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Narayana Murthy's success mantras for entrepreneurs

20 points by dreamz 17y ago

FraaJad 17y ago
This is a poorly written article, typical of rediff. Read this recent interview of NRN by Tehelka (Apr/25 ed.) http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Bu250409the_rich.asp http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Bu250409the... instead, if you are interested in hearing what he has to say. However, the interview does not have a "entrepreneurship" only focus.
knightinblue 17y ago
You need funds. . . but that is easy, finance is not a problem. Yeah, if you're Murthy funds are no problem at all.
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- mailanay 17y ago
  No really, money is one of the easiest resource to get (as compared to other things needed to succeed).
jerryji 17y ago
You need bread... but that is easy, or else you just eat cake.
diego 17y ago
1. You must have an idea whose value to the market should be expressible in a simple sentence, not a complex or a compound sentence From http://www.infosys.com/about/what-we-do/default.asp http://www.infosys.com/about/what-we-do/default.asp Six paragraphs, tiny font. This is the second paragraph: "Infosys defines, designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. Infosys also provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers."
plinkplonk 17y ago
[Due Disclosure - I am Indian and live in Bangalore and have friends who work in Infosys] Mr Murthy started a body shopping company. Entrepreneur? certainly, by definition of the word. But not along the lines of the startup founders discussed here on HN. At best the analogy would be to someone who starts a consulting company. PS: I say "body shop" Infosys says it "provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers" ;-)
- screwperman 17y ago
  One of your older comments might be worth adding: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=62993 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=62993 Most of his speeches (and Nandan Nilekani's for that matter) are ghost written, by a small team of smart MBA s from local elite schools like IIMs(Indian Institute Of Management). One of my school buddies is on that team that's how I know.
  - SingAlong 17y ago
    plinkplonk nailed it!!! In Infosys, they make people slog for 12hrs a day + extra work hours per day if the project isn't completed by time. People complain of tight schedules that are almost impossible and no time to learn new tech. Also the 6-month maternity leave for women has been reduced to 3 months now. A friend's wife who recently gave birth to a child, was told a strict "no", even when she said she would take the 3-month maternity leave and work at home for the another 3-months after which she would get back to her normal work schedule. (she then quit her job). So where does Narayan Murthy's easy-work-schedule for women, "we support women empowerment" mean? He recently wrote a guest column on how Infosys supports women and told abt all the facilities they weren't even providing on paper. Also another funny thing, just a couple weeks ago, I read an interview by Nandan Nilekani in which he said that Infosys won't be laying of any of their workforce (article headlined in the newspaper's business page). 3 days later they layoff 2600 and it's in a small column in the newspaper's business page. People should rather look for some stuff from people like Guy Kawasaki, Sam Altman or whoever's done it. I often listen/read abt people who do it for their first time and talk abt their experience and how they did it. Each have their own way of doing it and the business is different and it's fun to know how the other guy did it. [full disclosure: I'm from Bangalore too. And also have a couple of relatives and a lot of friends who work at Infosys] P.S: I respect Murthy for what he's done/achieved, but not for what he talks (all the common stuff and total bullshit).

20 points by dreamz 17y ago

This is a poorly written article, typical of rediff. Read this recent interview of NRN by Tehelka (Apr/25 ed.) http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Bu250409the_rich.asp http://www.tehelka.com/story_main41.asp?filename=Bu250409the... instead, if you are interested in hearing what he has to say. However, the interview does not have a "entrepreneurship" only focus.

knightinblue 17y ago

You need funds. . . but that is easy, finance is not a problem. Yeah, if you're Murthy funds are no problem at all.

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mailanay 17y ago
No really, money is one of the easiest resource to get (as compared to other things needed to succeed).

jerryji 17y ago

You need bread... but that is easy, or else you just eat cake.

diego 17y ago

1. You must have an idea whose value to the market should be expressible in a simple sentence, not a complex or a compound sentence From http://www.infosys.com/about/what-we-do/default.asp http://www.infosys.com/about/what-we-do/default.asp Six paragraphs, tiny font. This is the second paragraph: "Infosys defines, designs and delivers technology-enabled business solutions that help Global 2000 companies win in a Flat World. Infosys also provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers."

plinkplonk 17y ago

[Due Disclosure - I am Indian and live in Bangalore and have friends who work in Infosys] Mr Murthy started a body shopping company. Entrepreneur? certainly, by definition of the word. But not along the lines of the startup founders discussed here on HN. At best the analogy would be to someone who starts a consulting company. PS: I say "body shop" Infosys says it "provides a complete range of services by leveraging our domain and business expertise and strategic alliances with leading technology providers" ;-)

screwperman 17y ago
One of your older comments might be worth adding: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=62993 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=62993 Most of his speeches (and Nandan Nilekani's for that matter) are ghost written, by a small team of smart MBA s from local elite schools like IIMs(Indian Institute Of Management). One of my school buddies is on that team that's how I know.
- SingAlong 17y ago
  plinkplonk nailed it!!! In Infosys, they make people slog for 12hrs a day + extra work hours per day if the project isn't completed by time. People complain of tight schedules that are almost impossible and no time to learn new tech. Also the 6-month maternity leave for women has been reduced to 3 months now. A friend's wife who recently gave birth to a child, was told a strict "no", even when she said she would take the 3-month maternity leave and work at home for the another 3-months after which she would get back to her normal work schedule. (she then quit her job). So where does Narayan Murthy's easy-work-schedule for women, "we support women empowerment" mean? He recently wrote a guest column on how Infosys supports women and told abt all the facilities they weren't even providing on paper. Also another funny thing, just a couple weeks ago, I read an interview by Nandan Nilekani in which he said that Infosys won't be laying of any of their workforce (article headlined in the newspaper's business page). 3 days later they layoff 2600 and it's in a small column in the newspaper's business page. People should rather look for some stuff from people like Guy Kawasaki, Sam Altman or whoever's done it. I often listen/read abt people who do it for their first time and talk abt their experience and how they did it. Each have their own way of doing it and the business is different and it's fun to know how the other guy did it. [full disclosure: I'm from Bangalore too. And also have a couple of relatives and a lot of friends who work at Infosys] P.S: I respect Murthy for what he's done/achieved, but not for what he talks (all the common stuff and total bullshit).