Alok’s Posts
Missed your Flight? Say Cheese!
Sometimes missing your flight can be a blessing – just sit back, grab your favorite coffee and reflect. Also take solace in this: Way back in 1997, ...Read More
If the Maharaja is Nanga, why am I supplying the Pyjama?
Air India is broke, bankrupt and hopeless. Why on earth should I be paying (via my tax rupees) to support one of the worst run businesses on earth? Th...Read More
Needed – Web Doctors
Opportunity for “Web Doctors’ Who are we? C2W Digital is the interactive arm of contests2win and has been doing state of the art work in the digital s...Read More
How the iPad fired my Building Watchman!
For the past 15 years I have been reading the Economist Magazine religiously. The magazine is couriered to my residence every weekend and I pray I get...Read More
Seven Myths of Starting Up – Busted Here!
Myth 1 – I have a great idea but I can’t share it coz someone will steal it. Oh man, if that were the case, then dreams would be the most expe...Read More
Global Youth Insights!
What you always knew but had never read: – 70% of Kids in India LOVE SCHOOL BUT 69% of Kids in Ireland HATE SCHOOL Check out games2win global ...Read More
How Long Does it Take?
I am getting increasingly intrigued by the Question of How Long does it take to create a meaningful business. First and foremost, what does a ‘m...Read More
How I Hire People
I am pretty lousy ‘Hirer’. Given that I worked in the family businesses for years before I started my Digital Journey, I had never been ...Read More
Is Corruption Good?
Given that there is a corrupt Scandal breaking out almost every 24 hours in India currently, I took a step and asked myself – what really is the...Read More
The Purple Well
The planet of therodinhoods.wpengine.com fascinated Moneybags, the VC. Since his last visit, he couldn’t get enough of this amazing place. It had been...Read More
MNP – Mera Number Pehelwan !
In the beginning of 2001, contests2win began pioneering the concept of Mobile Marketing Via SMS, via our business Mobile2win (China and India). While ...Read More
THE PITCH – Behind the Scenes
When we shot for THE PITCH, I had never met nor heard of Boman Irani. However, in the 12 hours that passed compressed in a room with and 2 other Jury...Read More