Social Beat - Digital Media Marketing Agency in India

Online, April 12, 2013 (Newswire.com) - "There needs to be more innovation. The government, as part of its innovation agenda, should get rid of any hurdles," he said, at the NASSCOM event.

In Silicon Valley 40 per cent of the start ups are owned by Indians, but the creative exposure and support is still nascent in India.

Facemash, a simple application that Mark Zuckerberg and his friends coded during their Harvard days, led them to disciplinary action then. But later it took shape as Facebook and made him a millionaire at the age of 23.

College dropout Steve Jobs revolutionized the world with his 'i' suffixed products and attributed the simplicity and sleekness of his devices to the knowledge he gained through worldly pursuits. Similar is the story of Bill Gates who left Harvard to set up Microsoft in 1975. Such stories of college drop outs becoming millionaires are common in western countries.

The education system, which for generations emphasizes on learning by rote, has degraded the creative spirit of students. The western counterparts on the other hand are exposed to life-oriented education and become more familiar with societal problems. This exposure helps them to innovate and revolutionaries the world.

For a country of 1.2 billion people, with the largest youth population, we complain of lack of innovation. At the recently held, Young Innovator-Chevening and UK Alumni meet organized by the British Deputy High Commission, Chennai, an array of innovators and budding entrepreneurs shared their experiences in taking to less trodden paths.

They chose to be different!

Vikas Chawla, Founder Social beat and Head of marketing Koolkart, is an alumnus of London School of Economics. His passion for technology and love to shop urged him to find the online shopping website, Koolkart. He launched new Digital Media Marketing for ecommerce web development and marketing solutions in India.

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