Viral Marketing is still the best way to go when it comes to launching a startup product, in creating that buzz, and in getting filtered and quality feedback before making the big bang of unleashing your product/service into the world.
Happy 60 years of Independance – and welcome to 250 Square kilometre S
Some reflections on the importance of informal tech-ecosystems- and why when trying to regulate and control commercial activities it’s important to not throw away the baby with the bathwater.
A reflective post… with references to Turqoise Cottage Delhi… and Nisarga Gardens at Infantry road, Bangalore…
Event Notification: Bangalore Open Coffee Club Meet
Hello all, Open Coffee Club at Bangalore is hosting its debut meet this Sunday ( 19th August 2007) at Brewhaha. Open Coffee Club is one of the small steps to develop an ecosystem in Bangalore for Entrepreneurs, VC’s, startup evangelists, other interested folks to meet and exchange thr thoughts. The meetup details are as follows […]
Back to the Basics: Bootstrapping, by Definition.
“Hi, I am Bob, and I am bootstrapping a startup.” “Oh, great!. What do you do?” “Well, we are building this service which does that in a different way” “oh” (with a little disappointment) “So bob, how can I help?” “I would like to run my business plan with you. Is that okay?” “Sure, go […]
BigAdda’s billboard bash
Just last week our internal office discussion hovered around how PR heavy strategies don’t really work in India, because PR channels like live events, blogs, niche tv, industry publications are not well developed here. People also don’t seem to talk about new products without seeing some major advertising. To get a brand off the ground […]
ChrysCapital sets up $1.25 bln India fund
The amount of money being raised by VC/PE players for the India market continues to spiral upwards. Here’s a news item from the Economic Times on ChrysCapital’s latest fund – which tops $1billion. Mauritius-based private equity firm ChrysCapital has set up a new fund to invest $1.25 billion in Indian companies in the infrastructure, technology, […]
Event Notification : 4th Meetup of Mobile Monday Delhi
Mobile Monday Delhi Chapter is going to have its 4th meetup on 18th of August . I would like to invite the readers of VW to participate in our meeting .We encourage you to be a part of this Event and share your thoughts with fellow mobile enthusiasts. Details of Event is given Below Mobile […]
Man-made tornadoes for power generation
Very interesting piece on the inventor Louis Michaud, whose current brainwave is to use tornadoes to generate power. Michaud has spent the past 40 years studying tornados and hurricanes, and is convinced it’s possible to engineer and control powerful, full-scale whirlwinds and harness their energy to produce emission-free electricity. Forget wind farms and their intermittent […]
Intro to Intel Capital / Meet this evening?
I am a new user to VentureWoods and would like to introduce myself. I recently relocated from the Bay area to Mumbai as Director of Intel Capital’s $250M India-focused fund. (Intel Capital ) is the strategic investments arm of Intel Corporation. We invest in technology-related companies – stage agnostic (seed to PIPE) and $$ agnostic […]
Do Indians Lack A Flair For Entrepreneurship?
Do Indian lack a flair for entrepreneurship? When I first read that question on Trackin’s post I instinctively and vigorously did the Indian thing: shake my head in a strong no-no, that is not what I have uncovered. I think entrepreneurship is alive and kicking in India, but what is lacking is education, role models, access […]
Podcast Interview: Gopal Srinivasan of TVS on Entrepreneurship
Gopal Srinivasan of TVS on entrepreneurship
Founding a Startup
It has been long since I posted on VW. I had a good trip to USA and the level of activity on both the coasts is quite manic. In spite of the subprime woes I doubt that a recession is on the horizon anytime soon. On a personal note it looks like that I will […]