tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086108767904529402.post1571722634379662062..comments2023-09-10T05:43:20.206-07:00Comments on All Things Startup: Marketshare and Product InnovationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086108767904529402.post-82507530847373075652007-12-07T19:33:00.000-08:002007-12-07T19:33:00.000-08:00Dear King's Gem, Incentive to innovation,In a macr...Dear King's Gem, <BR/>Incentive to innovation,<BR/><BR/>In a macro economics sense, herds follow (maybe unconsciously) the upside of kondtratief waves. (http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Kondratief+wave)<BR/>Masses feel an upswing and everyone's talking innovation. Then there are downswings, where for some years efficiency becomes the mantra. These can be decade long harmonics. A human feel to these waves is evident, let alone the analyses<BR/><BR/>On a micro or a small group of people, mob psychology may be an interesting topic to discuss. I kinda like the reference to Omar Khaiyyam at the end of this url. (http://www.fermentmagazine.org/Bio/thom.html) <BR/><BR/>On an individual's scale if you will, I like a lunar cycle giving a sense of rhythm to all that one creates, maintains and destroys. Even a farmer (for 800 generations before the industrial age), timed his crops with it. Maybe you have Pongal around your roots for the harvesting season.<BR/><BR/>Then there are the black swans, giving 25% consistent returns over 25 years, or an Apple recovery since the ipod that'll (hunch: an innovation engine that'll roar on till 2013) show exceptions to all cycles that may abound in nature or otherwise<BR/><BR/>Of course, what's above is not even an attempt to answer to the incentive to innovate. There's a dilemma in there: Greed or another Primal Need?<BR/><BR/>At this point, I can only think of an old nursery rhyme still thinking of Gems :), <BR/>And all the King's Diamonds<BR/>And all the King's Gems<BR/>Could not put Humpty-Dumpty<BR/>Back on the Wall Again....<BR/><BR/>TGIF and Ignore the Arbitrary text above :), that's just 1 monkey jabbering away at a keyboard.Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693190592920425664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086108767904529402.post-27692448010377569262007-12-06T10:43:00.000-08:002007-12-06T10:43:00.000-08:00Hello,Saikat from Citipals here.Read your blog and...Hello,<BR/>Saikat from Citipals here.<BR/>Read your blog and really liked it. Its a very interesting one indeed. I see that you are interested in stuff that pertains to Indian startups and entrepreneur ventures.<BR/>Citipals is a website that caters specifically to Indian audiences and contains information on lifestyle entities such as restaurants, bars, theatres and of course movies in cities like Mumbai, Pune and Kolkata( Plan to extend the cities covered to many others in the near future).<BR/>We also enlist the new releases in Bollywood and Hollywood that are screened across the country. <BR/>Our objective behind emailing is to request you to post a story on the venture and effort, that specifically caters to the Indian audience. <BR/><BR/><BR/>We have created a new and interesting feature called MovieMatch. MovieMatch is a place where you can rate popular Bollywood and Hollywood movies. This feature enables you to compare your taste with your friends and at the same time, its also a great platform to make your opinion known to people. <BR/>We have created a facebook app for MovieMatch as well where facebook users can play MovieMatch. <BR/><BR/>ou can read our latest press release on a facebook app by us at http://blog.citipals.com/2007/11/moviematch-new-facebook-app-for-indians.html<BR/>We also tried something sarcastically funny in the recent past and you can read a bit about it at http://blog.citipals.com/2007/11/social-networks-mania_07.html ( this is a small jscript animation slideshow which shows what will happen if social networks become "really open")<BR/>Further, you can read out press release on MovieMatch- a small game which lets you and your friends share ratings and opinion on a set of hit bollywood and hollywood movies; both blockbusters and new releases at http://blog.citipals.com/2007/11/moviematch-compare-your-tastes-in.html<BR/>Press release for MovieMatch is posted at http://blog.citipals.com/2007/11/answer-to-users-quest-for-trusted.html <BR/><BR/>I hope that you will like the matter that we have gathered at citipals.<BR/>Looking forward to your reply.<BR/><BR/>PS: If you like the website, but due to some reason, are unable to post a story/article or our press release on our website, do let us know. We would love to have you as a contributing user on our website. citipals ensures that users have fun while sharing things that interests them.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, <BR/>SaikatSaikathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06312260035940653179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1086108767904529402.post-25125101145943226612007-11-19T21:20:00.000-08:002007-11-19T21:20:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JP Bergeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999351044808494422noreply@blogger.com