Emergic: Rajesh Jain’s Blog

Recently, there was a person who had committed to join Netcore in a senior capacity as sales head for one of our business verticals. The offer was closed about a month ahead of when he was supposed to join. Three days prior to joining, he told us that just the previous night he had accepted […]

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One thing I do like is writing. The writing habit started when I was in college, from what I can remember. I started keeping a daily diary. It continued through IIT and then for much of my time in the US - though by then, I had stopped writing daily and made it occasional. I […]

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One of the things which surprised me was the amazing quality of mobile data connectivity outside Mumbai. I have always felt that GPRS access in cities like Mumbai leaves a lot to be desired. To actually get a feel of this, go outside the cities. On the train and in Palitana, the experience that I […]

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I have over the past few years visited many Indian towns - especially the ones with Jain temples during our pilgrimage vacations that we take about once a year.  Two positives: most towns now have uninterrupted electricity and very good mobile coverage. But some things have just not changed. The two biggest issues I continue […]

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The train journey in the superfast Bhavnagar Express was very comfortable. We were in II class 3-tier Sleeper (‘S’ class) on our way to Songadh, and in I class, 2-tier AC (‘A’ class) on our return. I must say the A-class experiences was truly exceptional. It makes me want to travel more by train - […]

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Last week, I went on a pilgrimage to the Palitana temple near Bhavnagar in Gujarat.  It is considered as one of the most sacred places among Jains. I had last been there 30+ years ago. This year, my mother-in-law is spending two months there, so we decided to go there.
We went by train - the […]

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Idea recently launched operations in Mumbai. It is interesting because it is perhaps for the first time in India that an operator is being forced to focus primarily on SWITCHING users (in an era without mobile number portability)  from other operators rather than just acquiring new ones. This is because Mumbai already has nearly 15 […]

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I wrote a 5-part series earlier in the week. I have put all five articles together in a single post for easier reading.
The Shift from Internet 1 (Portals) to Internet 2 (Search)
The early days of the Internet were all eyeballs and monetisation via banner (graphical) advertising. The business was about creating portals and destination sites […]

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I will be speaking at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco (Nov 5-7). Here is the full speaker list.

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How big can SMS subscriptions be? My belief is that each of us can receive upto 10 SMS daily without feeling overwhelmed. 3-4 of them would be content, but the rest can be either community-related (UGC) or Invertising. Assuming there are 2-3 of each, there is potential to receive 60-90 Invertising SMSes each month. Assuming […]

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