Go Open to Save the World - My TEDx Pune Audition Presentation

Hello folks,

I gave my presentation today for TEDx Pune Auditions. It was a nice, warm feeling! I spoke on all things which excite me. The results should be out in few days. Hope to make it to the D-day

I have embedded the presentation. I have not added any text. I have used Naya Daur as a story board to present the context. I have also explained the genesis of Open Source using Ramayana.  Please have a look at the presentation and share your comments.

Go Open to save the World

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The Wisdom of the Crowds – Untapped wisdom for Indian Retail

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times; it ws the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness; it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair; we had everything before us, we had nothing before us; we were all going directly to Heaven, we were all going the other way."  

-         Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities

These famous lines sum up our ambivalent reaction towards the Indian Retail. Be it the stratospheric retail growth forecasts amidst hard-hitting earnings or the organized retailing’s growth potential in the face of the challenges imposed by traditional retail (it would be a disservice to call it unorganized) and stiff regulatory environment, 

Who is your competitor?

Some time back, there was a popular article floating in the Web about the evolving nature of the competition by an IIM Bangalore professor. The article threw up hitherto noticed paradoxes in today’s business. Here are some of the snippets.

 Who sells the largest number of cameras in India?

Your guess is likely to be Sony, Canon or Nikon. The answer is: None of the above. The winner is Nokia, whose main line of business in India is not cameras but cellphones.

 Who runs the biggest music business in India?

The answer is Airtel. By selling caller tunes Airtel earns more than music companies do by selling albums.

The article succinctly brought about the dynamic nature of the competition, whereby the definition of business is recycled everyday with the advent of new incumbents tryling to topple David of their times.