EdTech Archives - Jayakumar Balasubramanian

What Makes Programming a Bitter Pill for Engineering Students?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian January 16, 2022EdTech, Education, India, Society, Technology

Engineers are expected to solve problems in real time. Programming is one of the fundamental problem-solving skills. In spite of its importance majority of engineering students are finding programming hard. Here is a blog post based on my experience.

Engineering Syllabus – The Favourite Scapegoat

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian October 24, 2021EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, India, Society, Technology

Over the years I have been part of many invited EdTech conferences. One of the frequent topic of discussion is about engineering course syllabus. Does Engineering Syllabus require complete revamp?

CRM Implementation: My Top 5 Takeaways

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian October 10, 2021Business, EdTech, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Teamwork, Technology2 Comments

Effective CRM implementation is been a long and challenging journey for us. Here are my top 5 learnings based on our implementation experience.

1000 Free Internships….What Are We up To?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian September 5, 2021EdTech, Education, Society, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital2 Comments

We launched 1000 free internship program during July 2021. Here is a detailed post on what we are up-to and how it matters for skilling ecosystem of India.

With the Wind or Against It?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian August 29, 2021EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Musings, Personal2 Comments

Flying a kite has got a lot of similarities with Entrepreneurship. Sharing my five learnings by comparing both of them. Both kite flying and entrepreneurship are worth taking a shot. Which one you are going to try first?

EdTech – Why MOOCs and ZOOMs won’t cut it anymore?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian July 25, 2021EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Technology2 Comments

The online learning model followed by Emertxe. It is transforming the way entry level engineers are learning and becoming employable.

IoT Show 2020 | Skilling Entry Level Engineers in IoT

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian March 3, 2020EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Technology

Here is a post about my talk in IoT Show 2020. I spoke on the topic ‘Skilling Entry Level Engineers in IoT’. With over 15 lakh engineers produced on an annual…

Podcast : Nurturing Engineering Talent – For Future Ready

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian June 18, 2019EdTech, Education, Entrepreneurship, Events, Technology

Got an opportunity to participate in a podcast hosted by Ms. Jyothi from Prajvita Knowledge. It was a new experience for me. PFB recorded audio from the podcast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJclEJJtKWw

Idea or Execution?

By Jayakumar Balasubramanian April 15, 2014EdTech, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

After taking up Entrepreneurial path, I have come across many interesting experiences on a daily basis. Every day is filled with unknown or unclear activities with more effort is put…