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 […]
IMRB IAMAI Mobile VAS Report – A critique
IAMAI and IMRB have released their Mobile VAS report here. I went through the report, and the quality appalled me. I was expecting to see a more quantitative report from a research agency of IMRB’s repute. The only numbers they have outlined are top level numbers (“Mobile VAS to be a $1b industry”) and the […]
Wanted – Exemptions from Do not call registry!
As the regulators try to curb the menace of unwanted calls, telcos are appealing that their unsolicited calls should be allowed. Masking it under “service-related communications”, some of them have asked for not just upselling, but even calls to past and prospective customers — in my view, this is no different than any other party […]
Proto.in – an update
First of all, let me take the opportunity to wish you all a very successful Year in the days to come in 2007. The Team at Proto have been working quite hard to ensure that the companies that are presenting, the VCs that would be arriving, and the rest of the attendees find the event […]