MENLO PARK, Calif. (MMD Newswire) February 8, 2010 -- Unveiling a sweeping array of business opportunities in India today, Sramana Mitra conveys her ideas on Indian entrepreneurship in her latest book, Vision India 2020.
Set in the year 2020, this book takes the innovative approach of looking back on the building of 45 successful entrepreneurial ventures in India, from start-up to $1 billion enterprise. Each business idea presented has been selected by Mitra as a result of her years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, Silicon Valley strategy consultant, Forbes columnist, and moderator of her regular entrepreneur roundtable conferences.
While written as a futuristic retrospective, Mitra is quite candid about the realities and challenges facing Indian entrepreneurs today. To enable entrepreneurs to make the connections to their own current ventures, the essays are filled with references to real world companies, some well-known characters, and a variety of strategies and business models. The business opportunities presented also span multiple sectors, from technology and technology enabled services, to education and infrastructure, to lifestyle brands and healthcare.
Fast-paced and encouraging, Vision India 2020 is a must-read for every aspiring Indian entrepreneur, for those intrigued by the changing business landscape of India and the real potential of the next decade.
Vision India 2020 is available for sale online at Amazon.com and other channels.
About the Author
Sramana Mitra is a technology entrepreneur and strategy consultant in Silicon Valley. She has founded three companies, writes a weekly column for Forbes and the business blog, Sramana Mitra on Strategy (www.sramanamitra.com). She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her three books, Entrepreneur Journeys, Bootstrapping, Weapon Of Mass Reconstruction, and Positioning: How To Test, Validate, and Bring Your Idea To Market are all available on Amazon.com.
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