Differences between investing in China and India
China has a very strong government and a weak corporate sector. India has a weak government and a strong corporate sector. Some extracts from an interesting interview in Businessworld with…
Getting VC funding without a MBA
# Unless your best friend in the world — whom you happen to have embarrassing pictures of — is a VC partner, please do not contact any VC. It makes…
Larger domestic IT market makes China more attractive to VCs
What is the size of the domestic market for IT products? This is one of the first questions that a General Partner at Boston and Silicon Valley based Battery Ventures…
Fenwick & West Venture Capital Survey 3Q 2004
Mountain View, CA-based law firm Fenwick & West has released the 3Q04 edition of its Silicon Valley and Israel Venture Capital surveys. Click Here for the Silicon Valley survey. Click…
Should Warren Buffet worry about Ram Shriram?
Ram Shriram of Sherpalo Ventures, an early investor in Google, is free to become a billionaire anytime – ie, anytime GOOG trades above $190. As of last Tuesday (November 16,…
Heralding “global-from-day-one” start-ups
As I was going through the program agenda of Ernst & Young’s Israel-India-China Global Hotbed Cross-Border Company Showcase event (at the San Mateo Marriott on November 4, 2004), I was…
Indian gaming industry to grow 5-fold by 2006-07: KPMG survey
Fuelled by booming demand for mobile games and local content, the Indian gaming content industry is set to grow five fold to touch $100 million by 2006-07, according to a…
“VCs are a hindrance for experienced entrepreneurs”: Kintera CEO
While venture capital serves a valuable role in providing capital and partnership to young entrepreneurs, “if you have a seasoned management team and a track record, VCs are more of…
Entrepreneurs preferring to be stealth: KPCB partners
It is tough to do venture capital research in the US these days. Start-ups that receive VC funding are no longer keen to publicize their fund raising. So much so…