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 […]
Podcast Interview: McKinsey’s Rajat Gupta on Health and Eduction in In
A couple of weeks ago I caught up with Rajat Gupta of McKinsey at the Pan IIT Global Conference in Silicon Valley. The theme for this year’s Pan IIT conference was “Changing the World Through Technology.” I wanted to find out about his interest and passion in health and eductation in India. What is the […]
Funny Sites
Here is the funny lists of sites and its registrants. Domain Name: HOMEGAINSUCKS.COM Registrant:HomeGain.com, Inc. created: 2004 ——————————- Domain Name: ZILLOWSUCKS.COM Registrant:Zillow.com Created on: 2005 ——————————- Domain Name: TRULIASUCKS.COM Registrant:Trulia Created on: 2005 ——————————- Domain name: upssucks.com Registrant:United Parcel Service Created on: 1997 ——————————- Domain Name: googlesucks.com Registrant:Google Inc. Created on: 1999 ——————————- Domain Name: […]
Google joins band of angels
This news appeared in toda’s Business Standard. May be of interest to people here. Google joins hands with Band of Angels Raghuvir Badrinath / Bangalore July 25, 2007 Google Inc, the $-10 billion Internet major, is set to lead the angel investing scenario in India. The company, which has been acquiring mature companies across the […]
Canaan leads investment in Techtribe
Make money by doing good! Very happy to announce our investment in Techtribe. Techtribe pioneers a professional community website, and aims to monetize the same through a referral based recruiting model. Whats more, it has an incentive model, where referrers can make Rs 10,000 for each successful referral they make. Indian e-recruiting market has not […]
Working in Startups + Parents Have a Say….
Startups in India will evolve in a very different way….parents have a big say if their kids can work in startups…and this is a big difference when compared to the Silicon Valley or anywhere else in the USA.
innovation in e-learning ?
i was going through some recent VC posts about upcoming boom in e-learning websites ( in India ). I tried to look around, but couldn’t find any indian/global website with significant innovation in that area. Can someone point me to a good resource/website ? I somehow believe, hosting videos and lecture notes coupled with some […]