2017 is the year of Angel Investment!

 

The New Year is the time when people are motivated to do new things and are enthusiastic to chase their dreams.

GoodWorkLabs CEO, Vishwas Mudagal also decided to do something new in 2017 – to become an Angel Investor.

Read on to know more about his plans:

Every year, we tend to start a new journey. Some are conscious, deliberate and well-planned, and some are uncharted, unplanned, or just plain reckless.

Some of these plans become successful, some valuable learning, some great experiences, some sour incidents and some just fleeting time that we forget. But put them together, they define who you are currently and who you are about to become.

Bill Gates appreciates EkStep

GoodWorkLabs has been fortunate to be a core technology, design and gaming partner of EkStep Foundation, which aims to benefit 150 million students in the next 5 years. During Bill Gate’s recent visit to India in November 2016, he had the opportunity to catch up with Nandan Nilekani, one of India’s dignified entrepreneur and innovator where he learned about the EkStep Foundation and their technology innovations in the Education industry.

 

 

In one of his recent speeches, he appreciates the pioneering efforts of EkStep in creating a Digital platform for Education.

 

The digital revolution has not yet changed education, but it will! The idea that young children can play on low cost cell phones, try out their numeric skills and play games that are helping them with their literacy is an exciting vision. The idea to provide the best content and the best lectures on a digital platform at a low cost is a very noble one.

With pioneers like EkStep who are building a technology platform to bring all of this great content in one place for young children is a huge step for Digital India. This will be the beginning of a global community who aim to bring together education software.

 

You can watch the video of Bill Gates addressing India’s top policy makers to get a wider perspective and

 

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Also read more about Gate’s views on Nandan’s vision of a Digital India on his blog Gates Notes.

 

More on EkStep’s giant Tech leap:

Nandan Nilekani’s EkStep Foundation is all set to democratize the learning process in India. Their aim to provide access to high quality content to children in government schools and not restrict them to the text books alone. EkStep is addressing these learning challenges by building a technology platform such as Gamified apps that will help students learn high quality content in multiple languages.

Language will no longer be a hurdle for students who wish to learn and nearly 10,000 government schools are using EkStep platform to enhance the learning levels of children.

Recently, the Maharashtra government tied up with Ekstep to collaborate and exchange e-content to enhance the learning experience of students.

 

GoodWorkLabs congratulates EkStep:

The team at GoodWorkLabs congratulates and applaudes Nandan Nilekani vision and also the team at EkStep. We have had the privilege to work with and develop a product to help revolutionize the education industry in India. We are extremely excited to see how various schools across the country embrace EkStep’s technology and fully support their vision.

 

 

 

Content Creation for Virtual Reality

If you take a look at current trends in the tech arena, VR or Virtual Reality is perhaps the ‘man of the moment.’ There has been a lot of furore and buzz around the VR technology and virtual experiences. If statistical reports are anything to go by, almost 28% of users cited high-quality content as a crucial factor for the success of VR.

That reveals the current scenario quite clearly. Although VR has achieved unsurpassed popularity amongst users, it is yet to take off in the way it should.

So, what is stunting the growth and development of the VR technology?

Content is truly the king

Whether you develop business websites or create videos, high-quality content will always remain the priority. Accessible and engaging content will take the technology towards further development. It’s here that we come across an important question.

How does top-quality content catapult the VR industry to unmatched heights of success?

Let us delve deep into the discussion for an effective answer.

1) Exceptional User Experiences

The creation of realistic VR environments isn’t an easy affair. The graphic generation process should be executed perfectly thus creating realistic experiences for VR users. One of the major improvements in the VR landscape is content generation.

Quite interestingly, individual users are taking the initiative to create highly engaging content in place of reputed game development companies. With well-known companies such as Sharp developing 4K LCD screens for mobile devices, the importance of engaging content is quite clear.

2) Importance of cross-platform development

Although most of the developers consider cross-platform development to be a distant dream, that’s not what’s happening in reality. Development engines such as Unity and Unreal help you create high-quality content capable of encompassing crucial aspects in the development process. It will include aspects such as game-play, narrative, and assets, which makes game deployment easier than ever.

3) Unique gameplay navigation

HTC Vive and Oculus Rift are designed according to market trends. While designing these head-mounted displays, developers had large and spacious environments in mind. These aspects will play a highly crucial role while developing content for Virtual Reality experiences. The game-play, navigation, interaction and control are some of the significant factors.

These are some of the reasons that reflect the importance of high-quality content in the growth of the Virtual Reality industry.

