Article in Times of India and Economic Times
By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 1st, 2008Category: Business, Ideas, Internet and Telecom, Start-ups, Technology, Venture Capital
A couple of weeks ago I had my first article published in Times of India and Economic Times. I did not know this, but recently discovered that Times of India is the largest circulated English newspaper in the world. Earlier today the parent company of the newspapers announced they had bought UK’s Virgin Radio for $108 million.
The article was an overview of the recent TiECon 2008 event held in Santa Clara, CA. Among the key takeaways from this year’s conference was that economic downturns are some of the best times to do a startup. Perhaps that was the underlying and unstated theme of this year’s event when you consider that folks featured as keynote speakers built companies on the cusp of one of the biggest busts in Silicon Valley, and then they also featured someone who is considered as a great coach and operations person: Bill Conway, Chairman of Intuit. How do you build companies was a key focus of this conference.
A special thank you to all those who send emails on the publication of the article.
Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an Internet Radio show where listeners can find stories about the new and emerging India and the global Indian community. As a pioneer of 'internet radio' format in India Kamla started her first show News about India, followed by TalkNewsIndia in 2005. In 2006 she premiered her new show: The Kamla Bhatt Show: Life, People and Ideas. 
