Alwayson annual show is on in NY. The opening session was all about user generated content, blogging etc. And they had screens that were showing real time comments from users over the internet — well, the session itself outlined challenges of handling this medium. Bill Cleary of CKS went around SFO interviewing people, and in […]
400 crore exits
As I look for seed investment opportunities I have narrowed my focus to critical mass plays ( Rs 500 per year from a million user type plays) that could potentially provide 400 crore exits in 4-7 years. As the Indian economy expands some wealth creation has to come from companies that are just starting and […]
Warren Buffet Essays
A friend gave me a copy of Lawrence Cunnigham’s book on “The Essays of Warren Buffet – Lessons for Corporate America” I found a short quiz in that interesting. Begin Quote If you plan to eat hamburgers throughout your life and are not a cattle producer, should you wish for higher or lower prices for […]
Proto.in: Ideas that will shape the Startup ecosystem
I attended proto.in at Chennai. Here is my pick of Startups to watch in terms of their ‘Inspiration Value’: Their evolution and success will shape up the startup culture( in my opinion, of course!) DesiCrew( Taking technology mediated work to rural areas ) Spinaxys( Mpathy: User profiling based ‘Relevant’ SMS ads; Quickly build the user […]
ITU Digital Life report
Some of you may have seen this already — ITU has released its report “Digital Life” and its an excellent reckoner — provides a high level view on almost everything to do with the internet and telecom world, with references into more detailed work. 0
IdeaCamp update
Last Friday, we had a good gathering at IDEACAMP of Investors, Entrepreneurs and Students considering Entrepreneurship. The event was anchored by Alok Mittal and Sanjay Bhargava, both of them were very generous with their sharing of experience and wisdom with the entrepreneurs. Sunder has an article which was published on Rediff about the event, and […]
Event Announcement: HBS India Conference
Date: Friday January 26, 2007 3pm – 8pm Location: Harvard Business School, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163 USA For more info visit: http://www.hbsindiaconference.com/index.htm Panel Info: VENTURE CAPITAL/PRIVATE EQUITY – THE INDIAN CAPITAL MARKETS ENTREPRENEURSHIP – START-UP SUCCESSES IN EMERGING MARKETS INDIAN GIANTS – INDIAN FIRMS GOING GLOBAL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE IN INDIA – STORIES OF INSPIRATION […]
SaaS opportunities
Here are some thoughts on the subject to spark off discussion: The SaaS (Software as a Service) model is an interesting development in the enterprise software segment. My predictions are that: We could see investment in SaaS companies in the India-US corridor with a lot of development and support located out of India. I also […]
Event Notification : Mobile Monday Delhi
A very Happy New Year to the readers of VentureWoods .I am very excited to inform you that.After a long wait we are going to have next meeting of Mobile Monday Delhi Chapter. Everyone who is interested in Mobile Technologies can participate in it . We encourage you to be a part of this Event […]
IdeaCamp in Gurgaon with Alok Mittal
Venture community here are welcome to come and meet Alok Mittal at the Idea Camp in Gurgaon on 12th January from 2 pm to 4 pm. Idea camp is organized with a intention to have a intense gathering of a small group of entrepreneurs and professionals to foster accelerated learning and networking on a common […]
start-up idea? clones with HIGH numbers and volumes ?
I saw this in Internet- StudiVZ, a German clone of Facebook was sold for 100 million Euros to Holtzbrick Verlag, a giant German publishing company, reports3 Spiegel Online, a well known German news outlet. The Chinese clone of Facebook was acquired back in October 2006. StudiVZ claims to have a million users. Is it a […]
Why Companies Should Have Open Business Models-a start-up idea?
“Why Companies Should Have Open Business Models” is a recent article in SMR. Just wondering, is it a start-up idea? I mean why SOME start-ups should have a open business model for open innovation and resultant FASTER GROWTH? I am talking about startups because of two trends — rising R&D costs and decreased product revenues […]