“Tutors are the True Heroes of the Indian Education System”
Interesting article in Forbes India by Meeta Sengupta: If there is one system that is working to further rigour, accuracy and excellence (of sorts), it is the tutoring ecosystem…it is…
YoCAPTCHA – Yet another founder breakup – but thankfully managed success despite – story
From The Mint profile: In June 2012, a clutch of investors—part of the Mumbai Angel Network—approached Gupta. However, the presence of a third dormant partner—Agarwal—remained a concern. Agarwal, who had…
Is India the Next China – In Internet & Mobile investing terms?
Here’s an extract from the Rise Capital Blog: … the differences between China and India matter just as much as the similarities. We believe that there will be quite a…
What the Flipkart & Snapdeal fairy tales of 2014 mean for Entrepreneurship in India
By Arun Natarajan An abridged version of this article appeared in the Business Line dated Jan 13, 2015 Home grown E-Commerce leaders Flipkart and Snapdeal between them raised almost $3…
Unraveling Oravel’s founder
The Mint has a detailed profile of the founder of Venture Capital-backed budget hotels aggregator Oravel (now, OyoRooms) titled “Will the real Ritesh Agarwal please stand up?”. The piece makes…
Private Equity investments bounce back by over 47% to $10.9 Billion in 2014
Powered by mega bets on E-Commerce, 2014 is 2nd biggest year for PE investments after 2007 Flipkart, Snapdeal and Olacabs account for 5 of Top 10 investments during ‘14 After…
Why Lightspeed said yes to mobile dating app Vee
Extracts from a post on the Lightspeed Ventures India blog (emphasis mine): Traditionally, young Indian women and men have struggled to meet new and like-minded people owing to various socio-cultural…
How Piramals cracked the Private Equity in Real Estate puzzle
From the Forbes India profile: Given the scope of its services, while all realty funds have a takeover clause in their contracts, Piramal Fund Management has the actual capability to…
“Incremental reforms will push up growth, but fail the youth”: Former Chief Economic Adviser Shankar Acharya
Writing in Business Standard, former chief economic adviser to the government Shankar Acharya has evaluated the notable economic and financial developments during the first six months of Modi Sarkaar. Extracts:…
Selling a Rs.400 bulb for Rs.10 and other Brilliant Ideas to Reduce the Fiscal Deficit
Dr. Ajay Shah has timely and extremely well argued post on the government’s plans to subsidise LED bulbs costing Rs.400 to be sold for Rs.10! Hopefully the decision makers will…