Rendezvous with Royals in New York January 18, 2015 | Ambarish Mitra | Events | Leave a comment Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton visited New York first time in their lives this December. I had the honour to meet them individually on two seperate occasions. Meeting Kate at a private lunch at consul generals penthouse was a surreal experience as its a rare treat to speak with the royals informally… Read More
Lotus only Blossoms in Mud January 18, 2015 | Ambarish Mitra | Events | Leave a comment During my travels in Bali this winter I wandered into an ancient temple in Ubud – the Saraswati temple. Goddess Saraswati is the Hindu goddess of Knowledge and wisdom. The surroundings were beautiful, calm and spiritual – a perfect place for inner reflection. In the temple courtyard was a pond with sublime lotus flowers in… Read More
“Landing on the Moon” Moment During MWC14 Keynote September 20, 2014 | Ambarish Mitra | Events | Leave a comment This was my year of hat-trick keynotes at Mobile World Congress, Barcelona. Definitely had intention to impress but wasn’t clear till late winter what will I be showcasing. We at Blippar were experimenting with Glass now for months with limited success as its a low powered device and struggles with data processing. Our top R&D… Read More
This is where the idea was born September 20, 2014 | Ambarish Mitra | Events | Leave a comment Birthplace of Blippar – this is the pub where the idea was born. Cobham a small village in England.… Read More
‘Jugaad’ philosophy for early stage startup survival February 24, 2014 | Ambarish Mitra | Events | Leave a comment I was invited to speak at Sparks LSE 2014 – an entrepreneurship conference organised by London School of Economics. While telling students my story of growing up in India I introduced this buzzword ‘jugaad’ which is a common word in Hindi slang but its interpretation defines the spirit of entrepreneurship for early stage startups. Jugaad… Read More