The party’s on at corporate law firms as well
Economic Times has an article on how corporate law firms are benefiting from the boom in PE and M&A deals. Industry observers believe that the revenues at India’s leading law…
“There’s no short-cutting the VC process”
Speaking at Internet & Mobile Connect, Probir Roy, Co-founder & Director of Paymate, described how his company went about raising venture capital and the challenges during the process. Saying that…
“Communication, Entertainment and Information: Order of Preference for M-VAS Cos.”
Speaking at Internet & Mobile Connect, Alok Mittal, Executive Director of Canaan Partners, emphasized the need for Mobile VAS companies to “own the customer” as well as directly create demand…
“Performance of Internet businesses better than perception”
Speaking at Internet & Mobile Connect, Avnish Bajaj, Managing Director of Matrix Partners India, said said how while in 1999-2000, perception of Internet-based businesses was ahead of reality, over the…
Internet & Mobile Connect – Post Event Info
Venture Intelligence organized “Internet & Mobile Connect”, a roundtable focused on opportunities and challenges for Venture Capital investing in Internet-based services and Mobile Value Added Services companies. The event, which…
Kiva marries microfinance to the Internet
Mohammed Yunus started it with Grameen Bank. Now, most banks in India and other parts of the developing world have embraced microfinace and profit from it. But, has anyone come…
Why did Marketics sell out?
Analytics outsourcing firms, though highly profitable, cannot scale beyond a stage. This is why pioneering marketing analytics outsourcing firm Marketics – with estimated revenues of $5-6 million and highly profitable…
New incubation program: dreamZhunt
Chennai-based IT services company SGS Technologie has launched a “business idea contest” called dreamZhunt. “The contest is focussed at IT professionals who are looking to kick-start their first business,” informs…
Podcasting with Kiruba
Kiruba Shankar interviewed me for a podcast. Check it out! Arun Natarajan is the Founder & CEO of Venture Intelligence, the leading provider of information and networking services to the…
“The Loser’s Curse”
Fred Wilson has an interesting post on how a VC who has lost money on a company will never again invest in the sector even though things might work out…