MingleBox is carving a niche in the Indian Social Networking scenario by focusing on the college crowd. Presenting our podcast with Kavita Iyer, MingleBox.
In this podcast, I discussed following questions with Kavita:
On MingleBox]
* How do you plan to use the recently raised $7mn funding ?
* Is it correct to say that Minglebox is aiming to be the Facebook of India? While targeting the college student, aren’t you losing out on the professional crowd? Or is it the long-prone strategy to ‘catch them young”?
* Facebook is gaining traction in the Indian market - what would be your plan to compete with Facebook’s brand + open APIs.
* Quite lately, India Internet has witnessed the rise of ‘hate communities’. How do you guys manage such communities? Do you moderate communities/discussions, if needed?
* Please share few of your insights on social networks - what do you think makes Indian community different from any other geography?
* On FishEye deal - Could you give a sneak preview of what kind of promotion MingleBox will go for?
* On the rising social nets in India - Everyone is doing it. How do you plan to differentiate MingleBox from others?
[On Entrepreneurship]
* What’s your take on the rising salary levels in the Indian market? Companies like Riya have shut their office and others too are facing the heat.
* Your tips to entrepreneurs