My journey - 1 - Graduating from REC, Trichy, and deciding to stay in India, took a job in Wipro
My journey - 2 - The RDBMS story, where we wanted to do development but began with training
My journey - 3 - SSI expansion, going public, largest acquisition, listing on the London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq tie-up
My journey - 4 - Then came the downturn in 2001 which hit development and training, lessons learnt, and I decided to take a break and go back to school
My journey - 5 - Why I chose to study in Great Lakes, Chennai
Did I advise the younger generation in the campus, forget it
Engineering curriculum should have at least two semesters on core accounting, and HR
B-school admission should be after at least 5 years of work experience
My journey - 6 - What next after one year in the campus, start a company or join a start-up or retire
What is e4e - Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs, then Enterprises
Investors, acquisitions, business services verticals, rightshoring model
Why do conflicts arise and how to resolve email wars
Conflicts are typically at peer level, and what is missing in companies today is candour
What is integrity - it is just doing what I say I will, and that has to happen again and again and again
Integrity and the ability to say no are meshed with each other
Difference between the previous slowdowns and the present one
Fall in attrition rates is accompanied by fall in the intake of fresh talent
How can freshers who are on bench utilise the opportunity to learn within organisation
Today there is a greater acceptance of entrepreneurship, unlike the cynicism earlier
The promise of the domestic market for IT industry
Retrofitting a Western business model may not work in India, you need to understand the ground dynamics of the Indian consumer
Gaming is the silent revolution that is happening
Functionality testing, a major area of growth in gaming industry which can tap part-time employees
Today's business model thinks that there is better control over employees working full-time
Can work-places in smaller companies attract people who would be willing to pay to work, for the experience to know what they are good at
How SSI acted as a bridge between fresh engineers and industry

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