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Re: Startups get funded, live on stage! - Chronicles of the Indian Startup Movement

Arpit Agarwal — Wed, 23 Oct 2013 04:30:53 -0000

Of course, but those weren't 'startups' in the narrow definition as we call them today - internet/mobile/technology companies. There were only a handful then. And certainly, there was no 'ecosystem' to help them grow.

Re: E-Commerce Diaries Part 1: Myntra pickup guy is trained to treat all customers as dubious!

Arpit Agarwal — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:45:16 -0000

The companies think they can get away with shoddy customer experience. That is surely not a way to build a sustainable business!

Re: E-Commerce Diaries Part 1: Myntra pickup guy is trained to treat all customers as dubious!

Arpit Agarwal — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 05:43:47 -0000

I checked again. Both, the last pickup and last delivery happened on a Tuesday. Quite a bit of coincidence, I say!

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: Immense Challenge or Immense Opportunity?

Arpit Agarwal — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:45:48 -0000

Thanks, Shaphali. Yes, it is the Secret. Actually Secret is embedded into Landmark Education's methods too. I am an Introduction Leader with them.

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: So far, so good

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 05:34:57 -0000

Poonam, Millionaire is not enough :(

Re: Ridiculous: TRAI Postpones Do Not Call Regulations Indefinitely

Arpit Agarwal — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 02:16:45 -0000

I see a clear lack of understanding of the issues arising due to spam, and options it has. It may not be an outright incompetence issue, but some people certainly had a lot to gain from postponing the regulation. So, it is a little of both, and occurs more like confusion.

Re: Idea Cellular & Axis Bank Launch MyCash

Arpit Agarwal — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:35:19 -0000

Telcos have refused to behave like ISPs for data, I don't think they will ever agree to act like ATMs for money. Although the competition is immense, which may push them in that direction, but beyond basic services of transactions and account opening, I doubt if they will ever be completely open.

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: Promises are worth keeping

Arpit Agarwal — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:25:17 -0000

Thanks for the comments, Vetri and Ananya.

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: My word creates the world!

Arpit Agarwal — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:29:15 -0000

Madhur, I have seen the Secret video CD, but not read the book by Dr Napolean. A lot of what I think now is inspired by Landmark Education - that "has and are helping me immensely in all my goals.. " :)

Did you attend an introduction?

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: My word creates the world!

Arpit Agarwal — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 04:27:27 -0000

If there is one person who understands attitude, its you! Thanks! :)

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: My word creates the world!

Arpit Agarwal — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:57:18 -0000

Aayega, Dollars ka bhi number aayega. Abhi ke liye goal of a Billion Rupees is a tall order itself :)

Re: How I Am Becoming A Billionaire: My word creates the world!

Arpit Agarwal — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 23:32:36 -0000

Ah! That's a problem I haven't thought about! But yeah, unless I make another Billion by 40, there is high chance I will blow this one away.

Good problem to have. How do you think I solve it?

Re: InMobi Gets $8M More Funding From KPCB & Sherpalo; Scale For Sale?

Arpit Agarwal — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:42:20 -0000

That is a real success story from India! What do you think KPCB+Sherpalo valued them at?

Re: iXiGO.com Launches Travel Deals Search; Profitable; Tripmela, Partnerships, Revenue Model

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:56:49 -0000

But then, the question still remains on how many customers they are able to retain from their website. I am a regular IXIGO fan. But I am pretty turned off at them redirecting me to OTAs (which I presume give IXIGO more money for referring me to them). IXIGO perhaps doesn't understand that lowest fares is not the only thing one looks for. The service airlines offer for customers who book directly on their website is better from what is offered to a customer booking through a OTA. For example, it is much easier (and cheaper) to cancel/re-schedule my tickets booked directly on airline site.

Crib, I know. But I'd like IXIGO to respond on this. They don't seem to be interested in retaining customers!

Re: TRAI To Come Up With Consultation Paper On 4G

Arpit Agarwal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:38:51 -0000

Diwaskar, Thanks for this update. What are the chances that India can miss the 3G bus altogether and get onto 4G right away? This kind of technology leap would help the country in innumerable ways.

Re: Rejection V/s Selection

Arpit Agarwal — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:28:52 -0000

Oh Yeah! It works too! :)

Re: Making IIT Bombay the next Stanford

Arpit Agarwal — Sun, 03 May 2009 13:28:29 -0000

Thanks a ton, Ashwin. Your comment made me proud!

Re: Google Begins to Make Public Data Searchable

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:03:46 -0000

Yeah! I wonder why Google always struck the right chords. See this video and you would realize the breathtaking work of Rosling!

www.ted.com/index.php/talks...

RWW, please keep us updated on what happened to interlinking of public databases.

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:20:11 -0000

Zeratul,

Very nicely written story. I laughed out loud. Now what? How can a satirical/humorous story add to our discussion?

Ok, I didn't know that the guy was also a UG at IITM. There are so many PGs who have been UGs at IIT before, including people in my class. So what?

Arpit

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:56:24 -0000

Zeratul,

If participation in insti activities and contribution as alumni are the only measures, most UGs would also fail to qualify as "IITians". Until we work out a comprehensive criteria of who should qualify as "IITian" and who shouldn't. Until then, let's rest this argument.

Yours is one of the first IITs to elect a PG to a major insti post. It surprises me how can you still have this line of thought!

Thanks for supporting my line of argument that IITians are not over the system. I fully agree that the administrations apathy and mismanagement of budget has to be dealt with. Otherwise this is utter wastage of national resources. I have been told that IITs have the highest cost standard of civil construction in the country, signaling a major leekage of resources. This HAS to stop!

The fact is that we are still discussing this issue. Your being a B.Tech did not change it. I don't know what you wanted to say by "how the IIT campus has educated them in matters other than academics". Isn't it more about maturity of thought than the academic course we are pursuing?

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:14:15 -0000

Moose,

I always wanted to say the same, but perhaps I didn't communicate that clearly. I am learning!

I am not in the business of evaluating what organizations do or don't with regard to media. I was just bringing out the fact that media has been used by everyone for their own prerogative. Especially, new media like blogs.

I don't think the parallel you drew is significant. IITians, for whatever they are, are no Manmohan Singh.

Yes. The two of us are not saying the same things now, unfortunately!

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:36:19 -0000

Abhinendra,

That you still believe that only UGs are IITians is a thought that I do not wish to debate. I'll let you win.

I'd do everything to avoid the death of a friend or a dear one. But whether I will take the violent path and break window panes, I don't think so.

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:32:53 -0000

I am sure IIT Kharagpur student community would like to believe that they have established a new ideal. The truth, I believe, is that they have only brought down the name of their hallowed institute by taking the violent way.

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 23:29:24 -0000

Ajit,

That you still believe that only B.Techs are IITians is a thought that I do not wish to debate.

I don't believe violence is any solution in any circumstance. And, this was no "Satyagraha", please don't compare.

Re: Death of an IIT Kharagpur student: Issues with media

Arpit Agarwal — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 05:54:47 -0000

KGPians,

Whatever was happening inside the campus was not defendable. The behavior of your management, and yours.

Media coverage does not justify that your actions, nor is there intention to prove it that way.

In any case, we are not pointing fingers to anyone. We are only asking you to stop and think for a second.