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Mobile is the next big thing and no company can ignore smartphones and technologies that drive mobile applications,Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said today.
8220;In the near term,the next big thing is mobile. As it was last year and the year before that,8221; Schmidt said here at a Nasscom event on the launch of an initiative on catalysing start-ups in India.
Emphasising on the growth in smartphone usage and mobile computing,he said businesses should have their best developers working on their mobile applications.
8220;As smartphones are growing,mobile apps are also going to be a big thing and no company can ignore that,8221; he said.
Schmidt,who has previously worked with Novell and Sun Microsystems,said that Android will be a major player in the mobile phone market.
8220;Android is going to be the majority player in the market. It supports a lot of devices and is a great platform,8221; he added.
Another thing which the Princeton University electrical engineering graduate feels is important for innovation is artificial intelligence. 8220;I would want my computer to tell me what I have to do,who I have to meet,what I said and what wrong did I say. More artificial intelligence is going to drive innovation.8221;
For a mobile app to become successful,he said that a better way is to develop a platform which other people can use to innovate.
8220;Another most important thing,which a start-up needs to know is DNROOC 8212; Do Not Run Out Of Cash,8221; he advised.
On the most successful CEOs,Schmidt said that Apple founder Steve Jobs is the most impressive person.
8220;Steve is the most impressive CEO. He was a complicated person but he had a vision to change the world,8221; he added.
For a successful business leader,he said one needs to see the future before anyone else does it.
8220;Entrepreneurs are born,they cannot be created. You cannot be trained,it has to come from within,8221; Schmidt said.
On Google8217;s success,he said,8221;We focus on hiring the smartest people and I would advise you to look for the smartest people around and convince them to join your
company.8221;
