Bill Gurley (finally) launches a blog
In my opinion, Bill Gurley, a partner at Benchmark Capital and one of the best known VC columnists (in Fortune and News.com), was a “blogger” even before blogging was invented.…
Profile of Pantaloon Founder & CEO
Business Today (paid access required) has a profile of Kishore Biyani, Founder & CEO of publicly listed retail firm Pantaloon. A little over seven years ago (August 1997, to be…
“Early stage investments still make sense”
Ravi Chiruvolu, a general partner at Charter Ventures, provides a reminder of why early stage companies, while currently out of fashion, are an attractive investment opportunity in his column for…
The Hedge Fund alternative
The Economic Times has a news item on how hedge funds are now competing for deals in India with VC and PE firms. While the ET article doesn’t mention it,…
Report alleges Naveen Jain led InfoSpace fudged revenues and misled investors
The Seattle Times has published a 3-part investigative report alleging InfoSpace executives misled public investors about the company’s performance. “InfoSpace’s success was an illusion, built on accounting tricks and the…
Are PE firms good at running media companies?
The Economist has an interesting article on the huge investments being made by Private Equity firms in taking over and turning around media firms. Some extracts: Some private-equity firms have…
Profile of GVFL’s Vishnu Varshney
Financial Express has a profile of Vishnu Varshney, managing director and CEO of Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd (GVFL). He wanted to be an entrepreneur initially.. He was so serious about…
Lemming mentality in the airline sector?
At a time when it looks like every Ram, Shyam and Hari has plans for launching an airline in India, InterGlobe Enterprises, one of the first companies to get clearance…
Profile of Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal
Times of India has a profile of Naresh Goyal, Founder of privte airline Jet Airways, which recently pulled off a successful IPO. This is undoubtedly a great achievement for a…
Indiagames and its investors
Business Standard has an interesting article which touches upon the relationship between Vishal Gondal, the founder of Indiagames (now 80% owned by China’s Tom Online), and the company’s VC backers,…