From the 5th to the 12th February 2011, students of Entrepreneurship Cells (E Cells) at 30 NEN member academic institutes in Bangalore will engage in E Week India 2011 – the high energy week-long campaign to build awareness and inspire public support for entrepreneurship. A week of exciting and unusual activities will be conducted by […]
Entrepreneurs and VCs can use Innovation Engineering
Yes.Entrepreneurs and VCs can use Innovation Engineering. Entrepreneurs to understand the needs, design, implement, validate/verify and evolve/revolutionize Innovation. VCs to validate/verify and revalidate/reverify Innovation of their portfolio and future portfolio companies. More on Innovation Engineering is here:http://3innovate.net/innoengineering.htm and here http://www.facebook.com/innoengineering
VC Turned Entrepreneur: 3 Lessons Learned
Before joining the entrepreneur scene, I was a VC at Canaan Partners where my primary job was diligence-ing new deals. It was great practice for running my own startup, SkillSlate, a website that allows people to find & hire independent service professionals. However, I’ve learned that no amount of VC experience can fully prepare someone to be […]
1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Personalization Remains A...
I want to start today’s recap with a prayer for Steve Jobs. I just wrote a post on my blog saying, Apple Doesn’t Need Steve Jobs; Tech Industry Does. It sums up my sadness at the thought of our industry not having the privilege of Steve’s thought process. I have, most certainly, drawn tremendous inspiration […]
Speakers List at APEX ’11 PE/VC Summit; Feb.10, Mumbai
I am happy to announce the list of Investor and Entrepreneur speakers for APEX ’11, the annual conclave of the Indian Private Equity / Venture Capital industry, scheduled for February 10 at Mumbai. The event will have a special focus on Cleantech, Logistics and Real Estate. Private Equity: The Road Ahead Raja Kumar, Founder & […]
Mobile Payments – Shifting opportunities for startups
Interesting developments on mobile payments over past quarter or so. I think the space for startups to play has shifted significantly due to these. First, the announcement of NPCI mobile payment service is a big development. Practically, this kills any mobile payment technology initiative in the short run. Not because it will necessarily be successful […]
Onion Rs65/kg, Petrol Rs65/litre, Beer Rs65!
Very interesting perspective from an analyst from IDFC. Thought to share – these are Mumbai (Maharashtra prices) “Onion Rs65/kg, Petrol Rs65/litre, Beer Rs65!†For the first time in history, basic needs, life style needs, luxury needs are at the same price, prompting us to explore why basic needs like onions are so expensive. The visit: […]
1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Online Advertising...
We started this week’s One Million by One Million roundtable with a discussion of online advertising trends, looking at them from the perspective of cost-effective customer acquisition and brand building, as well as entrepreneurial opportunities. You can find more on the topic on my blog at Top 10 Online Advertising Trends For The Decade. While […]
Motorexchange raises second round financing
Motorexchange just announced their second round financing led by Epiphany. As early stage investors, its always an anticipated moment when your early investment goes out to raise their next round of capital. While at the initial investment, one would have bought into the team and the space, this is typically the first time there is […]
1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Top 10 Vertical And Socia...
On January 6, 2011 we hosted our 64th FREE One Million by One Million (1M/1M) strategy roundtable for entrepreneurs, and the first for this year.  We started this week’s roundtable with a discussion of all the resources we have brought together over the last three years to help entrepreneurs, including a comprehensive curriculum for […]
Cash,Visa,mobile or prepaid who will win
With reference to the growth of e-com in India ,now digital money is growing at the cost of liquid cash.This digital money could be a credit card (if it is credit card ,than all chances of it being visa) or a mobile cash.But even mobile transcactions are taking place thru credit cards.In India we do not see real mobile cash like the […]
1M/1M Strategy Roundtable: Top 10 Tech Trends To Watch
We started this week’s roundtable with a discussion of the top 10 tech trends to watch for the upcoming decade. The trends include Cloud Computing, Outsourcing, Social Web, Vertical and Local Web, Smartphones and Tablets, Online Advertising, Online Video, Online Gaming, eBooks, and Bootstrapped Entrepreneurship. You can find details in the blog post on http://www.sramanamitra.com. […]