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YooNoodle Startup Predicter tells that MyJugaad.in will be worth $6.3 million in 3 years. Let’s see if it really turns out to be the case.
Here is the official certificate of future valuation of MyJugaad.in from YouNoodle.
[Note: The following is a guest post written by Heather Johnson exclusively for this blog. If you too want to write a guest post, you are most welcome. Contact me at paras@paraschopra.com]
In today’s scenario, is it possible to even think for a moment about life without the Internet? The web as we know it has evolved tremendously over the past 15 years to be used for purposes beyond sending email and its popularity has spread to every nook and corner of the globe. But has progress truly been made, especially in the way that it should have been?
Researchers across the world seem to believe a better and more secure form of networking is the need of the hour, an attitude that’s risen because of the mayhem the Internet has been known to cause. What with child pornography, spam, malicious software like viruses and worms, identity theft and every other con that the human mind is capable of dreaming up perpetrating the net and making it unsafe for children and unsuspecting adults, new technology research is being focused on creating a safer and more secure Internet.
Years after the inception of Arpanet and the birth of the Internet we know today, two projects that hope to build a new network sans the dangers of the current one are underway, GENI or Global Environment for Network Innovations being the brainchild of scientists in the United States and Future and Internet Research or FIRE initiated by the European Union. While both endeavors are still in their infancy, questions are already being raised about their effectiveness – will the huge sums of money being poured into these projects be justified? Will the new network retain all the advantages of the Internet as we know it even as it somehow finds a way to block all forms of malicious and illegal activities?
Even if such a network is conceived and given birth to, how long will it take for the conmen of the world to find alternative methods of scams and frauds? How long will the safety net cast by the researchers hold against the efforts of people determined to make a fast buck the wrong way?
If there is no foolproof way to safeguard this Internet and to manage it more effectively, what is the guarantee that the new network will hold out against the onslaught from men who are savvy enough to take advantage of the gullibility of ordinary folks? Let’s face it, the current crop of Internet issues are mostly related to people’s ignorance of safe surfing practices. They leave their networks open, they store passwords within easy reach of crooks, they do not protect their systems from malicious software and they are careless about the way they bank online. They open messages from strangers and click links that they should not trust, they provide information when asked because the email seems official, and they part with their personal information and credit card numbers at the drop of a hat.
The Internet will be a less profitable hunting ground for crooks if only people were more aware of the things that could go wrong and take appropriate security measures. Until then, there’s no doubt that no network is strong enough to hold fort against the attack that crooks will launch, especially when they know that folks are still gullible enough to be conned out of their money.
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This article is contributed by Heather Johnson, who regularly writes on dial up Internet service. She invites your questions and writing job opportunities at her personal email address: heatherjohnson2323 at gmail dot com.
I am releasing the guide titled ‘How to Start an Online Business: 11,520 Free Resources for the Internet Entrepreneur‘ for free.
This 40 page guide is a massive (11,520 to be precise) compilation of free to access resources on how to start an online business. These internet resources take the form of tips, tricks, tools, techniques, advice, tutorials, tests, blog posts, articles and guides.
The guide takes you through different phases of starting an online business, right from generating a business idea to implementing and marketing it and later growing your business. To best of my author’s knowledge, no other guide contains such a huge list of resources and is so comprehensive that everyone (from newbies to professionals) is going to find something useful in it.
Every successful (or even unsuccessful) entrepreneur says that number one priority for people like him should to be network like mad. In fact, at a recent event Proto.in, I actually saw this in practice.
So why do entrepreneurs network so vigorously? Well, some studies show that 70% of the deals funded come through referrals. Some VCs even insist that all the business plans that come to them directly (through email) usually end up going to either spam or trash folder. Neither folder is a good destination. So moral of the story is: if you *ever* want to get venture funding in your life make sure you know a couple of people who know VCs. And what better way to know these people except going to conferences, having a chat and then exchanging business cards with them.
But it doesn’t just end here. Come on, now admit that of all business cards you have, how many people you actually know and how many would you like to refer to somebody in future. Chances are that the number is zero. In India, people just dole out their business cards at every opportunity possible (even I do that!). I wonder if they have business cards left while grabbing a pan, they might even end up giving a card to the panwalla. With this deluge of business cards pouring in to the person you want to network with, how do you make sure that he actually remembers you?
The answer is two-fold: have a non-standard card which stands out of the bunch and follow up with the person honestly. Following up is much important than having an oval shaped magenta colored card. After you hand over your card to someone, graciously ask for her card. And then after 1-2 days, email her saying that you enjoyed meeting her and then end the email with a broad question. This will force her to reply so that you can continue with the conversation for weeks to come and form a strong relationship.
And even generally, if you come across someone’s homepage who is interesting, just shoot him (for example, me) a mail and form a connection. Trust me, this would really, really help you in long term.
For people who are experts in networking, can they share tips and tricks of the trade?
I am very proud to announce you that we have developed a whole lot of new features in MyJugaad.in. Some of them are the following:
By the way, MyJugaad.in has had excellent reviews from numerous websites. Some of them are KillerStartups, DesiStartups and Anti Social Development. If you too can help us by spreading the word, nothing like it!
Do check out the new features and let us know how you find them. Your feedback is sincerely appreciated.
Today, I am releasing PyPond which I made as my final year project. PyPond is a digital life simulator in Python inspired from Nanopond
Download: Normal version or With graphics version (requires PyGame library)
Following is straight from the Kindo team:
“We had been working hard on the release for quite sometime and we’re quite excited with this Hindi launch. We believe that the service would provide tremendous value to the Indian families across the globe. Especially ‘Indian students and engineers’ now living in the US, UK and Australia can easily create a network of all of their family members. Hindi is one of the most popular languages and is amongst the top 3 widely spoken languages.
For more information about Kindo’s Hindi version please visit http://kindo.com/index.php/?lang=hi-utf-8.and select ‘Hindi’ from the language category.”
I personally feel it is a good initiative but wonder how many people would actually want to use a Hindi social network. The point with local languages is that either the entire internet experience should be in the said local language or there should be none at all. Won’t users find it hard to switch their frame of mind when they shift from one website to another (which is in a different language)?
Perhaps, the Kindo team can shed some light on the philosophy and the current number of registered users for Hindi language.
Do you think there is a need for Hindi language social network? What is your take?
Bad time to have a server error. 
PS: Also have a look at my earlier post on the same subject, titled “My (chinese) LITTLE POLY-COLOURED FLUORESCENT“
A quick review of Mnemonic Dictionary:
Any comments on Mnemonic Dictionary? By the way, what is your strategy for remembering difficult words?
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