A few days ago, I watched the Netflix series, Jamtara and I was surprised at how many educated and well-placed people become a victim of phishing so easily. They were sharing their debit card and bank details so easily without any hesitation when informed of a lottery win or warning of a blocked card. This,…
NASSCOM recently held a NASSCOM Product Conclave (NPC) in Kolkata and organised a special section for the students, titled eSummit. There were 2 competitions under this banner – a business plan competition and an idea to prototype. I was called upon to mentor the applicants in making effective presentations and we had a 1 hour…
Akash Gautam has arrived on the motivational speaker scene. I recently attended one of his sessions and was thoroughly impressed with the rapport he created with the audience. I requested him for an email interview and guess what – he agreed. So, here is the transcript of our discussion for your reading and learning pleasure:…
Yesterday I attended a nice pitch-fest event hosted by Sramana Mitra, who is keen to see more entrepreneurs from Bengal make it to the $1 million per year club. While some of the presenters had some nice ideas, the presentation left a lot to be desired. This was quite evident from the audience reaction. You…
I recently attended IT Niketan, a new initiative by Nasscom to bring together and empower the designers, developers and the testers of the IT industry. The energy of the attendees was infectious and most of the people stayed till the end to consume the nuggets shared by the speakers. The speakers also had a wide…