Kamla Bhatt sent me a link to this post, and it sparked off a few thoughts. What has worked well on the internet so far is performance advertising/ lead generation. Most people who are looking to building a business around enhancing brand presence on the web seem to be taking a PR oriented route to […]
India’s Future
I encourage Indian entrepreneurs experienced in the IT outsourcing industry, and alarmed by my Death of Indian Outsourcing piece to read Sudhakar Ram’s Wave 3 of Indian Outsourcing. Other related pieces on the topic are: India’s Labor Arbitrage Strategy, Indian IT: The Next 8 Years, and Silicon Valley’s Unknown Indian. Also, here are my related […]
VentureBuzz section
We are launching another section on VentureWoods – the VentureBuzz section – post any buzz you have heard – might be a rumor, might be a gossip, might be just some juice! Is that hot startup on its way down? Or is it getting bought? Did they announce a deal that never existed? Share something […]
Please participate in the Empower Social Media Research Survey
EmPower is a global research & media services company based out of New York & Bangalore. They are conducting a research study about the extent & impact of Internet-based social media (blogs, wikis, podcasts etc) in India. This must rank amongst the earliest research exercises at understanding the consumer behavior in the social media space […]
Angels fund 57,000 companies for $26b
Don Dodge covers the Angel Capital report from Center for Venture Research for the US Angel space. Some quick stats: 258,200 active angels invested $26b in 57,120 companies in 2007. VCs invested $29.4b in 3,813 companies. The ratios are revealing in the kind of pipeline it takes for a vibrant ecosystem, and proportionate amount of […]
Part-II : Business is Local: Comparing NCR/Delhi vs Bangalore vs Chenn...
Ok folks… all who answered/commented and even those who didnt; I’ve added a final comment– that wraps my last post… feel free to check it out if you’re interested. To skeptics, who’d say “what difference does it make ?”; I’d say it makes a lot of difference:– – because if a individual who believes in […]
2008: Is the UMPC a wave to ride?
UMPC, the Ultra Mobile Personal Computer. The design initially came out of Microsoft roughly about an year or so ago, and there were quite a few skeptics who raced to make claims that this would die the same death that the tablet PC had. Though the Tablet PC is quite an interesting form factor, it […]
Business is Local: Comparing NCR/Delhi vs Bangalore vs Chennai vs Pune
Hi Folks… Having worked in Delhi and also in Bangalore; I’ve seen many differences between the work cultures in these two great metros; and each city/region has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. Am curious… and I seek comments… what’re the experiences that you (venture-woods audience) have had, working in different cities. Good, bad, ugly… feel […]
Love To Meet Entrepreneurs in Pune
I am in Pune on Friday and Saturday – would love to connect with entrepreneurs or teams starting out. I intent to attend Pune – Opencoffee Club Meetup II on Friday evening. I would also like to meet startups on Saturday if possible. Shoot me a mail at msinghal@canaan.com if you wish to connect on […]