Can Entrepreneurship be taught?

Excellent points told by Sheenu Jain an young and intelligent management guru..

She told many thought provoking points like " Entrepreneurship involves a combination of attitudes, skills, and knowledge (ASK) and  hence a good mentor can certainly facilitate the development of these capabilities and  a good B-school can provide the inputs for students to become entrepreneurs, though it may not be taught  in conventional way."

 

"An aspirant need to understand that entrepreneurial journey begins with developing and demonstrating an attitude towards entrepreneurship."

"Since, entrepreneurs have to keep taking decisions on an regular basis, developing analytical and decision making capabilities at all stage is very important and that is what can be taught in entrepreneurship courses at B- schools."

Briefing the essetial qualities one should develop , she listed..

The most essential among them are:

* Passionate about doing something new
* Confident about winning
* Persistent with the idea and actions to accomplish the goal
* Hard working and extracting work from others
* Adaptable to situations
* Ability to lead team and innovative
* Optimistic and not giving up in the face of difficulties
* Ability to manage risk
* Relevant technical and managerial skills.

She quotes an example of  Karsanbhai, to say that family wealth and great background are not needed for any one to become a successful entrepreneur...

"Karsanbhai Patel came from a small town of Gujarat to create "Nirma" detergent powder about three decades ago. He showed Hindustan Unilever and others that an unsatisfied group of people who lived below their radar, wanted cheaper but effective washing powder. Nirma went on to become a legendary success story.

There are many such stories of successful people who became immortal by creating new products and services and transforming the way we live. Incidentally, they became very wealthy too. They spotted an unfulfilled need and offered an innovative and acceptable solution to people. In the process, they took calculated risk and convinced customers why they should buy their solutions.

                        

                    We may have many Karsanbhais around in different industries and markets. They have the passion to innovate and win. They are the people who do not give up easily and are prepared to work hard and face hardships. They are entrepreneurs, and these qualities reflect the essence of entrepreneurship. Several psychologists, sociologists, economists, and management researchers have given us a list of behavioral attributes of an entrepreneur."

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Gopi Gandi.

Nallamala forest..an ant hill of secrets and mysteries!!

All this is not to promote any fiction but to express my curiosity and just to put here my interest levels in knowing such mysterious places .. :-)

 

Nallama range which spread among the districts of Mahbubnagar, Prakasam, Kurnool , Guntur , Kadapa and Chittor is a place for many unexplored things...

 It is believed to be associated with many ancient stories in epics..

 Recently some excavations revealed that there exists an ancient city in the deeper Nallama which is still being neglected by our archeological department.

Some hindu epics say that Aswathama  (son of dronacharya), one of the 5 chiranjeevi's lives in Nallamala. Aswathama has no temple anyware except one ancient temple in deep nallamala.

There are 12 temples of Siva in different places of Nallamala which are called theerthas.

Many agoras, sages who are believed to be practitioners of Kandayoga sadhana come from different states and perform some secret rituals there.

Many siva lingas , idols , destroyed ancient constructions would be seen in many places.

Many foreign students and documentary makers died while shooting about secrets of nallamala.

It's a place for many undiscovered species of animals, reptiles, insects etc about which science does not know much.

Recently scientists found that  poisonous peocock spider which was last seen in 17th  century , golden ant ( its a new species)are seen in Nallamala.

Apart from what I have mentioned, many more small temples,ponds, caves etc and many stories and mysteries associated with them can be known in nallamala!!

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Meet the world's youngest CEO

Sindhuja Raman , a 14 year girl is the world's youngest CEO. Hatsoff to her!

http://in.news.yahoo.com/video/national-22564751/meet-the-14-year-old-ceo-24587645.html#crsl=%252Fvideo%252Fnational-22564751%252Fmeet-the-14-year-old-ceo-24587645.html

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My choice of people among 50 powerful women of India

I believe those days are gone where management and recruiters used to think that  women in corporate world are only meant for fun filled environment in team and for "Other" entertainments on the name of team proportion.

