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Mohanjit Jolly

Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

The power of social media

BY Mohanjit Jolly

The reason I have been reflecting on social media specifically is because it has impacted me in more meaningful ways than I could have imagined since returning to the US several months ago.

28 March 2013 - 11:12am

in: Media & Entertainment

Tags: Mohanjit Jolly, social media, Google Glass, LinkedIn, Facebook

Jolly's Volley: Reverse culture shock

BY Mohanjit Jolly

I wanted to have a part II to the previous submission, and discuss the topic of culture shock that the family experienced upon our return to the US.

15 October 2012 - 6:27pm

in: Others

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God’s own country

BY Mohanjit Jolly

I decided to make the most of it by using the weekends to discover India. On one of these weekends, I decided to visit God’s Own Country – Kerala.

1 June 2012 - 3:07pm

in: General

Tags: Kerala, Mohanjit Jolly, Kumarakom, Lake Vembanad

The country of Tamil Nadu

BY Mohanjit Jolly

The lesson I keep learning from experiences like these is that India truly is a conglomeration of many different mini-nations, with different languages/dialects, historical and cultural nuances, different levels of homo and heterogeneity of socio-economic, demographic, political and religious strata, all of which makes is fascinating and challenging to build businesses here.

18 May 2012 - 3:04pm

in: General

Tags: Tamil Nadu, Mohanjit Jolly

Jollyâs Volley: The Other Social Pyramid

BY Mohanjit Jolly

FMCG companies have entire product lines targeting consumers who want to look more âfairâ (the irony is that those with fair skin effectively burn themselves to try and get darker by getting the right tan).

27 March 2012 - 6:05am

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What Travelocity Taught Groupon

BY Mohanjit Jolly

Global giants may lose out to local companies if they are too late to enter emerging markets & build brand loyalty.

26 July 2011 - 6:24am

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Revealed: The Great Indian Melting Pot

BY Mohanjit Jolly

As people are the countryâs greatest strength, they are bound to come together and play a key role in creating exciting opportunities.

15 June 2011 - 1:28pm

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Jollyâs Volley: The Educational Shift

BY Mohanjit Jolly

As schools look more like resorts and offer holidays galore, the quality of education may come down soon.

3 June 2011 - 9:34am

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Jollyâs Volley: The Pending Indian Epidemics

BY Mohanjit Jolly

I am convinced that as India grows, and as more and more families raise their standards of living, there will emerge a fairly significant divergence between the haves and the have-nots.

11 May 2011 - 10:44am

in: Startups

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Jollyâs volley #30: So you want to be an entrepreneurâ¦in India.

BY Mohanjit Jolly

What became completely clear during that five hour thoroughly enjoyable interaction was how difficult it is to start and scale a startup, especially in India. That session was a trigger for me to put this piece together.

8 March 2011 - 6:53am

in: Startups

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