Quiet Period T-Shirts for CEOs on IPO track
Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly attended Wall Street Journal’s “All Things Digital” conference wearing a T-Shirt that read “quiet period” on the front and “can’t answer questions” on the back.…
Vinod Khosla warns against nanotech bubble
Vinod Khosla, one of Silicon Valley most successful VCs, has warned against nanotechnology companies going public too early. According to a report in Private Equity Week, Khosla has severely criticized…
How offshoring is changing Silicon Valley
It is quite well known that today, most Silicon Valleys VCs demand that their portfolio companies have an “India-China” strategy. But what impact will this increasing drive towards offshoring have…
Business Today profiles MphasiS
Business Today magazine recently featured Barings Private Equity and ChrysCapital funded IT and BPO services company, MphasiS Group, on its Cover Story.
How IBM relates to VC-backed startt-ups
IBM has 18 business development executives dedicated to working with venture capitalists and their portfolio companies, says a report in CNET News.com . Under a program, started about three years…
The Big Fight at Tracmail
There’s nothing new about fights between Venture Capitalists and the founders of start-ups they’ve invested in. What’s new about Businessworld magazine’s detailed description of the battle between The View Group…
What is Rajeev Madhavan up to?
In April, when Magma Design Automation Inc., led by Co-founder, Chairman & CEO Rajeev Madhavan, announced the acquisition of Vivek Raghavan co-founded Mojave Inc. for about $140 million, many commentators…
“Private Equity investment in India yield 25-40% IRR”: PwC
Private equity investments in India have fetched foreign investors an “Internal Rate of Return” of 25-40% in recent years, Business Standard reports quoting PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Associate Director Sanjeev Krishan. ChrysCapital…
Indian VCs look beyond outsourcing
By Arun Natarajan My article on the above topic was published recently in the AlwaysOn “blogzine”. Here is the article’s intro: While India’s software and business process outsourcing (BPO) services…
Are you ready to get lucky?
Posting by Arun Natarajan in The Startup Journey web log. I recently watched an interview with MphasiS-BFL’s Chairman & CEO Jerry Rao television ( Udaya TV on February 20, 2004),…