Answering a question why he is not taking girls in team,once a hardworking manager who holds a masters from IIT said that "I dont mind taking them(girls) yaar..if you want to work for them aswell..ofcourse all you hard working guys may get "some"entertainment and fun..ha ha ( a sarcastic smile).."

Below are some examples ..and pride reason for women ..

But the real question is ...Is this less level of confidence gone from you, Girls? or are you still thinking on the lines of quoted  manager ??

Indra Nooyi, CEO , Pepsi.Co.

Chanda kochhar, MD&CEO of ICICI-->

 Savithri Jindal,non-executive chairperson of Jindal steel and power

Shika Sharma, MD&CEO Axis bank-->

Kiran mazumdar shaw,Chairman&MD  Biocon

Vinitha Bali, MD&CEO, Britania-->

Kalpana Morpharia, CEO JP Morgan, India.

Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager and Country Head

 of the HSBC Group in India-->

Lynn Desouza, CEO , Litas Media group.

Sheela Dixit, Chief Minister, Delhi.

Mallika Srinivasan, Chairman, TAFE motors and Tractors Limited.

Sushma Swaraj, BJP Leader, Ex-Central Minister.









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Ayn Rand..

Remembering Ayn Rand , a great contributor of thoughts and knowledge to the world . " Objectivism" theory by her is real inspiration for all the great leaders..

Philosophy advocates reason, not faith; it requires people to think--to accept nothing without a full, rational , firsthand understanding and conviction--to claim nothing without factual evidence and logical proof. A blind follower is precisely what a good philosophy condemns and what it rejects. Objectivism is not a mystic cult.--Ayn Rand .

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Time has Wings

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My guess about Oscar-2011 awards

Just putting what I could strongly guess for this time Oscar awards..

Best  Screenplay: The Social Network

Best Animated Feature: Toy Story 3

Best Art Direction: Alice in Wonderland

 

Best sound : Inception

 

Best Editing: The Social Network

 

Best Visual effects : Inception

 

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Gopi Gandi

Penrose stairs...an interesting 2D Maya :-)

Saw this a long back in a group email and forgot ...again remembered and found ineteresting when it was used in Inception movie while mentioning about lucid dreams....

Just sharing this paradox made possible by 2D by distorting perspective..

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After Britain..its US now..

After Britain and some europian coutries its the turn of US now to realise what social networking sites can do to them and their citizens..Obama is really afraid of them due to recent things in news :)

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Rajni's gift to Kamal

This painting was a gifted by Rajnikanth to Kamal Hasan last year on the occasion of celebration of 50 years of Kamal with film industry.

Ofcouse, this is old topic..it just crossed my mind while reading an article...just wanted to share this..

The painting has Goddess of Art carrying Kamal in her arms, and superstars Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan, Mohanlal, Kannada superstar Vishnuvaradhan and Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi as kids who are playing and following them. Kamal was reported to have told Rajni , he was moved by his gift.

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The World Can Be Won

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Miracles using Nanotech

With 15,342 atoms, this parallel-shaft speed reducer gear is one of the largest nanomechanical devices ever modeled in atomic detail.

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Instead of trying to correct the problem …

Got in a group email...just sharing..

Instead of trying to correct the problem …

Many years ago, while on a visit to America, a wealthy Chinese businessman was fascinated by a powerful microscope. Looking through its lens to study crystals, he was amazed and most fascinated at their beauty and detail. So with great delight he decided to purchase one and take it back to his homeland.

Back home, this businessman was thoroughly enjoying using the fine instrument until one day he so happened to examine some rice he was planning to eat for dinner. Much to his dismay, he discovered that there were tiny living creatures crawling in it.

Since he was especially fond of this staple food in his daily diet, he wondered what to do. Finally he concluded that there was only one way out of his dilemma; he would destroy the instrument that caused him to discover this very distasteful fact!

