Most tech-hub hiring talk starts and ends with engineering degrees. But at Silicon Jeri in Manjeri, a smaller and quieter channel exists too: ITI and polytechnic graduates who know how to wire a panel, fix a router, or debug a machine on the shop floor. Here is what...
A mentor flies in from Dubai on a Friday night. He loses a day of work, pays for his own ticket, and spends Saturday morning in a small room in Manjeri giving feedback on a pitch deck. No fee. No invoice. He does this three or four times a year. So why does he keep...
A college fest in Manjeri used to mean three things: a dance stage, a music night, and a sports ground. Walk through a fest today and you may find a fourth thing tucked into a corner, a small stage or a table where students pitch an idea to a panel. Key takeaways Some...
A two-person startup can work out of a laptop and a coffee shop. A company with 60 people on payroll cannot. That is why, until recently, small towns like Manjeri rarely showed up on the list when an established firm looked to open a new office. That is starting to...
A founder’s startup shuts down on a Friday. By Monday, the desk is still there, the wifi still works, and the same coffee shop downstairs still knows their order. What happens next is rarely what outsiders picture. Most people assume failure means the founder...
