About The Blog

Stories about innovations, both successes and (more commonly) failures, fascinate me. Business stories, the people behind them, the factors that made successful or not, all interest me. Why did Xerox in the ‘70s serially fail to capitalize on its innovations? Why did Microsoft succeed? More pertinently, what should Google, Apple, Facebook, … do to continue their growth? How long will it continue? What shouldn’t they do? The answers are not always simple.

Two disciplines — innovation and management, and their attendant practices, success and failures — will always preoccupy me.

This blog is an attempt understand, educate, inform and discuss about such things. My focus will be on a few areas – Mobile, Internet, Emerging markets, Startups – and will likely evolve over time. Feel free to join the conversation.

 

About Atul Acharya

In my current life, I am a consultant working at a large international consulting firm. I advise senior management on growth strategies, particularly innovation strategy, product strategy, new product development, market entry and related areas.

I am particularly fascinated with the Mobile and Internet sectors, and the intersection of these sectors with media and consumers. I have worked with or advised top management of large international and regional mobile/telecom service providers on innovative services like Mobile TV, broadband, etc.

In a previous life, I have worked for a leading optical networking systems vendor developing telecom software; architected web-based back-end systems; consulted for Fortune 100 companies; led outsourcing projects in India and elsewhere… the common theme of work being communication in its most basic sense.

I am proud to be an MIT graduate. (Go Tech!). I love the Media Lab. And its robots.

I have worked in the U.S., India, Japan, and have executed projects in the U.K., Germany, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, etc.

I think Nokia’s tag line “Connecting People” is the cleverest and coolest ever.

Personal

I. Love. Travel. I am a curious traveler and enjoy international travel, love exploring different geographies, cultures, history and people. I enjoy photography and will probably include some of my pictures on the blog.

Frequently I enjoy whipping up ethnic cuisine like Thai and Indian. My friends and guests I have served, those who survived the cooking, will give favorable testimony, I’m sure. :-)

I enjoy outdoor sports, hiking (most recent being in the Swiss Alps), biking by the waterfront or in the city. I have recently taken up long distance running. I ran the Miami Marathon, injured my leg, and am running again.

I read. A Lot. Travel, science, business, technology, culture, history, economics, blogs, …

I take work seriously, but I don’t take myself quite as seriously, and often have a healthy disregard for everything. Even blogs. :)

Contact me at: Atul (at) InnoWiser.com

 

 

*** Disclaimer ***

All ideas and opinions are mine. Not my employer’s or clients’. Not even my pet robot’s.