I am Managing Partner at Smursh Media. As a group we run four different business units, each exploring a tenet of digital media. As of now Smursh powers a digital marketing agency, a web design unit, a new media video production unit cum entertainment channel and an ecommerce effort that will be out in a couple of months.
Running these with my 2 co founding partners and a bunch of talented colleagues and friends has kept me away from another love – writing about and analysing and connecting the digital media industry in India. Something I did to great satisfaction as a blogger at one of the top industry blogs in over 300 posts a couple of years back.
As I move towards building the company we (harsh and sahil) have in our hearts, and help build the careers of those who’ve placed them in my hands, I feel a need to document the journey. To validate opinions, to learn and spread the learning, to gather and present new ideas and all this as someone running a new media company as well as a contributing part of the industry at large. This blog is an effort in that direction. A repository of sorts.
Besides Smursh I have also been part of bringing two community events to my city Bombay. While not actively involved to the extent I would have liked to be I am part of the founding core team running Ignite Mumbai and the Social Media Club of Mumbai.
Like almost all of us I believe there is one book, one movie, one restaurant and if I stretch hard enough a music band and one heroic gesture in me.
Besides such tall dreams I am a lover of art and culture in most forms and love exploring and sharing new ones.
I am lazy with emails and generally rant like a 4 year old on twitter. But you should follow me because I am cool that way. – @maneeshm
Also I hate people who want to be an entrepreneur. I respect those who are.
