TechSangam

Creating a killer user experience for the MFI field agents

Vishy KurugantiMay 25, 20115 mins

[Editor’s Note: Earlier this week, I spent a few hours chatting with Sameer Segal at his cozy rooftop office digs in HSR Layout. Sameer is the Founder & CEO of one-year old Artoo, a startup with a…

A miracle called Kathewadi

Vishy KurugantiMay 19, 20112 mins

Store in Kathewadi: operates on honor system with no cashier Last month I had an interesting chat with a former SF Bay Area venture capitalist (Mahesh) who relocated to Hyderabad 3 years ago. He…

Boiling the social enterprise ocean

Vishy KurugantiMay 17, 20115 mins

Pic: courtesy forbes.com [Editor’s Note: Alternate title for this post: What this blog is about (Version 2.0).] Two months into my new gig, my view into the world of social enterprises is getting a…

Top 15 Social Enterprise Aphorisms

Vishy KurugantiMay 16, 20111 mins

My first reaction on seeing this (Top 100 Social Enterprise Truths) post from Pop-Up Social Enterprise Think Tank’s: What! Are there so many? My second reaction, halfway through my perusal: No way are…

Rurbanization in Gujarat – early signs of success

Vishy KurugantiMay 14, 20112 mins

Preity Zinta a Vibrant Gujarat Summit (Pic courtesy gemslu.blogspot.com) In the run-up to the highly successful Vibrant Gujarat Summit in Jan 2011, Gujarat’s Chief Minister (Narendra Modi…

Thoughts on philanthropy disruption

Vishy KurugantiMay 13, 20112 mins

World’s Top 2 Philanthropists posing a rare casual look (Pic: courtesy topnews.net.nz) Two panel discussions at Sankalp Forum 2011, both on impact investing, provided food for thought. One of them…

Khata Kholo Har Darwaza Kholo – Eko's Branchless Banking (Part 2)

Vishy KurugantiMay 12, 20113 mins

This is part 2 of our coverage on Eko‘s Branchless Banking solution play (Part 1 is here). Eko-SBI-Migrants = Win-Win-Win As you may recall from our earlier analysis (Banking for India’s Domestic…

Anand Kumar's Super 30 Journey

Vishy KurugantiMay 11, 20114 mins

Anand Kumar speaking about his journey (Source: Sankalp Forum 2011)Well organized conferences usually feature popular speakers towards the start and end of the day. The penultimate session at Sankalp…

Selected Shorts from Sankalp Forum 2011 (Day 2)

Vishy KurugantiMay 10, 201110 mins

[Editor’s Note: The title of this post is a tribute to the popular NPR/PRI radio program Selected Shorts. This post is a sampling of of tweets that I found interesting on day#2. The list could have…

A fresh look at the migration narrative

Vishy KurugantiMay 10, 20113 mins

Pic: courtesy hummingbirdworld.com During one of the panel discussions at last week’s Sankalp Forum, an interesting conversation emerged. Two early-stage VCs (Seed Fund’s Mahesh Murthy and Kae Capital…

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