Monthly Archives: July 2010

Conference: The Future of Offshore

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

I am helping BRICS Securities organize a conference that we are calling “The Future of Offshore”. The mini-conference is on August 13 at the Grand Hyatt, Mumbai. More details here. It all started when Anand Tandon, Head of Equities at … Continue reading →

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Time for a Reader Survey

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Why is it time for a reader survey? I don’t know. But it sure has been a long time since I did one, which is never. This is the 5th year of this blog. If you look at the archive, … Continue reading →

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Be There or Be Square

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

I used to do a lot of theater in school and college. So much so that I remember a conversation I had with a Psychology professor at IIT (I also did every Humanities course I could!) about how I could … Continue reading →

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The Quest for Higher Bill Rates

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Thanks for all your comments on last week’s post on Local Hiring. Here’s the outline of the key issues we want to tackle in another chapter of the book called The Quest for Higher Bill Rates. The need for higher … Continue reading →

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What’s the Size of the Offshore Industry?

Posted on July 8, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

I thought I knew the answer to this one. Turns out, the correct answer is “it depends”. The GoI puts out a number which is called “Miscellaneous- of which Software Services” or Software Services in short. This data is available … Continue reading →

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Why is Local Hiring in Offshore Services so Sparse?

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

For some parts of the book that I feel the need to reach out to my blog readers. Your feedback will make a better product. One of the chapters in the book is on Local Hiring – why Indian services … Continue reading →

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For Budding Social Entrepreneurs

Posted on July 3, 2010 by Basab Pradhan

Many friends and people I know have been taking up responsibilities or causes that have a social objective. Education is a particularly good field where the needs are great in India and where people like us have been beneficiaries of … Continue reading →

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