Scale up your enterprise..

'Startups thrive in an environment of chaos where multiple tasks are done, undone and re-done often times guided by just a leap of faith. Decisions are taken in quick time without long (boring?!) meetings typically by a small team of extremely committed and passionate people. Systems, processes and procedures are considered inhibitors to their competitive advantages of speed and innovation. But as the startup grows, the lack of systems and processes start inhibiting growth; indeed, the company can implode before long without adequate attention and focus on having and implementing systems and processes. These processes and procedures relate to every functional area of the startup and these functional areas cannot scale, operate efficiently and effectively without the right systems. And the management team cannot manage the growth of the company if they cannot measure and track activities, people, money, time, contracts and documents among other things. '

Sanjay Anandram

Motto for a start up ...

The foundation in turn is determined by the company culture and the quality of the people. The culture must value discipline, diligence and data. Discipline to ensure that systems and procedures are implemented and followed; Diligence to ensure that the systems are continuously working as they should across the company; Data to ensure that the quality of decision making goes beyond pure leap of faith.

Excerpt from a post from : Arun Natarajans blog.
http://startupjourney.blogspot.com/

Article 21 Indian Constitution

Health as one of the Fundamental Human Right, has been accepted in the Indian Constitution. Although Article 21 of the Constitution requires the State to ensure the health and nutritional well being of all people, the Federal Government has a substantial technical and financial role in the sector. Due to growing importance of healthcare industry, it has been conferred with the Infrastructure status under section 10 (23G) of the Income Tax Act,

Quite impressed : Scouting For The Ideal Business Model

http://www.expresshealthcaremgmt.com/200604/coverstory01.shtml

Author : rita_dutta@rediffmail.com

An impressive read,current and pertinent thoughts,well adorned with snippets from market mavericks.
A follow up three years down the line on strategies which worked and which didnt would really help.

Comment : Buisness week article on innovation channels..

How Whirlpool Puts New Ideas Through the Wringer
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/aug2009/id2009083_452757_page_2.htm


Dr.Anshul Govila MD Aug 9, 2009 4:38 AM GMT This article makes me think whether hospitals and the healthcare industry could use such a strategy.The channels of formal research in medicine are getting clogged by two much peer pressure and back biting.Whats is required is an independant neutral assesment of an idea, adequate and timely funding , cost evaluation and and final application.A hospital could benefit from a 'Chief Innovation Officer'.A senior clinician maybe to whom all the other innovative clinicians report.I would love to here from physicians who have such an successful existing model of research and innovation in their hospital.