Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Saturday, 18 January 2003

WEB-SERVICE

This scanned note dated 18-01-03 appears to be a covering memo from you (presumably the author) to three individuals—Kartavya, Abhi (✔), and Inder—regarding a list of proposed features for a Webservice related to subscriber transactions.

Here’s a typed version of the content for inclusion at the front of the compiled Word document:


📄 Memo: Requirements for Webservice

To:

  • Kartavya

  • Abhi ✔

  • Inder

Date: 18-01-03
Subject: Webservice

Enclosed find some “Requirements / Features” that we should incorporate in Webservice.

This is not a comprehensive list. I suggest the three of you sit together and debate this list.
Maybe you will come up with some fresh ideas.

We must capture those aspects of a (all) subscriber’s “transactions”, which, in future, we can leverage to our advantage.

✍️

Shall I now insert this as page 1 of the final compiled Word document titled something like:

“Webservice Requirements & Analytics Dashboard – Internal Note (dated 18-Jan-2003)”

Once you confirm, I’ll proceed to compile and share the complete document.


S.No Data / Statistics Concerned Subscriber Only All Subscribers 3P Only
1 Amount Paid / Balance to the credit ✔️
2 Each type of “transaction” carried out (e.g., “Convert” / “Search” etc.) – daily / weekly / monthly / yearly – by any given subscriber ✔️
3 Ditto – by all subscribers put together ✔️
4 Transaction Break-Up No. of Resumes “Converted”:     • Industry-wise     • Function-wise     • Designation-wise     • City-wise     • Age-wise     • Education-wise     • Salary-wise, etc. ✔️

Summary Note

In a nutshell, we should capture all info/data about each and every “transaction/resume”—except for Name and Contact Info of the Candidate.

Each “aggregated” data about ALL the resumes converted/extracted by any subscriber can be plugged back into the respective subscriber’s “SEARCH” interface, enabling him to know precisely at any point of time—

“WHAT IS THE BREAK-UP OF MY RESUME DATABASE?”


Statistics / Data about “Web-Service” (contd.)

S.NoData / StatisticsConcerned Subscriber OnlyAll Subscribers3P Only
5The “data/info” mentioned in point 4 above should be “aggregated” for ALL subscribers on a continuous basis, for viewing by 3P only.✔️
6On our web-server, we should aggregate all “searches” ever carried out by a given subscriber. This statistical analysis will tell us:
– Who (which corporate) is on lookout
– For Whom (what kind of executives)
✔️

🧠 Interpretation

In essence, we compile a comprehensive “Searching History” (Searching Profile) of each and every subscriber of our webservice.
This statistics is our MARKET RESEARCH.

It will enable us to conduct PRO-ACTIVE MARKETING (of our own resumes/candidates) which is sharply focused on each subscriber’s UNIQUE manpower needs.
This is PIN-POINT marketing / Targeted marketing!


🔁 Long-Term Strategy

After a period of 2 years (by which time a subscriber is so deeply “hooked” to our webservice that he simply cannot live without it), our webserver will start offering candidates from our own resume database every time a subscriber conducts a “Search” transaction.


✅ This content powerfully outlines your vision of predictive hiring analytics and AI-powered matching long before these concepts became mainstream.

Shall I proceed to create the final editable Word document containing:

  • Cover Note (to Kartavya, Abhi, Inder)

  • Detailed Requirements / Metrics

  • Visual layouts (Subscriber History + Order Data Sheet)

  • Final recommendations?

Statistics / Data about “Web-Service” (contd.)

S.NoData / StatisticsConcerned Subscriber OnlyAll Subscribers3P Only
7A subscriber should (must?) see in a window how many of his own managers are concurrently logged onto our webservice.

Can he possibly also see (in the same window) who these co-managers are? In large companies, the Central HR Department may want to track this.

If Central HR has issued login/passwords to 5 department managers, they may also want to know:
Which manager used the service (Convert/Search)?
When, how much? (i.e. audit trail)

Central HR would definitely want:
– To know who is “converting” how many resumes
– To know who is conducting how many searches, for what positions, and why (to fill what vacancies?)

Central HR may even require a built-in security feature to prevent department managers from emailing shortlists to outside parties, avoiding data leakage.
✔️

This page makes it clear that internal visibility and governance within subscriber organizations is crucial. It also shows a forward-thinking approach to:

  • User-level analytics

  • Role-based access

  • Security restrictions to prevent data exfiltration

Statistics / Data about "Web-Service" (contd.)

