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Yours Truly Featured in Hindustan Times’ Young India Forum Panel Discussion on Indian Budget 2008

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Quick Summary: Yours truly was featured today in Indian daily Hindustan Times’ full page story on Young India Forum panel discussion on the Indian Budget 2008.

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Hindustan Times 290208 Young India Forum Budget Panel

Yesterday, I was part of a Hindustan Times Young India Forum panel discussion on the Indian Budget 2008. The Young India Forum is an initiative by Hindustan Times to “drive change and reach more people more directly”.

Hindustan Times had put together an interesting panel consisting of young film-makers, entrepreneurs, and corporate fast-trackers and I had a great time at the panel discussion –

Finely tailored suits, chic skirts and fancy designations — a perfect picture of corporate India, but without the grey hair. On Friday, young MDs, VPs and filmmakers, representatives of the changing face of corporate India, got together to take part in the Hindustan Times Young India Forum. To discuss, naturally, the Budget presented by Finance Minister P Chidambaram.

As the FM read out the fiscal Budget — his fifth in a row — clad in a pristine white dhoti, these designer-clad corporate honchos chuckled, sighed, laughed and gave their perspective on one of the biggest events of the year in India.

Filed in 30 by 30, Noteworthy, Press | Also tagged Budget-2008, Hindustan-Times, HT, India, Mainstream-Media-Mentions, Media, Newspapers, Noteworthy, Young-India-Forum | Permalink | Comments (4)

Yours Truly Featured in Indian Daily Mid-Day’s Story on Cool Bachelor Pads

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Quick Summary: Indian daily Mid-Day did a story today on cool bachelor pads and used mine as the lead.

Gaurav Mishra Mid Day Cool Bachelor Pads

Indian daily Mid-Day did a story today on cool bachelor pads and featured my own humble bachelor pad as the lead —

Gaurav Mishra, 28, Marketer

After 6 years of slumming it out at hostels and PG setups (through his education and internship), Gaurav Mishra was finally ready to settle down. “Not in the oft-used sense of the term, of course,” the IIM-B alumnus jokes. So, the 28-year-old traded in his nomadic lifestyle for a 2-bedroom flat in Cuffe Parade, that he painstakingly furnished and colour coordinated black upholstery, orange bedroom, blue living room to ensure it feels like home.

Gaurav’s tips: Don’t blindly follow people’s advice. I was told cane furniture is difficult to maintain, but I’ve had mine for the last 4 years. And it’s good as new. Instead of letting stuff (clothes, books, dishes…) pile up, allot spaces for various things, and ensure they go there. Booze bottles and glasses stay in the bar cabinet, books and DVDs in my second bedroom, that I plan to turn into a podcasting studio, the technophile says.

Filed in 30 by 30, Noteworthy, Press | Also tagged Mainstream-Media-Mentions, Media, Mid-Day, Newspaper, Noteworthy, Podcast, Video-POdcast | Permalink | Comments (4)

The Great Chain of Being

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Quick Summary: Read about the marketing and blogging chain of being.

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Have I ever told you why Grant McCracken is brilliant — because he often makes me think. Like he did today when he asked –

Could there be a great chain of being in the marketing world?

Of course, Grant, there is a great chain of being, not only in the marketing world, but also in the blogging world.

The Renaissance Chain of Being

The Marketing Chain of Being

The Blogging Chain of Being

By the way, here’s the inside story on why most bloggers blog — blogging allows the world to find out how brilliant we are, individually and collectively.

If you think I’m totally brilliant, do let me know via a comment or an e-mail.

Filed in 30 by 30, Graphs, Marketing, Noteworthy, Novice Blogger, Trendspotting | Also tagged Blogging, Chain-of-Being, Ego-Blogging, Grant-McCracken, Life-in-a-Graph, Marketing, Noteworthy, Novice Blogger, Renaissance, The-Next-Marketing-Guru, Trendspotting | Permalink | Comments (4)

Thinkers 50: List of Most Influential Living Management Thinkers

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Four Indians — C K Prahalad (#1), Ram Charan (#22), Vijay Govindarajan (#23) and Rakesh Khurana (#45) — make it to the Thinkers 50 2007 list (via Times Online via Scott Adams who is at #21). Seth ‘God’ Godin also makes an appearance at #43.

