Attended @svembu fireside chat with @debjani_ghosh_ @nasscom. I have always been a great fan of him, especially for the native intelligence that be brings to the technology business and life. Here are the gems that Sridhar spoke during the session.
- Staying power is more critical to thrive for entrepreneurs
- Zoho embraces “Transnational Localism” - Building hyper local IT is our guiding principle and it best suits the New Normal.
- Zoho embraces “Transnational Localism” - Building hyper local IT is our guiding principle and it best suits the New Normal.
- Transnational Localism- We need strong and self-reliant local communities and economies everywhere (and community and economy are not separable)
- Zoho adopts Silicon valley approach in building products along with Japanese patience towards outcomes
- Zoho adopts Silicon valley approach in building products along with Japanese patience towards outcomes
- Don’t start by competing with the big companies. Start small, identify specific opportunities and problems that you can address in the ecosystem
- Invest in research and focus on capital deepening process
- Invest in research and focus on capital deepening process
- Sridhar’s view on Education - It’s absolutely fine to forget what you learnt in your school/college. You were studying there and you were not building stuff. Only practice will make your an expert in your field
- Zoho University is built on contextual foundation model where work and education operate in tandem. Invest and go for the long haul. Hack everything that you are involved in. Be it software/car/medical equipments
- Sridhar's view on Growth in India beyond Cities: Growth in village and rural India reflects the growth of this nation and it’s a strong metaphor
- Government should create conducive environment and private enterprises should seize the opportunity.
- Government should create conducive environment and private enterprises should seize the opportunity.
- The closing note - Life is out of syllabus. Embrace ambiguity