There’s been quite an array of reactions to the new move by Y Combinator when they announced the application for startup entrepreneurs sans the idea of a Business or a Product. As a ‘Startup Entrepreneur’, my spontaneous reaction, wrapped in a tweet was, “any entrepreneur or founder eager to do a Startup will be brimming [...]
Last November, when I was away to be part of the Founder Institute, my wife and daughter went to stay with the in-laws in our hometown – Manipur, a north-eastern state of India. My daughter have a very fuzzy eating habit and have to be watching something while she eats her breakfast, lunch and dinner. [...]
I blog therefore I am (source : GoComics) It is the generation of the lazy, the people who need their 11am cuppa coffee to even register that they are alive, and the generation of the creatively competent, the ones who are up all night writing about their fantasy alternate worlds. Is blogging dead then? Writing [...]
Those 101 days at the Winter 2010 Bay Area semester, Founder Institute was one hell of an action-packed, fast-paced learning experience. Some of the who’s who of the Startup world, who mentored us delivered some of the best sessions, which taught us a lot more than we anticipated. Thanks a million to Adeo Ressi.
Today, my daughter is 2 years old and I’m unfortunate that I won’t be by her side. I’m writing a letter to her and making it public so my readers, friends and family will, in a way, remind me to keep my promises to her. During her first year, I was working on my first [...]
Africa poses unique challenges for tech entrepreneurs as different locations do not have the same access to technology, stable power supplies and knowledge bases. When three Ugandan engineers and IT experts took this into consideration they built a rugged computer out of existing oil drum barrels, using solar powered panels for juice.
There were times in my life when I was unable to stay disconnected from the Internet. I've come a long way conquering that; being able to stay disconnected even though plugged in.
At 2:00 pm on the 11th December, 2008 Shanta gave birth to our daughter -- Laaija. She was born at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur (INDIA). She is an angel without wings -- sweet, cute, lovely.
The TATA NEN Hottest Startups Awards are the people's choice Awards to recognize the highest-potential startups in India: young companies with great potential to grow; with the ability to change their industries.
I got married to Shanta officially and legally on 07-07-07. However, our traditional marriage happened on the 20th of June, 2007 in our home town of Imphal, Manipur (INDIA).