Category Business
It takes a village to raise a technology startup
Silicon Valley, the Hollywood for entrepreneurs, is an inspiration to cities and countries all over the world. Every country worth its proverbial tech salt, has tried to recreate valley-esque surroundings for startup companies to flourish. Some have succeeded and a vast majority of them have failed. India, arguably has its own Silicon Valley in Bengaluru, […]
Launching Heineken in Kerala – Interview with Joe Alapatt
United Breweries in partnership with the Alapatt Group launched Heineken beer in Kerala in July 2013. In an email interview with The Kochi Post, Joe Alapatt, Managing partner at Alapatt Group, shared with us on what it takes to introduce an international beer brand in Kerala. About the Heineken brand and why Malayali beer drinkers […]
Mystery of the two million missing Malayalis
A recent report, which will serve as an official reference for policy-making by the Kerala government relating to non-resident Keralites (NRK), comes as a shocker. It bursts the pomposity of NRKs who have been priding on these numbers(and money power) to be a major force of social and economic change. According to this report, there […]
Presence of mind by Kochouseph Chittilappilly
One day, a landlord placed an advertisement in the newspaper, to find a suitable caretaker for his farmhouse. The challenge was that the location was notorious for severe hurricanes and storms. So, no one was willing to come forward to take up that job. The lone candidate who responded to the advertisement, said during the […]
Wrapping the world in Thorthu
This is the one fabric that every Malayalee will swear by. For any number of uses at home, right from using around the kitchen while you cook, to tying it round your head while you garden, to drying off with one after a shower. Yes, it is the humble “thorthu” or the towel fabric that […]
INK Live 2013 to enthrall young minds of Kochi with multi-disciplinary Workshops
INK Live 2013, the engagement oriented event conducted by INK under the aegis of the annual INK Conference in association with TED, will began in Kochi on Friday, 25 October at the BTH Sarovaram. Conceived specially for college going youth and young working professionals, the three-day event will witness a confluence of renowned artists, entrepreneurs, technologists, […]
Responsible tourism in Wayanad
How do you deal with labour shortage and rising costs in agriculture and promote tourism without major investments? Kabani – The Other Direction has a solution. Responsible tourism. (ED: their website seems to be down, but you can check out their Facebook page here.) Sumesh Mangalassery of Kabani, speaking to The Alternative said: We envision […]
Sunil John ranked 14th in Arabian Business ‘Indian Power List 2013’
Sunil John, the founder shareholder and CEO of ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller, is ranked 14th in the Arabian Business ‘Indian Power List 2013.’ He is the only Indian entrepreneur and professional in the Top 20 rankings to represent the media industry. Sunil has served as a trusted advisor to public and private sector decision-makers for over two […]
Kochi’s World Economic Forum Meet CANCELLED
Announced with much fanfare, World Economic Forum’s 29th meeting in India and the first in South India, has been cancelled. Scheduled to be held on the 8th and 9th of November 2013 at Kochi, the meeting had planned to bring around 150 participants together in private sessions to explore how to improve the nexus between regional and national […]
Get The Kochi Post Palm Book
The Kochi Post is advertisement free and we intend to stay that way. One of the ways we support ourselves is by selling The Kochi Post branded products. The Kochi Post Palm Book is a product by Paperworks Etc. in India. The book is composed with subtle elements of design and its exemplary binding holds the […]
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