Fixing US Venture Capital
Peter Rip of Leapfrog Ventures has a nice post on why the traditional Venture Capital model in the US is broken and how to fix it. Venture capital is a…
“India to account for 6.5% of global semiconductor revenues by 2015”
The India Semiconductor Association has released a study predicting the semiconductor and embedded design market in India will grow from the current $3.25 billion to $43.07 billion by 2015. The…
TiE Bangalore launches Entrepreneur Accelerator Program
TiE Bangalore has put together the Entrepreneur Accelerator Program (TiE-EAP or “tie-up”). TiE-EAP is designed to help companies get through the seed-stage of evolution and graduate to first round of…
When will the Indian Internet market really take off?
Anand Sridharan of Bessemer Venture Partners has triggered off an interesting debate on his blog on when the Indian Internet market will really take off. At $25-30 million ad revenues…
Special report on Indian auto industry
Business Today has a detailed series of articles on the Indian automobile industry, including its various segments like cars, two-wheelers, trucks, auto components and auto engineering. Arun Natarajan is the…
Brad Feld heaps praise on Stratify
Brad Feld of Mobius VC heaps praise on the performance of Stratify, Inc. on his blog. It’s always really exciting when a portfolio company hits its inflection point and has…
Ram Shriram is No. 3 on Forbes’ Midas List
Angel investor Ram Shriram of Sherpalo Ventures has been named No. 3 on Forbes magazine’s annual Midas List of technology industry investors. Here is what the magazine had to say…
Real Estate PE Firms willing to wink at black money?
While both foreign and domestic Private Equity firms are rushing to launch Real Estate funds, observers have predicted that PE investors will face serious challenges in dealing with corporate governance…
“The Grass Is Always Greener”
Jeff Bussgang has a great post on how entrepreneurs envy VCs, how VCs envy their Private Equity cousins who, in turn, envy hedge fund managers. Is there anyone that the…
Managing CEO Transition in Venture-Backed Technology Companies
More than two-thirds of technology companies replace their CEOs sometime during their company’s lifecycle. How should founders, investors and board members work together to minimize the pain and maximize the…