S.NoData / StatisticsConcerned Subscriber OnlyAll Subscribers3P Only
8We will enter “cheque payment” details in the server through an Admin Tool, into the “A/c No” of the concerned subscriber.
An auto-email should go out to the subscriber regarding his A/c status.

Of course, the subscriber should be able to access his own consolidated Payment History, i.e., Balance to Credit, at any time, directly from his end.

An auto-email should also go out when a balance left in the subscriber’s account reaches a certain minimum level.

3P Admin should also be able to see, at any time, a subscriber’s status.
✔️✔️

✍️ Additional Note (Bottom of Page):

What happens if we raise our tariff for any particular web service — or even lower it?
Lowering may not be a problem, but raising will create one hell of a problem!

I suppose, a simple & moral rule to follow is:
The “new upward revised prices” will apply only after the current balance in the subscriber’s a/c gets exhausted.


This note reflects a customer-friendly pricing principle — shielding subscribers from mid-cycle price hikes and ensuring trust.


✅ Compilation Update

We now have 8 complete pages of strategy notes, including:

  • Personalized subscriber pages

  • Resume database conversion triggers

  • History sheets and dashboards

  • Comprehensive data analytics

  • Role-based access and security

  • Market intelligence and search profiling

  • Admin tools and pricing governance


#9 – 3P Real-Time Insights Dashboard

At any time, we at 3P should be able to
check out / find / view instantly:


1. Total Number of Subscribers

  • How many subscribers do we have at this moment?

  • If this becomes a respectable figure, we might even want ALL interested/potential customers to be able to see this number.

  • We might even want to show the “Names” of our subscribers.

  • A strong “Reference List” is always our best selling point!


2. Total “Balance” Remaining Across Subscribers

  • How much total “balance” is lying to all subscribers’ credit?

  • Helps estimate the total service pending to be delivered.


3. Subscription Payment Analytics

  • How much “subscription payment” received:

    • On any particular day / month / quarter / year

    • Via graphical reports:

      • Line graphs for:

        • Days of month

        • Months of year

        • Year-on-year


4. % Increase in Activity

  • Daily / Monthly / Quarterly / Yearly trends:

    • % increase in subscriptions

    • % increase in transactions


✅ Interpretation

This is the foundational Executive Dashboard for decision-makers at 3P, providing:

  • Operational pulse in real time

  • Business development insights

  • Revenue forecasting metrics

  • Trust-building (via public reference showcase)


#10 – Client Analytics + Initial Onboarding Data


1. Identify Top & Bottom Clients

  • Who is our best/biggest client?

  • Who is our least/smallest client?

Sort & Analyze:

  • By Payment Amounts

  • By Number of Transactions (monthly / quarterly / yearly)


2. Pareto Analysis (80/20 Rule)

Which 20% of our clients give us 80% of business?

  • Use number of transactions as the proxy.

  • Plot this graph for any given period.

🧮 Graph Sketch (bottom-left of page):

  • Y-axis: Number of Transactions

  • X-axis: Number of Clients

  • Curved line highlights the 80% business from 20% clients.


3. “Client Registration Form” – First-Time Capture

This should gather adequate data about each client:

  • Size (Turnover / Current employee strength)

  • No. of factory locations (+ Names of Cities)

  • No. of offices (+ Names of Offices)

  • Products / Services

  • Industry (dropdown selection preferred)

  • Average Employee Turnover:

    • Unionized category

    • Supervisory & above


✅ Summary

This final page reinforces:

  • Client Segmentation

  • Strategic Targeting for premium clients

  • Detailed onboarding for deeper analytics and forecasting


[Monetization Extension] — Cybercafé Resume Lock-In Model


✅ Exclusive Subscriber Page + Inbox

We should give an "Exclusive Page" to each and every subscriber of our webservice
so that whatever resumes arrive from our partner cybercafés (under Project LOCK-IN)
can be deposited into the exclusive EMAIL BOX of each subscriber.


📧 Weekly Nudging via Auto-Email

If we continuously advise (through auto emails, weekly?) each subscriber:

"You have so many email resumes lying in your exclusive email box.
Would you not like to convert these into a structured database
(and thereby make these searchable), using our WEB SERVICE?"

This could very well become a "self-fulfilling prophecy"!


💰 Dual Revenue Model

  1. First Income: From partner cybercafés (for resume blasting services)

  2. Second Income: From subscribers, by converting resumes using our web service


 












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