As part of a class “China and the Internet” at Georgetown University, I’ve been doing a lot of research on the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software space in China. This research will be published mid december as a white paper and later as part of the upcoming Modern Enterprise: Business of Business Today book that will be … Continue reading
One of the books I’ve read recently for “Personal Purpose & Mission,” a class I’m taking on the weekends, is called Bridge As You Walk On It: A Guide for Leading Change by Robert Quinn. The class and the book have helped me clarify my purpose as well as the purpose of my company. I identify … Continue reading
Since the Internet went public in the early 1990’s, it’s become a tool unlike anything in human history. One can instantly access information – all it takes is a computer and a decent Wi-Fi signal. Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook allow for information to reach millions of people in seconds. According to … Continue reading
In the genesis of an enterprise, the enterprise builder must rely on partners, especially if they are the only person working on their idea. Partners are indispensable service providers, product vendors, and contractors without which there is no business. They are not to be confused with resources which tend to be internal labor, contractors, or vendors. Key partners are those that … Continue reading
People are what enable Google to be Google. People are what made Facebook. Apart from the obvious need need for an idea, an opportunity for that idea to fit a demand with a supply, the enterprise builder needs both physical and intangible resources to create a company. Once created, they need a company of people to perform. A company … Continue reading
This awesome video by AllTime10s shows us some pretty incredible futuristic technologies which already exist today. Here they are: Printing human organisms using 3D printers Dynamically stable quadruped robots Thought controlled prosthetics Wireless power Retinal implants Hologram TV Cloaking devices Hover cars Exoskeletons Force fields
An enterprise builder organizes and manages information regarding people so that they can be used as a mass to function for results. At the basic level they manage the contact and billing details. No one can remember all of the details in their head. Today no matter what business someone is operating, they need a … Continue reading
Photo Credit: Kimb0lene Anant is a distributed company that relies heavily on conference calls and webinars/GoToMeetings to conduct our day-to-day business. As such, it’s important that we follow some basic rules when it comes to interacting via conference calls and webinars to make the most of our virtual time together. Here’s a list of the … Continue reading
Here at Anant, we develop a fair number of websites. Of course, we have our Appleseed App, the platform and CMS we recommend for all of our clients for maximum flexibility. However, there are a still a number of projects which we develop on WordPress. Today, we wanted to give you some insight into the … Continue reading
JFK once gave a speech which inspired the country to go to the moon. When JFK was touring one of the sites that the Apollo missions was developed at, he had a conversation with a janitor. When asked how the janitor was doing and what he was working on, he replied “I’m helping America get … Continue reading
