 In50hrs the flagship Idea-to-Prototype event of The Startup Centre, has taken on a new avatar, with its learnings from the past four editions that were conducted in its city of Origin – Chennai, Over the Year. From the demand that the team has been receiving, we are taking this event Platform to four different […]
India Expansion – Acquire & Manage Culture not just the Business
In recent months I have had the great opportunity to work  with organisations from around the world who have expanded their global footprint  through Joint Ventures/strategic Buyouts or Acquisitions.  I am happy to share, based on my experiences, some of the key elements/experiences which are important steps in business success in these types of situations […]
Andreessen-Horowitz raises $1.5B for its new fund
As the New York Times reported last week, Andreessen-Horowitz has raised, yet again, a Very Large fund. Andreessen Horowitz (or a16z, as it’s sometimes called) announced today that it has raised $1.5 billion for its Fund III. The venture capital firm has now raised a total of $2.7 billion since its founding in June 2009. […]
ETNow Venture Capital outlook for 2012
Interesting panel moderated by Sudhir, Discusses 2011 and the emergence of ecommerce, other investment themes in tech enabled businesses, exit expectations and where we are headed.
Isn’t it about time You Gave your Idea a Chance?
The Third Edition of In50hrs is here. December 9 – 11, 2011 In50Hrs is a Weekend Hackathon where people with Ideas, Developers, and Designers get together to give life to ideas and have working prototypes before the weekend is out, present it to a room full of like-minded folks, and perhaps pave the way for […]
Angel Investors’ Roundtable
Canaan hosted an angel investor roundtable on sidelines of Nasscom Emerge event in Bangalore last month. Key observations: Financing pyramid and implications: It seems that angels perceive an increasing cycle to get to next round of (VC) financing.This is increasing the load on angel investors, as well as potentially increasing the risk. Some angel investors […]
Call from JFDI Asia
Heard about Y-combinator or TechStars? Well now there’s JFDI.Asia. We are the first TechStars Network member in South East Asia. We will select 15 startups to join us in Singapore in January 2012 for the JFDI–Innov8 2012 Bootcamp. Each startup will receive S$15,000 in seed funding in exchange for equity. These startups will undergo 100 […]
Name our favorite ecosystem initiative
Wanted to get a sense of the audience – which ecosystem initiative do you find most useful. Is it the TiE mentoring, or nasscom emerge blog? or pluggdin events? or yourstory showcase? or medianama analysis? And what are the gaps – specific ones? What specific service would prompt you to take 2 hours out and […]
WestBridge launches India “evergreen” fund
Interesting. Investment firm WestBridge Capital has raised India’s first so-called evergreen fund from global investors, or limited partners (LPs). Unlike traditional funds, the $500 million (around Rs 2,500 crore) corpus that WestBridge has raised will not have an investment cycle. Instead, returns generated on investments will automatically be ploughed back into the investment pool, creating […]
Delhi is the New Hub For Techs
I read this interesting article recently- about how Delhi is the new hub for tech startups– in Wall Street journal. I am curious- what are the experiences/opinions of other members- who may have worked in multiple Indian metros on the subject. — Below article is a mirror of article in Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204485304576644220533569618.html Delhi […]
The Startup Centre : Call for Residents. Batch 3, Now Open.
You are Brilliant. You have an Idea. What next? The TSC Resident Programme, is a six month programme, targetted at entrepreneurs (first time and experienced) with an awesome idea to help them go from idea/concept to a Market validated Product v1.0. You also get to work out of The Startup Centre, and get to work […]
Radical Shift – CEO Coaching Sessions
A number of entrepreneurs have been interested in business coaching and I’m setting up weekly “office hours†to provide a coaching experience. Any entrepreneur or small business owner looking to evolve their leadership style and personal effectiveness or dealing with challenging business situations can sign up for a 30-minute session. Coaching is less about advisory […]