One will easily associate three big names with each of the above- Facebook, Google and Microsoft- in that order. And I believe each one is doing a fantastic job in that area. The problem is when they try to invade the other territory. There is a saying in Hindi- "Ek jungle mein ek hi sher reh sakta hain." When translated to English, it means- "There can be only one tiger in a forest".
It has now become very clear that Google has been struggling in the Social networking area. With the failure of Google's Buzz and Wave, the web gurus could only just give a "I-told-you-so" look! Read it somewhere that Google is again planning to build something on the lines of Facebook. And one shouldn't write anymore about the colossal failure of Microsoft on all Web fronts.
I don't understand this. Why diversify into a sector in which there already is a great player and doing great work. For Google, there has been no dearth of revenues from the Search engine and Ads market. Why move into Social Networking, where even if it succeeds (which is not something that I am looking forward to), it will gain only a portion of the market share. I don't believe that Google can't come up with new products for the web and move to unexplored territories or to sectors which does not have great players. Why focus on Social Netwroking?
Well, as far as MS goes... I think they have no other option. With people moving away from the computer and to the web, it has to diversify. But Microsoft is again doing the same things which have already been done. Bing for instance. You come up with Bing when Google already has cent percent market share and is still improving at a fantastic rate. Microsoft is great with Office Suite. If it wants the harness the power of Web and Google, they should start looking at Google docs and do better than that which I believe that they can. Google docs is pretty basic and companies are just starting to use it. The market is still open as compared to SE market. It's as naive as that. Heard that MS Office 2010 comes with a rich Web version- but only if you buy Office Suite. On the one hand, MS wants to gain traction in the web world but not ready to give what Google is giving for free. At least a free basic service with upgradation to Premium should not be a problem to MS :)
But still then, Web is still evolving and evolution can take drastic steps. But, according to me, in all probability the biggies in these areas will remain biggies and that the Web will evolve not by overthrowing them but opening up newer arenas where we will see new players.
Sunday, October 03, 2010
So what's next?
It's now over 3 months since I joined a job. Phew, it does sound good.
Everyday we listen to people complaining about their job. Most times it is true. Doing the same thing everyday over and over again gets boring after a while. The remedy is to do different stuff each day.
My experience with Drishti Soft has been good till now. Yes ofcourse I am working much more than what most people are doing right now... sometimes doubting if the remuneration makes justice or not.... But when I think about it, I realize that I knew this would happen. When I ditched a job in a good MNC and decided to join a startup, I knew what I was getting into. The point is I chose it for myself.
Working in Drishti has not been boring at all. You have the freedom to experiment, you keep doing new work each day. But even then there are times you are made to do something which you dont want to do. Or sometimes listen to people who want to do something in a way that you do not approve of. And then you think, what am I doing? This was not what I had in mind.
And then comes the next question, ok, I have been doing a job which I am, at the least, doing well. What next? In the second month, going to office not knowing which new project you would work on was exciting. But human beings want more. Everything becomes passe. And then you start thinking, can I do this forever? And what's the next step?
Personally, I am kind of an impatient person. I want to see beyond today. I want to know where am I heading to. For that matter, any person would or, in my opinion, should. This sort of baffles me... really, what next? Answering that question is not an easy thing to do. You may just say... quit, do something you want... go start something on your own. The thought does seem rosy. The problem is not that you dont want to or you dont have that risk taking ability. The problem is "where do I start? What do I do?" This is the question that has been eating my for the past few weeks.
And thus I have been thinking "What's next?" I wonder if this is the way all entrepreneurs start. Sometimes, I think they do...
Everyday we listen to people complaining about their job. Most times it is true. Doing the same thing everyday over and over again gets boring after a while. The remedy is to do different stuff each day.
My experience with Drishti Soft has been good till now. Yes ofcourse I am working much more than what most people are doing right now... sometimes doubting if the remuneration makes justice or not.... But when I think about it, I realize that I knew this would happen. When I ditched a job in a good MNC and decided to join a startup, I knew what I was getting into. The point is I chose it for myself.
Working in Drishti has not been boring at all. You have the freedom to experiment, you keep doing new work each day. But even then there are times you are made to do something which you dont want to do. Or sometimes listen to people who want to do something in a way that you do not approve of. And then you think, what am I doing? This was not what I had in mind.
And then comes the next question, ok, I have been doing a job which I am, at the least, doing well. What next? In the second month, going to office not knowing which new project you would work on was exciting. But human beings want more. Everything becomes passe. And then you start thinking, can I do this forever? And what's the next step?
Personally, I am kind of an impatient person. I want to see beyond today. I want to know where am I heading to. For that matter, any person would or, in my opinion, should. This sort of baffles me... really, what next? Answering that question is not an easy thing to do. You may just say... quit, do something you want... go start something on your own. The thought does seem rosy. The problem is not that you dont want to or you dont have that risk taking ability. The problem is "where do I start? What do I do?" This is the question that has been eating my for the past few weeks.
And thus I have been thinking "What's next?" I wonder if this is the way all entrepreneurs start. Sometimes, I think they do...
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