First came Peer to peer ..then skype and now this… SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5 — A telecommunications executive said on Sunday that he had received $21.7 million for what he called “a global network of shared Wi-Fi connections” from backers, including Google, the Internet phone service provider Skype, and the venture capital firms Sequoia Capital […]
Walmart waiting for entry?
Economic Times says Walmart to enter indian markets. But the timeline isnt decided yet. India will have more unemployed ppl as a giant like Walmart with so much cash at hand could raze local sellers. But it would generate few employment. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1401604.cms BANGALORE: The world’s largest retailer Wal-Mart is moving a senior official from its […]
Rumour or Reality
Only time will tell whether its just a rumour or it will be a reality. If the news published is true then Google is going to give Microsoft a scare. The news is Google is preparing its own distribution of Linux for the desktop, in a possible bid to take on Microsoft in its core […]
Looking to join a startup
I am a 2nd year student at IIM Ahmedabad – one of those mentioned by Sanjay in his post. I am looking to join a startup company rather than one of the biggies which visit campus. I believe there would be far more learning and fun in this option. I have a B.Tech (CSE) and […]
Venture Woods Works
The one regret that I have on joining GISIL is that I will not have advisory bandwidth. Before joining GISIL two entrepreneurs connected with me based on my 10-10 thinking post. I visted them in Bhopal and Chandigarh and all of us found the interaction useful. I hope both these entrepreneurs do well and I […]
IIM Ahmedabad Talk
I visited Ahmedabad on Jan 13 as a judge for Anveshan ( B-plan contest) spoke to a few students at IIM Ahmedabad on entrepreneurship, elephants and joining startups. The response was very encouraging. A few students want to post on venture woods and connect with interesting early stage startups. There could be other bright folks […]
Joining Startup – Timing
Apologies for not posting for so long but I have been rather busy. I thought my startup days were over but I ended up investing some money and joining a startup in Gurgaon called GISIL. My dream was to create another elephant in the payment space and that matched GISIL’s aspirations. I joined Jan 18 […]