The Booming Business of Education
Business Today has a detailed article on the rising interest of entrepreneurs and investors in the education sector. The next wave of great entrepreneurial activity in India is going to…
“Managing the Board Meeting”
Matt McCall, Managing Director of Draper Fisher Jurvetson Portage Venture Partners, has a funny post on how entrepreneurs can manage their company’s board of directors. 1. Meet by phone whenever…
IDG Ventures’ Sudhir Sethi on the Indian VC Space
Ernst & Young’s Global Venture Capital Insights and Trends Report 2008 has an interview with Sudhir Sethi, Founder, Chairman & Managing Director of IDG Ventures India. An extract: Ernst &…
Entrepreneur Interview: Educational Initiatives’ Sridhar Rajagopalan
Educational Initiatives’ Co-founder & Managing Director Sridhar Rajagopalan became an entrepreneur in school education after acquiring a B.Tech from IIT Chennai and a PGDM from IIM-Ahmedabad followed by a three-year…
Limited Partner Interview: PCG International’s Steven Cowan
Venture Intelligence recently spoke to Steven Cowan, Managing Director, PCG International (PCGI), an affiliate of US-based Pacific Corporate Group, that invests in emerging markets private equity funds. Prior to PCGI,…
Top Investors from General Atlantic, UTI Ventures & Baring PE join Speaker Roster at IT Services
Sunil Kolangara of UTI Ventures; Abhay Havaldar of General Atlantic; Subbu Subramaniam of Baring Private Equity and Dev Raman of Tricolor India will be the investor speakers at IT Services…
More Credit Crisis Jokes
Give a man a fish; he’ll eat for a day. Give him a sub-prime fish loan and you’re in business, buddy! – Stephen Colbert (Hat tip: Dealmaker) Now, Bloomberg has…
Knowledge Commission recommendations on entrepreneurship
The National Knowledge Commission, headed by former Telecom Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda, has published recommendations on entrepreneurship. Arun Natarajan is the Founder & CEO of Venture Intelligence, the leading provider…
“Expensive Economy”
Businessworld has a cover story on how rising input costs, specially that of labour and power, coupled with shifting political alliances have made India an expensive business destination. Services, which…
Nasscom Product Conclave on Aug.11-12
The NASSCOM Product Conclave & Expo 2008, the only annual conference for the Indian software product industry, is to be held on August 11 & 12 at Bangalore. Key Highlights:…