Ah well, before you ask me, why another startup event?, here is the core philosophy behind the event: Focus on Business – Over the last three years, we all have seen great products not going anywhere. Some of the companies who became the next hype, are now figuring out the survival route. Ofcourse, that’s how […]
Morpheus announces dates for next batch. To invest 5 L per startup
Its really good to see a bunch of active initiatives and discussions around providing support to the young entrepreneurs who are just getting started. The Morpheus (previously known as, Morpheus Venture Partners) is one such initiative. The Morpheus is a business accelerator and we work with companies at idea / early stage. Thus far in […]
DreamCatchers! Call to Action
I am very grateful to you all for the response to my previous article: Funding for Real Innovation in India ! Unavailable. Many of you wrote to me as well as extended action/offers to the DCE AUV team. What was however in my opinion the best outcome, happened right in the beginning: Bharat (Delhi/VIN Industries) […]
GrowVC – community angel investing
Interesting concept here – www.growvc.com – entrepreneurs can now raise money from the community, kiva style. And they can invest their money into other startups to diversify their risk. With some strong on-ground facilitation (and an incentive model for the same) this can work… Thoughts?
Building the Green Entrepreneurial Ecosystem city by Indian city
“The nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation that leads the global economy. “ This is what President Obama said in his recent State of the Union address. Building the clean energy economy is not easy. Entrepreneurs have to start building businesses, investors will have to understanding them and professionals will […]