Emerging Technologies and Entrepreneurship

Rajesh JainManaging Director

NetCore Solutions

Email: rajesh@netcore.co.in

Blog: http://emergic.org

Tomorrow’s World: Always-On, Always Available

Teleputers

• Fixed and Handheld

• Mobiles as Network Computers

• Think Apple iPhone 2.0

Ubinet

• Wirelineand Wireless

• Broadband

• Ubiquitous

M-Web

• My, Mobile, Magical

• Cloud Computing

• Software and Content

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The Guiding Philosophy of Emergic (Breakthrough) Innovations

Bold and Ambitious

Goals

Focus on Local Non-

Consumers

Simpler and Cheaper

Limited Legacy helps

Leapfrog

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Made in India, Made for the World

http://emergic.org

Some Ideas for India to Lead: We are our Biggest Market

• Mobile Data: Media on Mobile, VAS Operator

– i-mode for India: Mobile Computing / Data MVNOs

• Bollywood as Online Video Anchor

• Computing as a Utility for Homes

• Mobile Payments and Commerce

• Computing as a Service for SMEs

• Personal Healthcare Records

• Education for 200 million kids

• Solar-based Energy solutions

• Two-way Governance4

Learnings as an Entrepreneur

• Overcome Fear of Failure

• Combine Vision and Will

• Think Disruptive Innovations

• Build to Last

• Luck Matters – and you can Create it

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Make no little plans;

they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably will themselves not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work...

- Daniel Burnham

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