Business Today’s Hottest Start-ups List
Business Today has published the second edition of its list of Hottest Start-ups. The list includes two portfolio companies of IDG Ventures India (IT security start-up iViz and 3D visualization…
Analysis of a non-deal
New York Times’ Andrew Ross Sorkin has an analysis of Steve Ballmer’s missteps in bidding for Yahoo. ..most of all, Mr. Ballmer didn’t realize — though he had been warned…
Is acquiring captives a mug’s game?
Basab Pradhan, CEO of Gridstone Research and former Head of Sales & Marketing at Infosys, has a critical post on Indian IT Services companies “acquiring” the captive outsourcing units of…
Profile of the Adani Group
Business Today has a detailed profile of the infrastructure focused Adani Group. Having established itself as India’s leading private sector port operator, the Adani Group is betting big on power.…
The Birth of Aujas Networks – By Manjula Sridhar
On February 10th 2008, 10 PM, all of Aujas’s founders assembled at IDG Ventures India’s Founding Chairman and MD, Sudhir Sethi’s residence to sign the agreements for the seed funding…
“The tipping point has arrived for India product companies”
Starting with a comparison of Huwaei and Infosys, successful Entrepreneur-turned-Angel investor Venkat Rajendran, has a post (which I noticed only now) on why he thinks why this holy-grail-moment-of-the-Indian-techie has (finally)…
“Wave 3 of Indian IT Services”
Sudhakar Ram of Mastek has triggered off an interesting discussion with his guest article titled “Wave 3 of Indian Outsourcing” on Sramana Mitra’s blog. With rising salaries, the appreciating rupee…
Saudi Arabia to launch $5.3 B sovereign wealth fund
Saudi Arabia, the bid daddy of the oil kingdoms, has finally decided that it too needs to get on to the SWF bandwagon. However, according to this Financial Times article,…
Has the time for electric vehicles arrived?
Businessworld has a cover story on Bangalore-based electric car maker Reva which had recently raised $20 million from Draper Fisher Jurveston and the Global Environment Fund. Although only 2,500 Revas…
Shake-out in Asian hedge funds?
Industry executives at the recent Reuters Hedge Funds and Private Equity Summit in Hong Kong forecast a period of consolidation in Asian hedge funds, according to a Retuers report on…