Dear readers, This is a nice article written by Rajat Gupta, former MD, McKinsey on “India needs more entrepreneurs”. A classic. Perhaps a little commercial on ISB but good reading: http://www.mckinsey.com/aboutus/mckinseynews/pressarchive/indiaentrenprenership.asp -Shiva Venkatraman
BOA website up
Band of Angels India website is up. It is intended to help entrepreneurs know more about BOA to see if they should approach BOA for angel investment. Entrepreneurs who read this could give feedback to Padmaja ( see contact tab on website) on how the site could be improved.
How do founders meet and decide to “DO A STARTUP”?
Hey readers, I am always bothered by one question in my mind: How do startup founders “form the initial team” ? For those of you who have read my startup culture report, comparing US, Japan and Indian startup cultures, we touched on some of that. However, I would be very keen on hearing some views […]
Startup Culture Report: Emailed to everyone who had asked for it
Hey readers, I have finally managed to get my hardware issues sorted out and emailed all of you who have requested the report. I am still a low-tech blogger; so I have asked Alok for help in posting this file somewhere on venturewoods. Please write to me individually about your thoughts. This was not a […]
Startup Mentoring Network
Anyone aware of a startup mentoring network in India. Not a traditional incubation type of setup, but a place where startups can identify mentors who might be able to guide on various issues. Maybe Venturewoods can take the lead here? Ashwin (vaatsalya.com)
Postepay in Italy
A lot of people hold the view that India needs a cash oriented payment mechanism, and that is a very large opportunity. Businessweek has an article on a prepaid cash card — some of the consumer drivers mentioned have a lot of overlap with India. For example, the card gives consumers control over spends (unlike […]
Canaan’s focus in India
Contentsutra did an audio interview with me last week. It encapsulates how we are viewing the India market from a venture perspective. Sahad has summarized it here and there is a full audio file too (if someone can do background noise cancellation on this, it will be great! — if you are hearing this, try […]
National Agriculture Awards
It is nice to see that agriculture in India is getting organized. More details on these awards can be found here. I received an unsolicited mail from the National Agricultural Magazine. I thought it is worth putting this on the site as there may be opportunities for startups around agriculture.
Incubators in India
What is their role in the entrepreneurship ecosystem in India ? Can angels/VC firms work with incubators ? It looks like at Nirma Labs they have had three batches so far ( I do not know how many entrepreneurs) and so far none have actually made it to the angel/VC stage where they have repaid […]
Product Management
I was browsing the web to see if there were any templates available for product roadmaps/product management. The 280 group has some . They cost $99 for the roadmap toolkit and $79 for the product management toolkit. There is a free evaluation version. The site also has book recommendations etc. I have not used any […]
Looking for Founding Team Members for my Biometric Startup
Hi, I am in search of young, enthusiastic, talented people who would like to be Founding Team Member in my startup, people who are self motivated….. and want to do something different in life. My project is getting incubated at NirmaLabs, Ahmedabad – A Technology Business Incubator. Contribution is required in core electronics hardware / […]
Morgan Stanley report on Internet and Mobile
http://morganstanley.com/institutional/techresearch/pdfs/Trends040106.pdf (Caution: 7MB+ file) Good report on global state of internet and mobile, challenges and BIG opportunities. Couple of interesting items: 1. The centre of usage on mobile is shifted way far from US — can this be translated into a shift in value creation? 2. The premium mobile market is as big as internet […]