Do VCs need to be “good” guys to succeed?
Y-Combinator founder Paul Graham thinks so. Citing the example of uber angel investor Ron Conway (Google, Facebook, Twitter), he explains why in his recent blog post (emphasis mine): The startup…
Will InMobi Continue to Rejoice its Spurning of Google’s $1-B Offer?
Silicon Valley lore has several famous episodes of acquisition talks that did not materialize: from that of Google by Excite (whose CEO apparently refused to pay up $75,000) and by…
Zero in on Cos Seeking Angel Funding in Your City
With enthusiasm for angel investments in India at an all time high, Venture Intelligence is happy to announce a new feature to its Angel Investments database: the ability to search…
Zoho Founder on Competing with Companies Raising “Series QE” Funding
From the article by the Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu in Economic Times: Another day , another hot tech company raises $500 million (or is it a billion?) in Series D,…
Why Angels & Seed Funds Might Be Better For Seed Rounds
With Tiger Global and other global investors straying into VC territory in the hunt for the next set of Unicorns, the ( Lee Fix(el)ated ? ) Indian VC firms –…
Is Mr.Tata Risking Too Much Capital on Startups?
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Is Angel Investing Worth the Bother?
Haresh Chawla, an angel investor in Housing.com, has a list of do’s and don’ts for fellow angel investors in Founding Fuel. Extracts: 2. Don’t do it for the money. Most…
Will the Education Sector Throw Up a Billion Dollar Company? Yeah, Fine “Unicorn”.
Siddhartha Jain has a nice analysis on why we haven’t seen an Indian Education Unicon emerge yet. And why we still might. Venture Intelligence is the leading provider of data…
Forbes India “Hidden Gems” List
Forbes India has put out its latest “Hidden Gems” Cover Story profiling 13 interesting businesses -from bus operator Prasanna Purple to lifestyle brand Hidesign, jewellery maker Kalyan Jewellers to coaching…
Healthy Sign: IPOs Do Well Despite Shaky Secondary Market
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