Aneesh Varma

@aneeshvarma

TODAY

  Where the idea came from

  The challenges of running a business

  Finding new business

  Lessons learned

  Ten top tips for budding entrepreneurs

  Using social media to gain business

Don’t stop learning things.

Everything helps.

7.25 AM

Business Law 101

You cant connect the dots looking forward… but you can connect them looking backwards.

Passion

Inno va tion

Latin root: innovatus [--in-uh-vey-shuhn-]

A new approach to customer experience

… and the future of innovation is beyond even smartphones and tablets

Turning a hobby into a business

Consumer, Retail & Automotive Telecom, Media & Technology Financial Services & Partners

text Smart ways to manage my life

Next stage: Linked solutions from mobile to smart-objects

“Know me as I walk in”

Owner’s app to instantly sync telemetry and performance stats

Redefining the retail customer experience inside the store

Barcode scanner

Inventory check

Related products

Ship-to-home

Credit Card payments

Available: iPad + Android

Accept credit card payments directly on the device

Built with true mobile DNA Used across retail customer touchpoints: Dealerships Stores Showrooms Merchants Galleries

Improved customer conversion and higher upsell shown

HOSPITALITY: Customer service and concierge tools

Always keep in touch with people

You never know who ends up where

Ethics

In the past technology was sold to create problems…

Scrappy We didn’t have much money

Never been cheaper to launch a business

Entrepreneurship

News areas

Free emails, free services

Technology & Cloud services

Social Media

Govt support

New distribution channels

Don't be scared if others are doing it.

Be scared if someone isn't.

Keep moving…

if you are not busy being born, you are busy dying.