The challenges and opportunities that an internet entrepreneur faces are huge. It is a pertinent exercise to understand what it takes to operate a successful digital business and also to realize the evolution process and latest trends of the mobile internet. Is it profitability or is it market share – what comes first? Start ups need to answer these questions. These sessions of brainstorming will benefit the participants to take back a great deal of ideas in their briefcases, to shape and re-shape their objectives and company visions. The Conclave will also aid in recognizing new funding strategies for SMEs.

Industry leaders will also discuss the next set of mobile applications that one should watch out for! So, become a part of the action since We’ll be there!

   
The center point of the Conclave will lie in understanding how emerging and start-up companies can reap economic benefits out of upcoming web-based social platforms, mobile devices and AppStore. Vijay will be speaking on a current hot topic: “Smarter and Faster: How will cheaper smart phones and 3G networks impact the mobile ecosystem?” (more…)

Organised by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) and partnered by One97, Bangalore witnessed the first Mobile Application Developers’ Meet at Indian Institute of Management (IIM) yesterday.
The flavour of the seminar revolved around promoting innovative changes in the mobile ecosystem and to give a single platform to application developers to drive the industry to higher levels.

Vijay enthralled the audience with a speech on “Potential Business Partners” which included the following key points:

• Application developers evolve by deciding how to make an application as per the market needs. But what must be noted is that very few go for actual research
• The consumers are unaware of what they need
• Amount of resource needed is inversely proportional to the time required in the development process
• The application developer should always be on the lookout for long term benefits and opportunities
• Don’t add one feature and give it to the market, some body else might be doing the same strategic move
• For resource optimization, emulate consumers’ lives. Your mobile application will not grow if the developer doesn’t attempt to understand the consumer’s mind
• If you are not the best consumer of your product, you will not be successful

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In an interview with BBC World on the India Business Report, Vijay comments on the current trends in the mobile industry. “All the services that go beyond messaging, internet, application, commerce, etc. are what the corporate is looking at to earn the revenues from.

The telecom operator is now going back to the whiteboard and saying what we could do for the consumer.” (more…)

For those of you who missed out on all the action that transpired at The Mobile Monday (MoMo) hosted by One97 Communications, here’s an opportunity for you to have a dekko:

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Telecom industry always generates lot of interest and regular get-togethers in terms of events, conferences, etc go a long way in ensuring there’s continuous networking that takes place.

Mobile Monday (MoMo) is one such forum which brings together mobile enthusiasts, developers, technologists, business folks, entrepreneurs to discuss the industry trends. (more…)