So in his denial and dismay he smashed the microscope to pieces. Yep, just broke that thing into scrap and there was nothing left but broken parts. "How foolish," we might say.

But many people do the same thing with their own discoveries about themselves and about life.

So often the heart of human will refuse an obvious truth and instead of trying to deal or correct the problem and make things better with their knowledge or discoveries, they attack, break and destroy the instruments that somehow enlighten or help bring them a very clear insight to the real problems.

Sometimes our family becomes our microscope! Sometimes our relatives are those instruments!

They may magnify our hidden problems and we refuse to see. But most of the times ,we have all in our own way, try to destroy the instrument of enlightenment and refuse to correct the problem!

  

 

 

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Gopi Gandi.

Life is wonderful...

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Experts having many doubts over security of data maintained by face book...

The below article is by security experts posted in yahoo news...sharing to make my frnz cautious of 'risk of security'

http://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/Mobile-numbers-addresses-ani-984947484.html

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Secrets of success from Bill Gates

• Think and analyse about reasons for success of your competitors. Try to develop better of such skills. 

• Be very much firm. Superior quality manager faces up to even the bad news. Keep calm, and then every problem will be resolved quickly. First, always try to learn the bad news, then good.  

• Focus on the Internet. For him the future. In coming years, there remain only two types of companies: those who are in the network and those who graduated from a business. 

• Never be idle.Always take a new task if one is completed. Remember that your Competitors are not sitting idly by.

•  Choose good mentors.Thyself should create conditions for their development.

• Think. Several times a year, hop off the family environment to reflect the decision of accumulated problems. 

• Rely on new technology. Electronic information is capable of performing miracles 

• Time is your biggest investment. All your success depends on how much time you have spent on it than your competitors. 

• Hop off the crowd and people who demotivate you. It is not always the right direction. Always choose the way where you develop. 

• Be prepared to be called a nerd. Because all sucessful people are once or the other time were called nerds. Later world will follow them. 

•  TV - this is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to do hard work and not sit at a get together like in TV. 

• You think your teacher is tough? Wait until you get a boss.

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Sirivennela seetharama sastry..sahitya tapasvi..maha muni

"Sirivennela" cinema tho parichayam ayyaru kanuka ..ade inti peruga marinaaa..dani kante marenno konallo sahityanni choopinchi prove chesukunna..legend seetha rama sastry garu.

 

Panditha pamarulaku ..oke banam tho samadanam cheppatam lo ayananu minchina varu telugu cine sahitya jagathulo leru ante athisayokthi kademo...athi sadarana padalatho...entho alochana rekethinche lyrics..marentho lothu undanipinche oka admirary  feeling ivanni ayana lyrics ke sadhyam.

"Sarasaswarasara jharighamanamou...saamaveda saaramidhi " anna..

"Badram becareful brotheruuu..barthaga maraku bachilaru " anna..

inspirational songs rasinaa..ee generation duets or love songs or filmi sons lo sahithi viluvalaku inka manchi scope undhi ani prove chesinaa..ayanake chellu.

Especially ayana Vishwanath gariki, Bala chandar ,Ramgopal varma ki , Pawankalyan ki, Krishna vamsi ki, MS raju ki ( inka marchi pothe kshaminchandi) raasina lyrics eppatiki gurthundhi poyevi..

Content ekkuva unna manushulu edhi chesina cool ga ease tho perfect ga chestharu..vallu chese chinna works kooda admirary ga untai..Sastry garu aa kovaku chendina vare..

Naaku aneka sarlu ..Sastry garu leka pothe ika telugu patala sahityam patla naaku interest undademo ani bayam vesthundhi...

Ayanaku idhe naa paadabhivandanam.

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About..Tea..my love

Health Benefits of Drinking Tea

Tea is known as nature's 'wonder drug'. The ability of tea to promote good health has long been believed in many countries, especially Japan, China, India, and even England.