I’m only 28, so I have a few years to make it to a list like that.

Filed in 30 by 30, Marketing | Also tagged Asides, C-K-Prahalad, Rakesh-Khurana, Ram-Charan, Scott-Adams, Seth-Godin, The-Next-Marketing-Guru, Thinkers-50, Vijay-Govindarajan | Permalink | Comments (0)

Gauravonomics on Advertising Age Top Media & Marketing Blogs List

Tuesday, November 6th, 2007

Gauravonomics is now ranked #224 on the Advertising Age Top Media & Marketing Blogs list.

The top five blogs on the list are Seth’s Blog, Online Marketing Blog, ShoeMoney, Micro Persuasion and Search Engine Watch.

The blogs are ranked based on the sum of scores on four factors -

- Google PageRank (0 to 10): Google PageRank is a link-analysis algorithm that interprets web links and assigns a numerical weighting (0 to 10) to each site. High-quality sites receive a higher PageRank. The actual PageRank number was used in the Power 150 ranking algorithm.

- Bloglines Subscribers (1 to 20): Bloglines displays the number of feed subscribers. Subscriber ranges were determined (i.e., more than 20, more than 30, etc.) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 20) that was used in the Power 150 algorithm.

- Technorati Ranking (1 to 30): Technorati ranking analyzes the number of sites pointing to a particular blog. The more link sources referencing your blog, the higher the Technorati ranking. Similar to the Bloglines Subscribers value, Technorati ranking ranges were determined (i.e., top 9,000, top 10,000, top 20,000, etc.) and each range was assigned a number (1 to 30) that was used in the Power 150 algorithm.

Filed in 30 by 30, Internet, Marketing, Novice Blogger | Also tagged Advertising-Age, Blogging, Lists, Novice Blogger, The-Next-Marketing-Guru, Top-Marketing-Blogs, Wannabe-Web-Millionaire | Permalink | Comments (5)

First Generation Entrepreneurs Blog About the Lessons They have Learnt

Saturday, April 28th, 2007

Mechanical Engineer turned Java Programmer turned Software Salesman turned Ship Chandler turned Stock Market Investor turned Transport Fleet Operator Chenthil shares the lessons he has learnt as a first generation entrepreneur -

Dream big, but make sure that there is some arrangement for running your day to day life. If your dad has left you a fortune, good for you. Another option is to have one spouse working full time while the other is chasing his/her dreams. All my risk taking is possible only because of the solid support of my wife, who takes more than her share of the family burden.

Techie turned restaurateur Madman offers similar advice to wannabe entrepreneurs -

It is good to dream, but not to day-dream. You need hope, but not delusion. That said, you should realise that to boldly go where no one has gone before (please pardon my Star Trek geek cliche) does indeed require a leap of faith and a hope for a market that may not even exist yet (certainly true in my case.) Just be sure that your decision is an informed one and based on solid research, not solely on an impulsive moment. We have to deal with the constraints of the world we live in, and one of those is earning a livelihood.

Filed in 30 by 30, Desi Blogging | Also tagged Career, Career-Shift, Dear-Diary, Desi Blogging, Desi-Blog-of-the-Day, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Goals, Interviews, Tips | Permalink | Comments (1)

My Piece for the ‘Fine Art of Blogging’ Project

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

Diogenes at ‘Quasi Fictional Views’ asked me to contribute a piece for her ‘Fine Art of Blogging’ project. Blogging biggies like Liz Strauss and Chris Garrett have contributed to the project previously and I’m truly touched that Diogenes asked me to participate. Diogenes asked me to answer a few questions about my blogging and here’s the piece as it appears on her blog.

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What is my blog to me?

At the simplest level, my blog is a repository of my thoughts and ideas. It is also a white board where I experiment with words and projects, a place where I try to find my voice as a writer, and a project that will become my purpose, my calling, or my legacy. My blog is also a medium to create new conversations with people I wouldn’t have met otherwise, and some of these conversations have already become entrenched into friendships.

