R.Madhusudan sent me this link. I found this to be a very good article on the difference between entrepreneurial thinking and traditional approaches. As an advisor I try to stimulate entrepreneurial thinking. If you read this and are able to put it in practice then your odds of success are likely to be higher. Thank […]
Bulletproof Startup
Madhu had posted this in a link. I think its a great piece, so am putting in a main post This is an interesting article on how to build a bulletproof start up on Business 2.0 – Link is here – http://i.cnn.net/money/magazines/business2/startups/bulletproof.pdf 0
Startups – how do you choose your people?
How are startups hiring people in India? What matters – Education, Background, Aptitude… Last few months at Vaatsalya, we have assessed ourselves on how well we have done on our people front. First off a few things about our business which will put this in context, a. All our hospitals are in non-metro areas (semi-urban […]
Rajat Gupta’s article: a classic
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 0
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. 0
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 […]
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. 0
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 […]
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 […]
Startup Culture Report: Delayed due to laptop crash
Folks, I got a good response of people who want my startup culture comparision report: US vs. Japan vs. India. Apologies for the delay in responding and posting it here/replying to your emails. My laptop crashed and I am dealing with IBM support to fix it. Hope to respond to all of you/post it on […]
Cooking up a Startup
Basement Biotech from Business 2.0 0