Weekly Recap – Startups, India Business and more

This week, we are conducting Product Strategy Workshop – the workshop will deal with the art of building kickass products (details). Register before it’s too late (we only have few seats left).

Top 5 articles

• The hype and fall of SMS ads – Substitutes and Alternatives
• Web based Project Management Software – THE Grand List
• User Communication – Effective Email Newsletter Design Principle
• List of Free CRM Solution for Startups and Small Businesses
• Why startups use open source and why they should be open to others

India Business

• Doing Business in India is Tough..Here is what you can do
• Matrimonial sites ruled the online advertising space
• Telecom Roundup: Mobile Number Portability by December, 15mn subscribers added in August
• He will leave if you don’t tell him where to go- Failure of Rediff.com Redesign
• Tata Group Invests in Solar Startup, FlisomDubzer – Translate your website into different languages
• AdWords Trademark Controversy – Consim Info Sues Google India

Startups

• SabseBolo acquires MobiVox, Canada based startup
• From Geek to Cafepreneur – Interview with Shashank of Coffee N U Chain
• FAQ on the upcoming Product Strategy Workshop
• Iglooo Lets you Compare Book Prices Online
• Microsoft’s Windows 7 House Party – Date Goof up and a Lesson in Product Launch
• Zoho Launches Online Forum Tool – Zoho Discussions
• Mobile Video Search Startup, VuClip Raises $6mn
• UnpluGGD September Edition : SEO / SEM for Startups [Slideshow]

Misc

• Indians Love Statistics – What all do you count?
• Yahoo to sell Zimbra? What about Small Business?
• How to extend the community- tips from Orkut, Facebook and Twitter