Percy Wegmann, a techie turned enterprenuer is now helping local services providers and their customers find each other. His latest venture Bidtective.com is an online comparison shop for local services which provide buyers with access to comprehensive market data about prices, features and service providers so that they can make informed purchases. Here, Percy talks about his venture and challenges of starting a business. ...

You are planning to go out for food but you are not sure about the restaurants then you think…okay let’s try this one. You reached there but ooooops… you had a bad experience or Wow… might be fantastic. NeedGrub is a platform to write your dining experience so others won’t have oooooops moment like you and they may enjoy their dining. Restaurant’s owners can find where they are lacking or where they stand out. Let’s talk to women entrepreneur Anu Parthasarathy, Co-founder of NeedGrub.com. ...

Amitabh Saran, Co-founder & CTO of Wortal Inc, has over 18 years of experience in the software industry, having worked at TCS, Philips, NASA, and HP. Prior to founding Wortal; he was CTO at TriVium Systems. With a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Amitabh is an avid writer and launched his latest book “Building Software: A Practitioner’s Guide” in September 2007. Last year he launched BuzzInTown.com which in a short span has become India’s number one event & entertainment guide. Here, he talks about his new venture. ...