat) at 8:58 pm — By Brajeshwar

Yes, as expected Iron Man 3 was an awesome movie. The movie opens as a narrative by Tony Stark to Dr. Bruce Banner, a story that started way before Tony Stark became Iron Man. I won’t be talking about the movie, I’ll let you enjoy that at a theatre near you.

So, after the Avengers event in New York, Tony became obsessive and began prototyping lots of Iron Man suits. He moves on to another model and never have ‘the one’ perfect Iron Man suit.

Through-out the movie, you’ll see that lots of Iron Man suits were used, almost all disposable and another one always ready. None of the suits were the perfect one. Even his latest best, the Mark 42 had to be done away with, serving its purpose in the finale fight.

As a Startup Entrepreneur, be ready to build lots of prototypes, never get stuck to a single idea, move on to the next until you can get better and better with your product. Be obsess about your product, build it, re-build it, break it and then build it again. Once you have something, bring them to the battle to fight – open them to public in the real world.

Enjoy the Movie.

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Why FCC decided to Reveal High Speed Internet Acceleration Initiative Globally

Mar 29, 2013 (Fri) at 2:27 pm — By Celina Jones

Technological advancements are being introduced at increasingly fast rates around the world. Several companies, especially those operating in the Information Technology industry, have had to make adjustments to their strategies because being there first can identify you as a revolutionary organization that is known for innovation. Whereas getting there a bit late can label you a follower, which is a label that is extremely hard to shrug off.

As technology advances, examples being cloud technology, an increase in viewers of online television and online gaming follows, and an apparent need was identified by the FCC for significant enhancements in the infrastructure of internet providers to support such advancements.

How Does the Initiative Affect You

Although the advantages are easy to identify, the cons of the operation are minimal but they do affect most consumers. Internet providers are now going to have to make further enhancements that may not have been deemed necessary to sustain, or promote, their business for at least a few more years to come. However, this initiative launched by the FCC requires them to fast track these enhancements, which are unplanned, and rather significant investments for a majority of the internet service providers.

The bottom line is that this investment, although it is one that would very probably be lucrative and beneficial for these organizations in the long run, would most probably have to be incurred by you, the consumer. Most organizations would incur a massive cut on their short term profits. This hit couldn’t have come at a worse time, especially because some of these organizations, who didn’t have much to show their shareholders during the recession, were finally looking to show profits and make up for lost revenue.

But now, with the FCC initiative in effect, these organizations are anticipating at least a couple more quarters, if not more, of slim profits. To increase their margin of profits, these organizations are most likely going to revise their pricing strategy, even if it means the loss of a few customers here and there.

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Google Reader dies – Spring Clean your Digital Overload

Mar 16, 2013 (Sat) at 12:57 pm — By Brajeshwar

I was a voracious consumer of RSS feeds. It all started during the early days of the blogging revolution (the early 2000′s). I started with FeedDemon (Windows) then continued to NetNewsWire (Mac) and finally landed on Google Reader. I even wrote an article on – How to squeeze the best out of NetNewsWire.

For quite a while I’ve been simplifying my life a lot. My digital life is one that I’ve been experimenting a lot with – reducing my time spent on apps, emails, and ignoring a lot of stuffs. One such exercise is to stop actively seeking information via RSS feeds and I have been successful in reducing my interaction with Google Reader a lot.

The news that Google is shutting down one of its ‘popular service’ – Google Reader was kind of a good news for me. I had mixed feelings and I did searched for other alternatives, even tried digging up my purchased app to see which Desktop App I should use.

However, Today I finally decided to stop seeking information by subscription. With the death of Google Reader, I’m retiring my usage of RSS feeds. Let’s see how this goes. If a news is news-worthy, it will pop-up somewhere and I’ll definitely know about it.

I used Trello for my daughter’s school admission

Feb 27, 2013 (Wed) at 6:04 pm — By Brajeshwar

In India, we have lots of good schools. The problem is getting to the right one in the right location. Ask any parent and they will tell you their adventurous stories of how they navigated through the chaotic processes of getting their kid admitted to the school of their choice.

Like any other established institutions in India, the Schools follow a rather bureaucratic and pain-in-the-rear approach to new admissions. Admission time is also the time, when everyone involved with the schools are at their bossy-best, willing to dust off all their ranks and files to show-off “who they are and what they can do.”

Anyway, without going into the details of the discrepancies in the schools in India, let me tell you the story of how I used technology to streamline my daughter’s admission. I wanted to involved relatives, friends and family without overwhelming them, so I needed a solution that is easy, simple and no-learning-needed approach to keep track of the progress.

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Olacabs, a bad User Experience (Update: Bad Customer Service too)

Feb 20, 2013 (Wed) at 11:56 am — By Brajeshwar

India is on a 48 hour stand-still with the ‘India Bandh’ called by the All Trade Union. They are protesting against privatization, outsourcing, violation of labour laws, price rise and several other burning issues of the country, trade unions of banking, insurance, public sector undertakings, transporters and unorganized sectors.

Nope, I’m going to write about the India Bandh (general strike) but more of a personal experience with Olacabs – an Indian Startup with over $8M in Series A fund.

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Create that ‘OneBucketList’ for your life and act on it

Jan 14, 2013 (Mon) at 1:05 am — By Brajeshwar

Not a To-Do list. Not an agenda for your life’s routine.

Something, which you usually have in your mind, the list of things you would love to do in your life. Be it – learning to sky-dive, go on that dream vacation, visit that exotic island, spend few undisturbed weeks in a less-trodden place – would it not be nice to be able do them before you kick the bucket.

Go ahead, start your OneBucketList and list what you want to do in your life. OneBucketList will help you maintain that list and get out of the way for you to act on them.

Culture Unplugged Film Festival 2013 – Humanity Explored

Dec 26, 2012 (Wed) at 8:00 am — By Brajeshwar

Humanity Explored Opening Film 2013.

A quick chat about “In50Hrs” with Vijay Anand

Dec 24, 2012 (Mon) at 8:00 am — By Brajeshwar

Many in the Indian Startup scene knows Vijay Anand or have heard of him. Vijay Anand run The Startup Centre and is very involved with Startups and Entrepreneurs in India.

I recently had the opportunity to meet him in person when he brought In50Hrs to Bangalore for the first time. In50hrs is The Idea-To-Prototype Event. Entrepreneurs, Developers, and Product Designers come together to work on audacious ideas and build working prototypes (MVP) over a Weekend.

Vijay’s been organizing In50Hrs in Chennai for quite a while and he is taking his idea to other cities in India – Delhi, Pune and Bangalore. I asked him few quick questions and he have some thoughtful answers, which I’m sure will be useful to budding entrepreneurs and startups in India.

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