Category Archives: Technology

Startup – Tips and Tools

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

As we make our way through the woods on Gridstone Research, the startup that I work at, I often come across tools and methods on solving problems that are probably the same problems that many other startups or larger businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in Startups, Technology | 5 Comments

Go South, Young Man

Posted on August 6, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

A few months back in a post on ‘Paperbacks in India’ I had talked about how information products have some interesting challenges when it comes to pricing in the developing world. I believe that in what is called Software as … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Products, Startups, Technology | 3 Comments

Indian websites haven’t earned my trust

Posted on July 23, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

The other day I had to create a user id on an Indian financial news web-site. I wanted to create a portfolio that included mutual funds and Yahoo Finance doesn’t cover Indian mutual funds. The portfolio worked alright, but eventually … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, India, Technology | 8 Comments

Garage-Sale

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

In big business the phrase ‘cost of doing business’ is often employed to justify a cost that is deeply embedded or can’t be justified on an Return on Investment basis. Sometimes it truly is necessary. Often it is just handy … Continue reading →

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Directory is History

Posted on April 12, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

I’ve been using a desktop search tool called Copernic. It has changed the way I organize my digital world. Copernic and other similar tools like Google desktop make searching for a file on your machine so easy that the concept … Continue reading →

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Too much of a good thing

Posted on April 8, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

The patent law in the US is one that the country is justifiably proud of. Over decades it has nurtured and rewarded inventors for inventing things that improve the lives of their fellow beings by granting the inventors a limited … Continue reading →

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Technology and Democracy

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

In the last two weeks much has been said about the actions of Google, Yahoo, Cisco and Microsoft in China that are apparently aiding the Chinese government in repressing dissent. In the congressional hearing Congressmen, playing to the galleries, subjected … Continue reading →

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Infosys getting the attention of class-action lawyers

Posted on February 20, 2006 by Basab Pradhan

In another development it seems like my old employer Infosys, like TCS, has also caught the attention of the class-action trial lawyers. Some law firm seems to be soliciting interest on the internet from Infosys employees who, in the past … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Offshore Services, Technology | 2 Comments