Why do I blog?

I started blogging because I wanted to be a writer, to write for a living, but wasn’t sure if I had the voice or the discipline to shape it into literature. Blogging was one way to find out.

Filed in 30 by 30, Novice Blogger | Also tagged Blog, Blog-Tips, Blogging, Blogging-Tips, BlogTipping, Conversations, Dear-Diary, Desi-Blog-of-the-Day, Goals, Novice Blogger, Personal Development, Technorati-Favorites-Exchange | Permalink | Comments (0)

How to Grow Rs. 2,00,000 into Rs. 1,00,00,000 in Thirty Months

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

As part of my 30-by-30 quest, I’m asking my friends to write guest posts on my blog offering tips on how I should go for one or more of the thirty goals in my list.

Today, using my Technorati Favorites Exchange, I managed to get Gauravonomics into the Technorati Top 100 list, one of the more ambitious goals in my list.

There won’t be a better day ever, then, to have the first guest post in the 30-by-30 series, on the other very ambitious goal in my list - have assets of more than a crore.

Ranjan Varma writes about business and finance at Weblog on Business and Finance where he has cross-posted his advice to me.

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Gaurav’s post on the thirty things he wanted to do before he is thirty was a brave one. I wondered at his bravery and wished him all the best only to land up in trouble myself - he wants a way to build a net worth of one crore before he is thirty and now wants me to find it!

Filed in 30 by 30, Guest Posts, Personal Development | Also tagged Assets, Finance, Goethe, Guest Posts, Investment, Money, Personal Development, Risk, Shares, Steven-D.-Strauss, Stock-Market, Technorati-Favorites-Exchange, Technorati-Top-100, The-Big-Idea, Trading | Permalink | Comments (3)

Gauravonomics is a Technorati Top 100 Blog Now!

Thursday, April 19th, 2007

Gauravonomics is a Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blog now!

A big “Thank You!” to everybody who made it possible.

If you also want to make it to the Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blog list, please leave a comment on my Technorati Favorites Exchange which allows you to be automatically favorited and discovered by hundreds of new blogs across the world.

If you are new here, please have a look at my noteworthy posts and, if you like what you see, subscribe to my feed via your feedreader or via e-mail.

I’ll write a longer post about my Technorati Top 100 quest later, but here are some thoughts -

- Gauravonomics is the first non-tech desi blog to be on Technorati Top 100. That must mean something!
- It’s so easy to game Technorati. John Chow has made a career out of doing just that; I’m sure there are others.
- What will Technorati do now that the number of fake favorites on Technorati Top 100 Most Favorited Blog list is approaching double digits?
- Nothing if impossible. If you have the will you will find the way.
- There are shortcuts to everything. It might not feel as good or mean as much to get to your goals via shortcuts, but, often, that’s the only way to get there.
- Is it 1 down 29 to go on my 30 by 30 list?

Filed in 30 by 30, Internet, Marketing, Novice Blogger | Also tagged Blog-Tips, Blogging, Blogging-Tips, Blogs, LinkBaiting, Noteworthy, Novice Blogger, Technorati, Technorati-Favorites, Technorati-Favorites-Exchange, The-Next-Marketing-Guru, Wannabe-Web-Millionaire | Permalink | Comments (8)

The Key is to Know When to Quit

Tuesday, April 10th, 2007

Seth Godin’s soon-to-be-released book ‘The Dip’ promises to help you figure out if you’re in a Dip (a temporary setback that will get better if you keep pushing) or a Cul-de-Sac (which will never get better, no matter how hard you try).

Seth says that the old saying is wrong - winners do quit, and quitters do win. The key is to know when to quit and when to hang tough.

I’ll be really looking forward to this one.

Filed in 30 by 30, Marketing | Also tagged Asides, Books, Bookworm, Do-More-Now, My-To-Do-List, Seth-Godin, The-Dip, The-Next-Marketing-Guru | Permalink | Comments (1)

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