Hi Folks… Having worked in Delhi and also in Bangalore; I’ve seen many differences between the work cultures in these two great metros; and each city/region has it’s own advantages and disadvantages. Am curious… and I seek comments… what’re the experiences that you (venture-woods audience) have had, working in different cities. Good, bad, ugly… feel […]
Love To Meet Entrepreneurs in Pune
I am in Pune on Friday and Saturday – would love to connect with entrepreneurs or teams starting out. I intent to attend Pune – Opencoffee Club Meetup II on Friday evening. I would also like to meet startups on Saturday if possible. Shoot me a mail at msinghal@canaan.com if you wish to connect on […]
TradeVibes
This is a company started by a bunch of ex- PayPal people which could be useful for startups to get themselves noticed and get feedback. I just joined and put some information about myself and Eko. At Eko we intend to play around with the site and see if it proves to be useful. Easy […]
Marketing Plan & Budget
Hi All: I run artjini.com, etailer of art products. I want advise on the components of a marketing plan and advise on a estimating a marketing budget for a startup ecommerce site. Some of the specific queries that I have are: 1. what is the typical value of online purchase in India? if any info […]
Lessons from the bust
I might be calling this a little early, but in times such as these, its better to be early than dead. Now that the Sensex is 30% (Nasdaq 25%) off recent peaks, and US economy heading downwards, here are some lessons from the last time we went through this: Cash is king – raise money […]
Start-up Ecosystem : Mobile Monday Bangalore
I have been participating in Mobile Monday Bangalore for an year and half now. What started as a few geeks in a cafeteria event is currently a huge community commanding respect from everyone. Today, speakers from all over the world vie to be part of of the community ! But that’s not what I call […]
The Impending Revolution in Production.
Just the other day I met some very interesting folks from the National Institute of Fashion technology and was quite enlightened to know about the various departments they have; Apparently there is design, textile and Production – which on explanation makes a lot of sense. There was a lot of talk about the budget and […]
Sramana’s Challenge: Kyunki ‘SaaS’ Bhi Kabhi…
Just about an year ago, I started thinking about the last big thing in security. This industry has reached a stage where disruptive technologies have virtually hit the glass ceiling. The market has violently regurgitated from any attempts to shove myopic product solutions down their throat. While industry old-timers sulk at it, I believe it’s […]
ArcSight IPO: A positive vibe
So ArcSight, the enterprise security and compliance management company, went public a couple of weeks ago. Market watchers and industry analysts had always held mixed views about the company, and the same story goes with its IPO too. The hints of a listing came to be known publicly in September 2006, when the Valley kahuna […]
DRM or Content Protection
The debate around protecting content from ‘unauthorised’ downloads / usage has intrigued me right from the beginning both as a consumer and a content creator. While iTunes (more recently even sections of Bollywood) have been able to sell DRM protected content and reaped moderate benefits introducing the idea of ‘paid’ digital media to consumers, DRM […]
Banking on a Buyout: Is it really such a bad thing?
“Whats your Revenue Model?”. It sounds like such an informed question to ask an entrepreneur. I have been asked this question not only by the people who really matter, but even by people who are far from gathering even 5% of the courage required to start up. Its a glamorous question to ask, and its […]
Eko 5000 Pilot Starts
We are finally serving real customers. We still have a lot of work to do to meet our customer delight goal and we need a lot of support from banks, telecom operators and regulators. Anyone who wants to try our service please do that. All comments specially suggestions for improvement are most welcome. To read […]