The buzz about tea and its benefits is getting louder and is simply becoming too difficult to ignore. Enlightened tea drinkers are rediscovering the protective and revitalizing benefits of this ancient drink. Ever wonder why the Chinese and Japanese have some of the longest life-expectancy rates in the world - They drink tea alot.

Tea is the second most widely consumed beverage in the world, exceeded only by the most necessary of all liquids - water.

The most popular types of Tea are: Green Tea, Black Tea, Ginseng Tea, Herbal Tea, Oolong Tea, Rooibos Tea, White Tea.

Tea is prepared from linder leaves, leaf buds and tender stalks of different varieties of the warm-weather evergreen known as "Camellia sinensis"

Any tea derived from camellia sinensis has cancer-fighting properties. The leaves of this plant contain chemicals called "Polyphenols", which give tea its "Antioxidant" properties.

Benefits of Tea Drinking:

* Help prevent blood clotting and lowers risk of Heart disease.

* Help lower cholesterol levels.

* Help neutralize enzymes that aid in the growth of tumors.

* Help deactivate cancer promoters.

* Help stimulate the immune system.

* Help fight high blood pressure.

* Helps in delay aging.

* Help fight against mutagenic agents.

* Help fight against viral and bacterial infection.

* Help improve the functions of the digestive and excretory systems. 

* Helps in Bone Strength.

Tea is a healthy beverage offering many health benefits if you skip the cream and use less sugar. Brew your tea for at least 3 - 5 minutes to bring out the beneficial polyphenols. Enjoy the aroma of tea!

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sports politics....one of the major threats for growth of sports tallent in India

Unlike in China, Europian and Westren countries, In India sports are in hands of dirty politics...

True leaders who lit the fire of passion and agression in their team there by leading to huge successes are not remembered or acclaimed. Lobbying , politics against them by using yellow media ,putting a silly and base less attitude blames on them and there by insulting them ,happens.

Due to politics....India lost many such leaders who would have become inspiration for many by now..

Once west indies player Chirs Gayle said " I took lot of inspiration from Ganguly ..he thrives like a fish out of water for success. He changed entire scenario of Indian cricket and is inspiration to me ,Nassir hussain (formet captain of England circket team)and many others. In West indies we remember poeple for their contribution and changes brought but some how in India I have observed a counter feeling..all they did is for the team's success..and they yielded great results".

We all know how Dhanraj pillai who did a great contribution to India hockey team was treated....Even Kapil Dev who brought us the world cup was facing many politics and was insulted by the then BCCI officials..

As far as corruption and politics prevail in sports ...& ...as far as true leaders whose intension is to make their team successful but nothing else are projected in a wrong way by yellow media , true tallent will not come out ..and yougsters will not have inspiration or trust that they can come to sports world and achieve success...

Let us wish to see India as a global leader in sports soon by coming out of all these...

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Movie Awards 2010

Best Movie --Leader

Best Director --Dev katta for Prasthanam

Good to watch--Darling

Best heroine--Kajal

Best hero--Jr.NTR(Adhurs)

Well executed-Brindavanam and Prasthanam

Best audios--Orange and Darling

Gutful decisoin making heros in trying different subjects  --Rana for leader

                                                                                  --Allu arjun for Vedam

                                                                                  -- Ram charan for Orange

                                                                    

Best charector actor--Sai kumar (Prasthanam)
Best screenplay--Prasthanam

Best styling --Darling

Best stylish taking and stylish screenplay--Kedi


Different movie--Prasthanam


Best low budget movies--Betting bangarraju and maa nanna chiranjeevi


Best cinematography--Ye maya chesave

 Best lighting--Ye maya chesave



Speacial appreciation:-

Betting bangarraju--For proving that a small budget film can collect 10 crores+

Nagarjuna--For his encouragement of young directors who have capability of stylish taking.

Ye maya chesave and Orange --For unhypocratic dealing( they didn't try to glorify love).

Wrongly dealt --Yemaindhi ee vela

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Gopi Gandi.