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Mary Poppendieck

Software is not about making something, it’s about making something work. Take software out of a cell phone, a car, a factory, a business, and it won’t work anymore. Software is the brains behind just about everything complicated that we try to do.   In 1960, J.C.R.
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Seth Godin

When we think of design, we usually imagine things that are chosen because they are designed. Vases or comic books or architecture... It turns out, though, that most of what we make or design is actually aimed at a
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Manoj Kabre

  Speed wins deals and procrastination (delay) kills deals. A statement very strong, but true…however, something which all the sales professionals would agree based on their experience in the field. Every buying decision that a customer takes, involves a complete process of evaluatio
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Seth Godin

The more choices, the more freedom, the more freedom, the harder it is to decide what to do next. When parachute jumping, at the key point, there are only two degrees of freedom: jump or not. When marketing, of
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Seth Godin

Do work and get paid once. Build an asset and get paid for as long as it lasts. A retailer or a restaurant owner might work 18 hours a day--but the landlord makes just as much money from that
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John Greathouse

  A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. In order to extract value beyond your Angel investors' cash, you must first assess
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V.N. Bhattacharya

Is revenue growth a sure blessing? Unfortunately, no. Growth and risk go hand in hand and can cause a firm considerable harm unless effectively managed.  Wooing new customers, entering new markets, launching new products, or diversifying in unrelated areas entails risk. It arises from comp
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Narendra Bhatta

When you are not thinking what most people think, When you are not doing what most people do, you are living your passion. When this passion has an commercial angle to it, you are being entrepreneural. So far the statements look very positive.
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Ron Kaufman

In a harsh global economy, great service is the price of admission. Companies whose cultures aren’t built around the ability and the willingness—no, the eagerness—to delight the customer won’t survive. You know this. And if you’re a leader at global enterprise, no do
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Seth Godin

Professional farmers don't begrudge the backyard gardener his tomato harvest. That's silly. And talented mechanics certainly don't mind the antics of the Car Talk guys (or their listeners). Sooner or later, if you need a real mechanic, you'll find
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Narendra Bhatta

When you are not thinking what most people think, When you are not doing what most people do, you are living your passion. When this passion has an commercial angle to it, you are being entrepreneural. So far the statements look very positive.
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Seth Godin

Professional farmers don't begrudge the backyard gardener his tomato harvest. That's silly. And talented mechanics certainly don't mind the antics of the Car Talk guys (or their listeners). Sooner or later, if you need a real mechanic, you'll find
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V.N. Bhattacharya

Is revenue growth a sure blessing? Unfortunately, no. Growth and risk go hand in hand and can cause a firm considerable harm unless effectively managed.  Wooing new customers, entering new markets, launching new products, or diversifying in unrelated areas entails risk. It arises from comp
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Ron Kaufman

How will your customers view the service they receive from you this holiday season? Will you delight them…or disappoint them? Read on for a breakdown of service behaviors that will decide whether you land on their naughty or nice lists this
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Ron Kaufman

In a harsh global economy, great service is the price of admission. Companies whose cultures aren’t built around the ability and the willingness—no, the eagerness—to delight the customer won’t survive. You know this. And if you’re a leader at global enterprise, no do
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Manoj Kabre

  Speed wins deals and procrastination (delay) kills deals. A statement very strong, but true…however, something which all the sales professionals would agree based on their experience in the field. Every buying decision that a customer takes, involves a complete process of evaluatio
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Seth Godin

Do work and get paid once. Build an asset and get paid for as long as it lasts. A retailer or a restaurant owner might work 18 hours a day--but the landlord makes just as much money from that
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Seth Godin

The hard stuff is measurable, quantifiable and easy to put into a spreadsheet. This concrete stuff gives you an easy way to demand a bonus or track progress. The soft stuff is merely essential, the real reason you do
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Seth Godin

Human beings, thanks to culture and genetics, are inclined to be pessimistic, fearful, skeptical and believers in conspiracy theories. We also don't like change. The marketer (products, government, religion, whatever) that decides to trade in any of these glitches
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Seth Godin

I'm not asking in the usual hectoring, pushing sense of asking you to hurry up and get started. I'm genuinely, rhetorically curious. What, exactly, are you insisting will happen before you start shipping your art? Write it down. Write
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Narendra Bhatta

The article below provokes family businesses to revisit their philosophy of business and invites them to think on innovating and adapting to the changing trends to improve their
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G Nagaraj

SMEs and Startups tend to ignore implementation of business processes and will be flexible w.r.t financial discipline in the beginning of the venture.  During the course of business say in first 5-10 years, if the business is profitable and build cash reserves, they claimed to have succeed
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Seth Godin

The downward spiral is all too familiar. A drinking problem leads to a job lost, which leads to more drinking. Poor customer service leads customers to choose other vendors, which of course leads to less investment in customer service,
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The Hindu Business Line

Can you please advise on the short and medium-term trends in HDFC Bank? Shekhar HDFC Bank (Rs 621.9): This bank appears to be operating in another planet. Even
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John Dsouza

Business Intelligence helping unexpected industries - BI applications now are not only present for big retail giants & Pharmaceutical companies. A recent study shows that BI applications are now being used in School districts too helping Superintendents of Districts and teachers understand th
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The Hindu Business Line

The Indian economy needs to capture the spirit of cost-effective innovation, as shown by Amul, if it has to get out of the low growth that it finds itself in today. You could be suffering from a strange mental condition that some ardent women’s liberation activists describe as ‘k
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The Hindu Business Line

Please let me know the technical prospects of IRB Infrastructure. My time horizon is two years. Can I purchase now? Pradeep Motaparthy IRB Infrastructure Development (Rs
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The Hindu Business Line

A month-long losing streak in cardamom prices have almost paused for the time being. But prices are still trading well below its recent peak of Rs 1,500 a kg. Since the start of August, prices
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The Hindu Business Line

Reliance Communications (Rs 62): Despite remaining resilient in the last few days, the long-term outlook remains negative for Reliance Communications. The stock finds an immediate support
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The Hindu Business Line

I am holding shares of HCL Infosystems at an average price of Rs 100. Should I hold or sell? S. Subramanyam HCL Infosystems (Rs 40.2): This stock is in long-term
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Tarachand Wanvari

The Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) has launched a new initiative "MCA 21" with the aim of repositioning India in the global digital map.
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Bangalore has grown into a cosmopolitan city over the years with people coming from all over India to be a part of the IT boom.
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Wipro  Infotech announced the appointment of Ashutosh Vaidya as  the  Head  of  the  Wipro  Personal  Computing Business.
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Kennametal India Limited has Mr. Dinakar Adhyam as the new Managing Director. He has been with Kennametal India Limited (KI) since February 2007 as head of KIs largest Business Unit, i.e. Metal Working.
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Tarachand Wanvari

TAPP Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd. announced that it has completed land acquisition at Sriperumbudur on the outskirts of Chennai and work at the site has since began. The company said the project will involve an investment of over Rs.1000 crores.
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  Panel Discussion organised by TASMAC & Businessgyan.
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Women entrepreneurs in Bangalore have their work cut out. Awake Business Incubator offers the best route for these women to realize their potential by providing them strong infrastructural support during the incubation period.
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TIBCO Software Inc. (NASDAQ: TIBX), a leading business integration and process management software company that enables real-time business, today announced the appointment of Moti Thadani as vice president and general manager of the TIBCO Pune Competency Centre.
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