"I was part of round 2 of Start-Up Chile (we were the first Sri Lankan team to be selected).
Overall, Start-Up Chile was a great experience - but it is not for everyone. Here are some of my thoughts:
Pros:
- Equity free funding (in this way, Start-up…"
Nayana Somaratna's Discussions
Who am I ? - A Pecha-Kucha style presentation
Nayana Somaratna : Who am I View more…Continue
Started Oct 20, 2011
Don't make my eyes bleed - an excellent guide on what to put in a business plan
Courtesy of Neil Davidson (http://neildavidson.com/) an excellent (and free) PDF guide on what to and what not to put in a business plan. All aspiring…Continue
Tags: Startups, Plans, Business
Started Sep 19, 2011
What are the major milestones in the life of a startup ?
As a co-founder of a (rapidly growing) startup, I tend to keep tabs on available investment opportunities. Not so much because we require funding, but because the better I understand the funding…Continue
Tags: OpenFeint, Milestones, Startup
Started Sep 19, 2011
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Nayana Somaratna replied to Anand Narayan's discussion Solve this puzzle and get a job
"Even though I don't need a job, it was fun solving this puzzle.
The most tricky part was figuring how to calculate the intersection of two circles - it is many years since I did any geometry :)
Emailed."
Nayana Somaratna commented on Gurpreet Singh Tikku's blog post The Gift of Lessons, My Gifting Company Taught Me.
"Very impressive :D And I used to think that you were just a real estate tycoon ;)"
Nayana Somaratna replied to Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal's discussion I lost a bet and had to eat my socks (new, fresh pair)
"If Alok needs medical advice, I am only a FB post away !"
Nayana Somaratna replied to Kunal Soni's discussion Mentorship for a Startup
"I would say that having a mentor is not a necessity - if you really want to start a startup, you'll find a way somehow.
That said, having the RIGHT mentor can make a huge difference - although finding the correct person might not be easy."
Nayana Somaratna replied to Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal's discussion Help in choosing a logo for 'Therodinhoods.com'
"I recommend gut feel too - entrepreneurs tend to have a well developed gut :D"
Praveena Sarathchandra commented on Nayana Somaratna's blog post Musings of a 3 time (not so successful) entrepreneur - part 1
"@Nayana: Inspiring story indeed!
LOL. I too have had the same experience.
Cheers!"
Nayana Somaratna replied to Kiran Kumar's discussion Would you share your corporate email id with a stranger?
"I give my corporate email ID freely.
Modern spam filtering software has become so good that spam is rarely a serious consideration anymore."
Nayana Somaratna replied to Nadeera Nilupamali's discussion Advice on differentiating product
"Wow @Abey - thanks a lot ! I really learnt something important just now."
Nayana Somaratna replied to Mahesh Khambadkone's discussion Approach to high-availability in the cloud
"@Mahesh: now I get it !
I actually had a similar discussion with my co-founder Sandaruwan.
My argument was that aside from capacity, other issues also tend to come into play - such as security and even maintainability (especially…"
Nayana Somaratna replied to Mahesh Khambadkone's discussion Approach to high-availability in the cloud
"@Mahesh:
Quick question - your argument does not seem to take in the fact that running application A + B on the same set of nodes may potentially double the load per server ? Or were you considering increasing the server capacities…"
Nayana Somaratna replied to Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal's discussion How to add Presentations to therodinhoods.com!
"It failed when I tried it again.
Then I "edited" the post and pasted the code yet again - *then* it worked.
Strange ....."
Nayana Somaratna replied to Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal's discussion How to add Presentations to therodinhoods.com!
"But I did so ! Multiple times in fact ?!
Let me try again and see ...."
Nayana Somaratna replied to Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal's discussion How to add Presentations to therodinhoods.com!
"Hey, hey - come on, I am not exactly an amateur with regard to this (no offense intended)
I was too busy today to debug the embedding process (thank you Firebug !). I'll give it a retry tomorrow."
Nayana Somaratna replied to Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal's discussion How to add Presentations to therodinhoods.com!
"@Alok: Does this work now ? I tried to embed a presentation of mine (http://www.slideshare.net/npsomaratna/nayana-somaratna-who-am-i), but it does not appear, even after following these instructions to the letter."
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- Medical Informatics
Nayana Somaratna's Blog
Social media observations (and lessons to learn !)
One of the privileges of being a tech entrepreneur is that I get to use Facebook regularly (while claiming that it is merely part of my job).
Of course, there are ways and more ways to use Facebook.
For the vast majority of users, Facebook is just a fun means of keeping in touch with their friends and whiling away the time. For others, it is a way to reach out to a wide audience and propagate their ideas.
For a few (myself included), Facebook…
ContinuePosted on September 15, 2011 at 12:00am — 9 Comments
Musings of a 3 time (not so successful) entrepreneur - part 1
I come from a family with a 'professional' background - my father is a retired senior lecturer in mathematics, while my brother is a specialist in internal medicine. My parents always emphasized the importance of education and how educational qualifications will always stay with you, as opposed to money, which can be lost.
However, for some reason I always wanted to be rich, even when I was a small schoolchild. I never really wanted to be educated and in fact, I looked upon…
ContinuePosted on June 17, 2011 at 6:00pm — 6 Comments
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- At 2:53pm on January 2, 2011,
Alok 'Rodinhood' Kejriwal said… - Nayana,
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