Entrepreneurship

Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 12 apr 2013

Dr. Amit Kapoor, chairman of Institute of Competitiveness, advocates entrepreneurship as an integral part of the learning curriculum in the Indian business schools and they, alongwith engineering institutes, should become centers of new venture development. He insists that India needs entrepreneurs, and not just job seekers and managers, to solve its multitude of problems. Entrepreneurs innovate and create organizations that provide jobs. They are engines of growth and development. In the Indian context, its also very important for entrepreneurs to have a social perspective to understand and develop solutions for a greater public good. Read on...

The Economic Times: Entrepreneurs, not job-seekers, are the solution for the country's problems - Amit Kapoor, Chairman, Institute of Competitiveness
Author: Biswarup Gooptu

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 21 mar 2013

'India's Future' depends on youth (nearly half of the world's under 25) with entrepreneurial mindset, good education and discipline. Next 30 years will be critical for India to benefit from this demographic dividend and become a strong and healthy economy with above global-average GDP growth. Read on...

Metal Miner: India - The Superpower of the Future
Author: Stuart Burns

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 16 mar 2013

How is the 'Next Revolution' in Indian technology industry possible? Current IT industry, mostly outsourcing firms with sales of $100billion, is maturing. The need for new tech firms is a necessity to evolve the sector. Use of internet is growing (3-4% of population) and ecommerce is becoming popular. Mobile phones are catalysts for this change. About 2/3rd of the internet connections are mobile based. Total ecommerce sites in India have sales of about $10billion in 2012 and are expected to grow to $100billion in next 5 years, says a report. To let this change of mobile ecommerce transform into tech revolution efforts are to be made to improve electronic payment systems, enhance capital investments and streamline telecom sector. The creation of a 'Entrepreneurial Ecosystem' for building, growing and sustaining the next level of technology sector is required. Read on...

The Economist: The screen revolution
Author: NA

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 25 feb 2013

'Entrepreneurship Education' is necessary if India has to create an ecosystem for start-ups, says the IT industry veteran. He further mentions the lack of developments in the electronics manufacturing industry and suggests impetus to be given to fab. R&D, Design and Fab are the three main components of electronics manufacturing. If India have full capabilities in all these segments then lot of value addition will happen here. More funds are required to encourage start-ups in the hardware electronics industry. Read on...

Deccan Herald: 'Entrepreneurship needs to be taught'
Author: Shayan Ghosh

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 23 feb 2013

Small town 'Entrepreneurship Talent' is trying to make its mark at the national level. In a recent start-up competition 193 out of 407 entries came from smaller towns. This trend provides encouraging prospects for opportunities and economic growth of these cities. The most important thing would be to sustain this trend by providing funds, mentoring, networking and in fact creating an ecosystem for continuous nurturing of creative and entrepreneurial talent. Educational institutions play a very important role in providing such atmosphere and entrepreneurship should become the part of the education system. Partnerships and collaborations between institutions and industry can probably create the sustainable cycle for entrepreneurship. Read on...

The Financial Express: Small-town start-up
Author: Geeta Nair

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 21 feb 2013

'New Tech-Entrepreneurs' are moving away from the traditional IT services space, says NASSCOM. The trend is towards online services that includes 34% of the venture capital funded tech start-ups. This also shows maturing of the traditional IT services industry as most of the firms have established themselves globally. Read on...

Live Mint: Tech start-ups move away from conventional IT services
Authors: Surabhi Agarwal, Anirban Sen

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 08 feb 2013

Small and medium entrepreneurial companies in the pharma and biotech sector are facing resource crunch, process inefficiencies, high marketing costs, government neglect and other challenges to survive in highly globalized and dynamic business environment. They need to invest more on concept and innovative strategies to find themselves relevant in the current scenario, says an industry entrepreneur. Read on...

PHARMABIZ: SMEs need to adopt dynamic business models to sustain longer in drug business - Krishna Ella
Author: A. Raju

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 17 jan 2013

The story of an online education start-up in India. Formed in the IIT-Bombay campus & is a result of student-academia partnership. Intends to serve the students in schools with customized learning products. Read on...

The Hindu: Making education 'e'-asy!
Author: Venkatesh Ganesh

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 15 jan 2013

'India's Science, Technology & Innovation Policy (STI 2013)'- Encourage R&D output; Create infrastructure for R&D & skill development; Focus on innovation; Facilitate private sector involvement in R&D for societal benefits & share risks; Enhance public & political understanding of science; Put India among top 5 global scientific power by 2020 (EIU ranks India at 54th in Global Innovation Index out of 82 countries); Encourages research in new areas like biotech, earth & atmosphere science, life science. Read on...

IDSA: India's New Science Policy is about Innovation
Author: Ajey Lele

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Mohammad Anas Wahaj | 13 jan 2013

'Is India Making the Right Moves?'- An industrialist & entrepreneur's view of how India can utilize its potential to grow, develop and succeed. Suggests 5 critical drivers- private enterprise, exploration of natural resources, manufacturing, tourism & simplified regulatory & approval mechanisms. Read on...

The Times of India: Unlocking India's potential
Author: Anil Agarwal

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