Business Line, December 15th issue had a brief write up on Band Of Angels 0
TiECon Keynotes – 14.Dec Live!
Some great keynotes – Vinod Dham spoke about the enthusiasm in indian entrepreneurs. I think the highlight was outlining how the Nevis announcement illustrates the high quality of work that can be done in India – coming from Vinod, people listen – Dr Bala Manian – my pick of the day – serially successful entrepreneur […]
Reporting from TiECon – Day 0
13th was a VC event on sidelines of TiECon. Key highlights: 1. Most people accepted the gap in early stage (series A) funding, but depending on who you believe, something around 10 funds are being raised to cater to this. People clearly see the opportunity here, and belief in Indian product companies is beginning to […]
Always Mange More!?
Madhu has raised some interesting, and perhaps, furstrating, questions regarding what really VCs want. A fair description of the same has been outlined by Chris Wand. Still being more of an entrepreneur than a VC, one learning I have is that VCs are not a homogeneous entity. Some key parameters as you look to choose […]
Predictions for 2006 from an Indian perspective
It is the season to be jolly – but for those of us who compulsively seek out the next big thing, it is the season to ponder on the future and plan our strategy. So, in no particular order, here are some of my predictions for 2006. 1. The Web 2.0 bubble will burst: This […]
TiECon 2005 this week
TiE India is having its flagship event TiECon later this week. Am chairing the same, and must tell you there are some very good speakers coming there! More details here. 0
Online Digital Photograph Printing
Does anyone know of a good online digital Photograph printing services in India (preferably Delhi/Gurgaon/Noida) but not limited to that. I think the convenience provided is immense there. I was reading some figures on the digital camera sales/imports/smuggles in India and they were startling. Well if we don’t have the service (my gut feel says […]
How Killer is Your Idea?
My posts are an attempt to assist budding entrepreneurs like me on the road between the concept and Wall Street. I will move in a step wise fashion so that I can cater to as many questions within a specific heading as possible before moving ahead. The first step to any venture is a good idea! Now how Good is Good? This post provides two fundamental ingredients that a good idea should possess. Read on…
ContentSutra Mixer – Invite for VentureWoods
Sahad has been kind to invite all VentureWoods members to their Dec 21 Mixer in Delhi. Limited registrations 0
Angel Employees
Interesting article on a service that tries to find angel employees. Would love to get feedback on this — if there is interest, I can try and get an “angel employee job board” put up with venturewoods? 0
Open-source software start-up bags $5 million
Open-source software start-up bags $5 million Pentaho, a company that has created open-source business intelligence software, has landed $5 million in series A funding, the company said Thursday. Investors are New Enterprise Associates (NEA), which led the round, and Index Ventures. NEA partner Vladimir Jacimovic will join Pentaho’s board. Business intelligence tools are for querying […]
Statistics India
I edited this to become a place holder for interesting data on India – Net stats is one piece. Published today in HT, New Delhi. Source Internet & Mobile Association of India. Do these seem correct ? I have converted figures to US $ at Rs 46 to the $. India uses a financial year […]