Speaking at the #Nama conference, Satyan Gajwani, CEO of Times Internet* spoke about the changing mindset at Times Internet from its previous Indiatimes avatar. He said that Indiatimes was a previously a collection of several sub-brands under it, while Times Internet operates several standalone digital businesses, of which Indiatimes is just one, with other businesses being TimesofIndia.com, Gaana.com, Boxtv.com, TimesDeal among others. He stated that they are now trying to minimize the amount of overheads in each businesses and several of the company's new digital businesses like Gaana or Boxtv do not carry any Indiatimes branding, since they are of the belief that these businesses should be strong enough to survive standalone, like other startups in the market, rather than Indiatimes backing behind it. Speaking about the changes in the company's management, Gajwani stated that they are trying to run the company in small divisions with each product division being taken care of by a business head, who would be responsible for the product. He said this approach is much more effective rather having a big company with several businesses under it, since small companies are nimble and can iterate quickly unlike big companies which are weighed down by bureaucratic processes. He also added that they were open to ideas which could scale these businesses and look for independent funding for these businesses, if needed. Speaking on his role at the company, Gajwani stated that he is getting less involved in individual products and letting business heads of each specific business make…
