From Insights to Influence
Onkar Pandey 
Growth and profitability are very closely related. For a business to survive for long, growth is very necessary. In some industry sectors, growth helps leverage the economies of scale thus improving profitability. Every business/startup wants to be profitable as soon as possible. In the world of startups, growth hacking is a buzzword. Growth hacking refers … Read more
India is world’s 7th largest country by area with second highest population. Along with this huge size (both in area and population) India has a lot of diversity in terms of languages, social status and economic well being of her citizens. Due to insufficient penetration of technology and huge size, India did not have a … Read more
When I was in middle school, one morning, one of my classmates came to school with a new fountain pen. He was obviously very happy. Just before the prayer, we were standing in a group. He proudly declared, “See my uncle got me this new pen. It’s a Japanese pen.” We were looking at the … Read more
Telecommunication is as old as the invention of script and writing. In the ancient times, people used to tele-communicate through handwritten letters carried by a personal messenger. With evolution, the role of personal messenger was assumed by the postal services. The technology debuted in the area of telecom with invention of Telegraph in 1837. It … Read more
Twitter is one of the great Social Media platforms available today. It helps people express themselves, connect with others, and facilitates transparent debates and discussions on a variety of topics. Consequently, it has also become the platform of choice for leading personalities across the globe to be able to reach their audience directly. It is … Read more
As the new year 2020 was about to arrive, there was a murmur on the news and social media channels. This murmur was about a strange new kind of illness one of the provinces of China was seeing. It was a new virus that apparently came from one of the vet markets of Wuhan. The … Read more
Last week, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of GOI announced that it has recognized 28,979 startups till March 1, 2020. These startups include both the Technology Startups and non tech startups as well and enjoy tax and non tax benefits provided by the GOI as part of the Startup India … Read more
As a kid when I read about smart people, I used to think that they must have born smart with special skills and a big brain containing a lot of gray matter. As I grew old and got into the professional world, I got a chance to meet some very smart people. Some of them … Read more
The other day, a friend of mine sent me a joke. The joke was titled as ‘Busy Couple’ and presented a funny short conversation between a couple. In reality, it was about Active Listening. Here is how it goes. The joke made me laugh and also think. It seems that the couple has a serious … Read more
In one of my earlier articles, I have talked about devising ‘Go to Market’ strategy for a business. The article briefly mentions Blue ocean strategy and how it can be used as Innovation Strategy to help the business claim high growth. In this article, we will discuss the Blue and Red Oceans in detail along … Read more