First Round Capital
When it comes to clarity of positioning to entrepreneurs, true early-stage firms in India (ie, Rs. Lakhs rather than $ Million investors) would do well to look at the web…
How VCs can apportion time among their cos.
Howard Morgan has a post on how he manages his own time (“by far the scarcest resource”) between the various companies he invests in. I recommend keeping a sorted list…
Is a Silicon Valley likely to happen in India?
Paul Graham has a couple of great essays on how other cities and countries could replicate Silicon Valley: 1. The first one, How to be Silicon Valley basically says that…
“No choice but to revert to nuclear energy”
Peter Wagner, General Partner at Accel Partners, believes the US has no real alternative except to revert to nuclear energy. Speaking at a panel on “The VC Forecast” at the…
“India has the fourth largest Internet user base”
Or is it the 10th largest? Depends on who you ask. According to the Computer Industry Almanac, India was in fourth place with 50.6 million Net users (and a 4.7%…
What is the name of KPCB’s India fund?
Answer to this quick quiz question: “Murugan Capital”!! Don’t beleive me? Check out IPO filing of KPCB’s first Indian portfolio company, InfoEdge India (which operates Naukri.com), for confirmation. Here is…
Podcast with Mahesh Murthy
Kamla Bhatt has a podcast with Seed Fund founder Mahesh Murthy. In this podcast interview Mahesh talks about VC funding trends and investment opportunities in India. Seed Fund recently closed…
Mary Meeker’s game changers
Morgan Stanley Internet analyst Mary Meeker’s presentation at the Stanford business school provides an overview of Internet and Technology industry trends including a lot of interesting data and analysis. Mary…
Trends in Indian Retail
Business Today has a report on the state of Indian retail and emerging trends in the industry. REAL ESTATE AND MALL ECONOMICS Biyani paid a cool Rs 250 crore to…
ICICI Bank’s “branchless” rural thrust
Business Today has a detailed article on ICICI Bank’s massive rural thrust using a franchisee model. This is a scaleable model,” says K.V. Kamath, Managing Director & CEO of the…