On that note, let’s see what the future has in store for VR.

The future of Virtual Reality with Content

The ever-increasing accessibility of game engines will lead to the increased content creation. Individual developers and small-scale development ventures will take up content creation, thus creating unique VR experiences.

With successful content creation, production, and distribution, VR companies will have the golden opportunity to reach out to numerous clients. On the other end, developers can leverage the VR platform for monetizing app development costs.

Content creation and distribution are highly crucial aspects determining the future of the VR technology and industry.

Let’s keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best in future!

GoodWorkLabs clocks 500% year-on-year revenue growth

Recently, the CEO magazine wanted to cover the amazing entrepreneurship journey of Sonia Sharma the MD and Co-Founder of technology startup – GoodWorkLabs. Sonia always dreamt of creating jobs rather than working for an organization as an employee. She never gave up on this dream of hers and that was what fueled her to create the multi-million dollar technology company – GoodWorkLabs.

The entrepreneurial duo – Sonia Sharma and Vishwas Mudagal (CEO and Co-founder of GoodWorkLabs) identified the pressing need for flawless products in the IT services industry. Backed by a strong background and experience in product development and R&D, both Sonia and Vishwas wanted to be the “go-to product guys” in the Technology Industry which led to the inception of GoodWorkLabs in 2013 and now have offices in Bangalore, Kolkatta and San Francisco, Bay area.

Today, GoodWorkLabs helps Fortune 500 companies like Flipkart, Samsung, Hindustan Lever etc and also funded start ups to design and build robust products such as mobile apps, software products or games. It also houses an in-house UX Design Studio which builds aesthetic, easy to use and engaging user experiences and interfaces that delights the target audience.

When asked about the future road map for GoodWorkLabs, Sonia was very positive and expressed that GoodWorkLabs will continue to take up complex technology and design work for customers worldwide. They intend to grow globally with offices in key geographical areas around the world and bring out products and solutions for different industry verticals.

GoodWorkLabs is a successful bootstrapped firm that surpassed revenues of US$2.5 million for the FY 2015-16 and looks forward to reaching US$12 million by FY 2017-18. Both Sonia and her team of Superstars work towards a common vision and that is to make GoodWorkLabs a global leader in innovation, outsourcing and delivering cutting-edge software solutions.

 

 

 

 

On December 6th, GoodWorkLabs announced one more accolade to their name – The Red Herring 100 Global Award. We are ONE of the six companies from India who have won this validation.

Red Herring’s Top 100 Global list has become a mark of distinction for identifying promising companies and entrepreneurs. Red Herring editors were among the first to recognize that companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, and eBay would change the way we live and work.

Sonia Sharma, Managing Director and Founder, GoodWorkLabs credits rigorous perseverance and product market adeptness with the company’s average growth of 1112% over the past three years. She said, “GoodWorkLabs has emerged as a leader in the premium product and app development sector not only in India, but globally. We have been able to catch the attention of Fortune 500 clients who have engaged with us based on our DNA of creating cutting edge products. The Red Herring 100 Global recognition adds a proud feather to our cap recognizing us and our significant growth from a bootstrapped startup company. Our endeavour now will be to become a global powerhouse with strong business units in different industry verticals and geographies.”

 

Vishwas Mudagal, CEO and Co-Founder of GoodWorkLabs received this award at Los Angels on behalf of the team.

“This is a defining event for GoodWorkLabs!” expressed Vishwas Mudagal, CEO and Co-Founder of GoodWorkLabs. He adds, “We are decisive about addressing the strong demand we have received for our services and products in the technology and mobility sectors. Clients globally want to automate processes and move towards a larger mobile environment, backed with secure infrastructure. With a successful track record, we intend to keep the momentum going. We will continue to grow rapidly in terms of revenue, headcount and client base in multiple geographies.”

“Choosing the companies with the strongest potential was by no means a small feat,” said Alex Vieux, publisher and CEO of Red Herring. “After rigorous contemplation and discussion, we narrowed our list down from hundreds of candidates from across the globe to the Top 100 Winners. We believe GoodWorkLabs embodies the vision, drive and innovation that define a successful entrepreneurial venture. GoodWorkLabs should be proud of its accomplishment.”

Red Herring’s editorial staff evaluated the companies on both quantitative and qualitative criteria, such as financial performance, technology innovation, management quality, strategy, and market penetration. This assessment of potential is complemented by a review of the track records and standing of startups relative to their peers, allowing Red Herring to see past the “buzz” and make the list a valuable instrument of discovery and advocacy for the most promising new business models from around the world.