Saturday, January 10, 2009

My opinion on few startups at HeadStart!



Curiosity of knowing the other entrepreneurs and the innovation they have been working on, had me stroll around the stalls at HeadStart. I thought may be I should also wet my beak in opining on startups ;) So here is my first take.

1. Artin Dynamics - Nothing major about what they do. But the time during which they are executing this is perfect. When focus is on companies going green, and when focus is on cutting costs, when the focus is on Saving! Good luck guys! Good Timing! 

Products I looked at are worth mentioning - they urge people to save on Phantom power( power that devices consume while they are off). The statistics they have put across are worth looking at. Return of Investment is good enough for companies to buy their products. But this is a market where, anyone can come in quickly. Entry barrier is not there. So beware of others barging into this domain. Good luck and speed up!! 

Artificial intelligence that is built into the software that automatically powers off the devices is where there is scope for scale  and improvement.   

Green Plug has also done similar products to save on phantom power. Also, they have made these plugs common for all. It works with all devices of different wattage requirements.  

All in all, interesting space to be stay tuned. Lets see!

Will post my opinions on Rangde in my next post! 

Friday, January 9, 2009

Enthusiasts flock at HeadStart despite petrol dry out in Bangalore and economic recession!!

Scenes were pretty bad as we set out to setup JobeeHive stall at HeadStart.
I got into my car this morning all set to zip to Nimhans convention centre, only to realize that my car was out of petrol. Call to a friend offered some immediate help. Fun thing was he was running it on reserve too :) :) Rows of vehicles queuing up near petrol bunks that somehow had managed to have some stock. Few of the others had put NO SUPPLY boards. Somehow the bike managed to give us a ride to n fro :) Quite lucky that ways :) I am sure this was the story of pretty much everyone.

But startup lovers are too enthusiastic to be bogged down by such situations. Enthusiastic crowd as usual flocked in. As people started looking at our stall JobeeHive, we were ready to offer our demo. But this time around, many people knew JobeeHive already :) Sure traction has helped :) Few congratulated, few others gave feedback to improve upon and few others were excited about JobeeHive Employee Choice Awards. It was heartening to see all that.

Energy and interest displayed by media folks, bloggers, Wannabe Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists echoed only one thing...Recession or not, we are always like this!! Always Enterprising!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Employees themselves are the Jury for JobeeHive Employer Awards and rightly so..

Be the Jury for JobeeHive Employer Awards 2008
  
Employees are indeed the ones who really know what it is to work for an organization and hence they are the best judges to rank employers for Employee Choice Awards. So why wait? Participate now and be the difference! 
 
Employees' Choice Awards
JobeeHive.com is beginning this year with JobeeHive Employer Awards 2008 chosen by employees (rated and reviewed during 2008 on JobeeHive.com). This is for the first time in India that employees are coming together to rate the best and worst employers of 2008.
Retrospect and rate/ appraise your company for 2008. It only takes 2 minutes but will have a great impact to change our workplaces. We will make sure that employers hear your voices. Get Started Here: http://www.jobeehive.com/survey/get_started
Ratings & reviews submitted till 11th January 2009 will be considered. Contribute your review now and forward this mail to your colleagues/ friends to get more reviews for your employer.
JobeeHive.com - A Popular Research Platform
2008 was a great year at JobeeHive. Traffic has increased by 1900% since September 2008 and today it has reviews for nearly 2000 companies. And according to Alexa Ranking, it is a top player in its niche employer review segment in India.
Where do you wanna go next? Visit http://www.jobeehive.com