Raghu Prodduturi's Blog

Device Fragmentation Might Push Small App Developers Towards Extinction

Mar 08

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With increasing number of devices comes increasing amount of fragmentation; different devices, different processors, different speeds, different GPUs, different screen size and what not! If the hardware trouble isn’t enough, developers have further trouble with different versions of OS on the devices. Flurry release a recent report which says that there are approximately 2130 mobile devices that use an app in the month of January alone! Imagine the plight of developers to make an app compatible with well, say at least most of the devices if not for all. Read on to know more about the scary truth behind app development for developers.

Screw it, I am diving in now!

Feb 28

You need a perfect moment for getting out of the comfort zone and start your entrepreneurial journey. All your fears of quitting a job that ensures a monthly pay, all your fears of answering your family and relatives about your crazy move and all your fears of spending sleepless nights ahead need just one “Screw it, I am diving in now” moment. And for me Startup Weekend provides that exact moment, not just once but multiple times each year. Being a veteran Startup Weekender (5 times in a year!) I built a huge network of fellow entrepreneurs, mentors, CEOs, investors, CTOs, designers and what not and it feels great to interact with each one of them.

Startup Funerals – “Glorifying Failures”

Dec 07

On December 1st 2012 Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore witnessed the first edition of Startup Funerals, the first of its kind in India. Most startup events always share about success stories, but what about failures? We believe that most startups do face failures and some difficulty in the making but people are reluctant to talk about them, in fact Rovio produced 51 apps that failed before Angry Birds and how many of us know about it?. We at Startup Funerals want to glorify failures and help young entrepreneurs, established entrepreneurs and wanna-be entrepreneurs to learn from others failures.

Kickstart Your Entrepreneurial Dream – Startup Weekend

Nov 05

India is a nation dominated by self employed people, let it be a farmer or a tech entrepreneur. Everyone has some crazy idea imparted into their mind at some point of time, but what sets winners apart from others is not their ideas but their willingness and courage to go ahead and implement their ideas. That one essential FIRST-STEP is needed! So, did you already decide to take that first step? Are you waiting to do any one of these?

Rapid prototyping

Idea evaluation

Network with fellow entrepreneurs and wanna be entrepreneurs

Hunt for a co-founder

Hunt for a good team for your startup

Know about upcoming technologies

Presentation skills

Access to mentors

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If yes, all you have to do is sacrifice a weekend of your time for this unlimited list of advantages by taking part in Startup Weekend.

How An iPad Fits In Perfectly

Jul 29

Back in 2010 when the iPad was about to be launched there were rumours floating around about it. Some were expecting a large touch screen device with a full fledged OSX running on it and others were expecting a blown out iPhone. Well, it was none. It was an iPad, runs iOS, has its own set of customers, has its own set of usage and most importantly has its own base of apps with unparalleled usability. Pundits and gurus predicted not much usage factor for iPad and were quite skeptical about it, but as usual Apple proved the potential of iPad (not tablet!). It changed the game altogether.

54 Hours Of Crazy Startup Fun!

Jul 14

It’s all happening here, from designing customized jewelry to trading celebrities, from helping people drink better to helping people learn better. This is just a part of the craziness happening here at Startup Weekend Hyderabad (#swhyd). People spend 54 hrs without much sleep, hogging pizza, enjoying the awesomeness of ISB and of course working to the core. The value this one events adds is something people cannot avail anywhere. You meet around 100 entrepreneurs, all with great ideas, all equally charged to make things big and all willing to collaborate and share knowledge.

Small Ways To Brand Your Startup

Jul 12

Branding, a concept which has no boundaries. Effective branding can be achieved using as less as few hundreds to as much as millions. My tiny experience running my startup helped me a lot, I wouldn’t say I myself have done all of it but I wish I had done all of it. I would say it’s always better now than never. Read on to know some branding you can do for your startups at manageable prices.

Consumer Care Woes: 1. HTC in India [Update]

Jul 11

April 4th 2012, the time when I was blown away by a new gizmo once again. It was the launch day of the brand new One series from HTC in India which started off with the HTC One X and HTC One V. I was quite determined to get a HTC One X for myself and thus managed my funds by disposing off my Samsung Galaxy Note. I finally got my HTC One X from one of the best and budding e-commerce sites in india ButThePrice. (Order No. BTP 358638). I loved the phone to the core but my pleasant journey was disrupted when I had to tackle with a major repair and had to rely on the HTC Customer Service.

GMAT Prep Series: 4. My Preparation For Critical Reasoning

Jul 11

Handling Critical Reasoning (CR) the right way is essential to score most of the 700 level questions correct. If you are aiming for a score above 700 then you must be aware of the right techniques to tackle these questions. Please go through my post number two of this series to know which resources to follow. There are certain essentials listed out in the Power Score Critical Reasoning Bible that is a must for every GMAT taker.

GMAT Prep Series: 3. How I Am Preparing For GMAT In Three Months

Jul 08

Scheduling your time properly is quite important for GMAT. You can spend as much time as possible or as little time as possible. You need to spend a week for analyzing where you stand before you start off with your preparation. I took a mock test right before I started off my preparation. I scored badly in verbal and I knew I had to spend lots of time on verbal. I got a 49/51 in quants though. Right then I decided to spend most of my preparation time on verbal only. This is how I am planning to prepare for my GMAT in three months.