TechSangam

Embracing the “tech” in TechSangam

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 19, 20142 mins

I’m a huge fan of Marc Andreessen. I won’t wax eloquent about Andreessen but draw attention to his 2011 WSJ article Why software is eating the world. The article (specifically the title/quote…

Say hello to TechSangam 2.0

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 16, 20142 mins

Pic courtesy bokardo.comPic courtesy bokardo.com When I moved to Bangalore in 2008, I looked around for the “Indian TechCrunch”. There wasn’t one. Many single author blogs but no standout — either in…

John Cochrane's Mooconomics

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 11, 20144 mins

[Editor’s Note: After a long time, I’ve read a most EXCELLENT post on state of the state of moocs. The author is John Cochrane, professor at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He taught…

Select moments in TechSangam's brief history

Vishy KurugantiFebruary 03, 20143 mins

Pic courtesy nofatclips.com Rumors of TechSangam’s demise are greatly exaggerated. This post was meant to be about this. (But DON’T click on that link just yet… indulge me for a few more paragraphs…

Eight defining milestones in India's social enterprise ecosystem

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 25, 20144 mins

[Editor’s Note: This post was 95% complete on Oct 31, 2013. After all, it was largely copy-paste so why did it languish for two months in the Drafts folder? I intended to post a critique of the…

Bill and Melinda Gates debunk three myths

Vishy KurugantiJanuary 24, 20144 mins

The 2014 Gates Annual Letter is out. You should read the entire letter. But since my exhortation may not be sufficient, I’ll present a few teasers from the three myths. Myth #1: Poor countries are…

Applying Einstein Principle to the Social Entrepreneurship Definition

Vishy KurugantiDecember 03, 20131 mins

A scientific theory should be as simple as possible, but no simpler. – Albert Einstein As I was cleaning out some bookmarks on my wife’s laptop (which I occasionally use when I need to use Powerpoint…

12 MOOC perspectives you may not have heard of

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 08, 201311 mins

[Editor’s Note: There are some who consider educational institutions to be the best examples of social enterprises. I’m not one of them. The reason why I periodically share education perspectives on…

Is your city resilient? Rockefeller Foundation commits $100 million

Vishy KurugantiSeptember 03, 20132 mins

re·sil·ience (r-zlyns) n. 1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after…

Is the no-frills traveling MBA program (CREAM) working?

Vishy KurugantiAugust 31, 20134 mins

[Editor’s Note: In the early days of this blog (circa Apr 2011), I wrote about CREAM – a unique no frills traveling MBA program targeting rural and social entrepreneurs. Last month, I had a chance…

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