One of my favourite books (and movie series) is “Lord of the Rings.” And so, I can think of no better way to end this series than with three quotes from the movie that I feel epitomise my thinking and life. * Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 10
On the Personal front, there are three things I want to do: continue my travels so that my learning and deep thinking continues, continue my writing because this is where I clarify my own thought, and further deepen my study of India’s past and understand what the future can be because it is that dream … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 9
On the Political front, 2011 will be about two primary objectives: public education and mobilisation. People in India need to understand that things are not going well, and there is an alternate future that can be crafted – and which will not be created by those who are responsible for ensuring that India has still … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 8
In NetCore, we have two clear priorities: to ensure that we maintain the momentum in the high growth enterprise segment, and to build a strong consumer business. The enterprise mailing and mobility business is now about execution. We have the products and solutions that companies want. We need to reach them and ensure we deliver … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 7
Every year is different. Every year brings with it its own set of ups and downs. Many times, during sad moments, we ask why it is happening to us. The corollary to that is that we never do so in happy moments. Over the years, I have learnt to take the ups and downs, the … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 6
On the personal front, if there is one thing that permeated the year, it was my International Travel. I don’t think I have made more trips than I did this year. And I had not intended it to be like that! The first trip was to Japan in January to better understand their mobile landscape. … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 5
Besides NetCore, I spend about 20% of my time on politics. It is not politics as one knows it – it is on the periphery and with a goal of bringing policy change to India in the coming years. I have written about my association with Friends of BJP earlier. That is one track that … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 4
The big new thing that we did in 2010 at NetCore was a stronger focus on Consumers. While that was how we had begun our mobility business 3+ years ago, over the past couple years in our endeavour to ensure profitability, we had reduced focus on this. In 2010, we did two important things – … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 3
I can look back at 2010 along three dimensions – NetCore, Politics and Personal. Let me start with NetCore. 2010 was a year to build upon the positive momentum that we had in NetCore in our enterprise mailing and mobility businesses. These are out cash-generating businesses, and we needed to ensure that we sustained the … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 2
The transition of a year is always a good time to look back at the year that was and look ahead to the year that is coming. There is something about the Christmas-New Year period that seems to make one naturally introspective. Perhaps, it is the combination of the holiday mood all around and the … Continue reading 2010-11: Looking Back, Looking Forward – Part 1
