With Ajay, the future urban farmer of India?
Why spend energy on transport when the vegetables can be grown on-site, absolutely anywhere? I assume Hydroponics is the future of predictable delivery of healthy greens for...
My India business rule #3: Don’t take YES for an answer
The sweet taste of a YES doesn't last for long if the actual answer should have been NO. So, take some time to determine how much "yes"...
Cinematic celebration at the Norwegian Embassy in Delhi
Reception at the Embassy on the evening of 17th of May. Guests were entertained by scenes from several Indian blockbusters recently shot in Norway.
See the photos from...
Cross country skiing and Cricket. Norway vs India – in our own Olympic Games...
When we celebrated our 10 first years of operation in India (2010), we did a few things that I think never has been done in Pune earlier....
Unqualified people in “not proper jobs”. Great?
One of many interesting Indian traditions is creating jobs that's actually not required. "Not proper jobs". The thought behind that is as simple as it's nice: to...
Ambassador Lise-Mari leaving a mark in Goa
One of our secret vepons to assure good communication and delivery on time, is our Scandinavian Ambassador in India.
The Devant Ambassador does what any Ambassador should. No...
A 2-day visit to India will make wonders for your product
How can you possibly succeed without spending quality time with the most important people in your project? It's not even debatable. You have to know the people developing...
Business lessons from the chaos of Indian traffic?
Finally, I am driving myself in India, and I suspect the extreme experience from Indian traffic can help to further understand the business culture too. This blogpost...
Why I chose to work with Kalpavruksh
Have a look at what convinced me that the Patni Groups Scandinavian outsourcing-arm is a gift to Norwegian software developers and IT-departments.
Solid owners – the Patni family...
Ambani thought me being modest won’t get you anywhere in India
This is an important lesson learned from my very interesting meeting with India’s biggest business tycoon, Mukesh Ambani.
I don’t have a wishlist of people I want to...
