Once upon a Time (as all fairy tales have to begin) there was an entrepreneur in a mystical land called India. This entrepreneur was a harried and yet hopeful sort of fellow who despite all the opposition dreamt of making products and building companies. The only catch here is that these fairy tales came true.

It shall be well beyond the faculties of my limited knowledge, and more aptly, experience to speak of the spirits that fang the fires of entrepreneurialism in the average discontented (to be taken in the positive sense) Indian mind but I may presume it to be well within my capabilities to speak of the need of a passionate partner in any given venture. It is often seen entrepreneurs either seeking their best friends, acquaintances with Complimentary skills, or just people experienced in the concerned industry as business partners for their ventures. And it is this,

All great ventures arise out of fulfilling a need. Silicon Valley and its parade of world conquering geeks were at the beginning fulfilling the purpose of financing Stanford University’s post-war growth. With 8000 acres of land the university decided to give some out to Varian Associates in the area known as the “Stanford Industrial park”. Leland Stanford who originally bequeathed the farm that became the university had a clause preventing its sale but the industrials were equally interested in buying a long term lease. Stanford got money and the world got technology that would change it forever.

The Land of the Rising Sun was at one point “Rising”. They seem to be slowing down now, and hardly make a splash unless it’s a new video game or a new car or a weird Japanese toy (well they pretty much own these sectors). The Japanese are culturally unique, their food is exotic (sushi and miso soup) and their economy was/is one of the most vibrant.