The Indian Version of Hacker News

All you Indian hackers and startuppers out there, are you tired of trying to find a community where you could be yourself? Are you tired of keeping track of all the bewildering number of developments in the startup scene in India? Do you have the word “entrepreneur” written all over the place?

Well, enough. I’m proud to announce the Indian Version of Hacker News at http://news.startuplogic.com/. I hope this place can blossom into a healthy community and for that I would require your help.  ...  Read the entire post โ†’

A New Internet on the Anvil?

[Note: The following is a guest post written by Heather Johnson exclusively for this blog. If you too want to write a guest post, you are most welcome. Contact me at [email protected]]

In todayโ€™s scenario, is it possible to even think for a moment about life without the Internet? The web as we know it has evolved tremendously over the past 15 years to be used for purposes beyond sending email and its popularity has spread to every nook and corner of the globe. But has progress truly been made, especially in the way that it should have been? ...  Read the entire post โ†’

How to Start an Online Business

I am releasing the guide titled ‘How to Start an Online Business: 11,520 Free Resources for the Internet Entrepreneur‘ for free.

This 40 page guide is a massive (11,520 to be precise) compilation of free to access resources on how to start an online business. These internet resources take the form of tips, tricks, tools, techniques, advice, tutorials, tests, blog posts, articles and guides.

The guide takes you through different phases of starting an online business, right from generating a business idea to implementing and marketing it and later growing your business. To best of my author’s knowledge, no other guide contains such a huge list of resources and is so comprehensive that everyone (from newbies to professionals) is going to find something useful in it. ...  Read the entire post โ†’

For Entrepreneurs: Why and How to Network?

Every successful (or even unsuccessful) entrepreneur says that number one priority for people like him should to be network like mad. In fact, at a recent event Proto.in, I actually saw this in practice.

So why do entrepreneurs network so vigorously? Well, some studies show that 70% of the deals funded come through referrals. Some VCs even insist that all the business plans that come to them directly (through email) usually end up going to either spam or trash folder. Neither folder is a good destination. So moral of the story is: if you *ever* want to get venture funding in your life make sure you know a couple of people who know VCs. And what better way to know these people except going to conferences, having a chat and then exchanging business cards with them. ...  Read the entire post โ†’

New Features in MyJugaad.in – Slideshow for Webpages

I am very proud to announce you that we have developed a whole lot of new features in MyJugaad.in. Some of them are the following:

  • The Search Zone. Now you can search the web, blogs, images and videos from MyJugaad.in and watch results as a slideshows. The feature uses Yahoo, Google, Flickr and Youtube for powering the search.
  • Instant Creation of Slideshow. On the main page, just enter the feed URL and a slideshow is generated. No need to register!
  • Sleeker Navigation Bar. If you haven’t checked the new slideshow interface, you are surely missing an experience. The navigation bar of the slideshow is sleeker and cooler than ever.
  • The Best New Feature: Embed Slideshows on your Blog/Website. Just grab embed code from the desired slideshow and paste it in your blog. Check below to see how the embedded slideshow looks like.



By the way, MyJugaad.in has had excellent reviews from numerous websites. Some of them are KillerStartups, DesiStartups and Anti Social Development. If you too can help us by spreading the word, nothing like it!

Do check out the new features and let us know how you find them. Your feedback is sincerely appreciated. ...  Read the entire post โ†’

Hindi’s First Social Network – Kindo.com Launches in Hindi

Following is straight from the Kindo team:

We had been working hard on the release for quite sometime and we’re quite excited with this Hindi launch. We believe that the service would provide tremendous value to the Indian families across the globe. Especially ‘Indian students and engineers’ now living in the US, UK and Australia can easily create a network of all of their family members. Hindi is one of the most popular languages and is amongst the top 3 widely spoken languages. ...  Read the entire post โ†’

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