Symbiosis business plan competition
Symbiosis Institute of Business Management is running a business plan competition for working professionals and startups. This event seeks to provide an opportunity for working professionals/start ups to pitch to…
What went wrong? Just rewind a 100 years.
Ruchir Sharma, head of emerging markets at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, has come with an interesting article in the Economic Times on how the current US financial crisis is more…
New Wave of Software Product Cos.
Unlike even three years ago, VCs now have a clear preference for product companies. Business Today, in association with NASSCOM, has come out with a list of promising product companies.…
“Consumers perpetrated the credit crisis”
Distressed asset investor Wilbur Ross (better known in India for his SpiceJet investment) has an interesting take on what caused the credit crisis in the US: the eagerness of the…
“The Best Years of Outsourcing Are Ahead of Us”
Despite the current challenges, the best years of outsourcing are ahead of us, according to speakers at “IT Services & BPO Connect ‘08”, a conference focused on the road ahead…
Boom Towns to Gloom Towns
Bloomberg has an article comparing the woes of global financial “capitals” of London and New York. While financial services firms account for about 12 percent of New York City employment,…
Deal Alert: Inventus, Ojas invest $2-M in Telibrahma
Edited Extracts from Press Release: Inventus Capital Partners has closed an investment in Telibrahma Convergent Communications (P) Ltd., a leading mobile digital media company operating from Bangalore. Inventus led a…
Update on the Cable TV landscape
Business Today has an article on the business of Cable TV networks. Five players are slowly emerging in this space with geographic spreads that can be labelled, in a manner…
Profiles of L&T wannabees
Business Today has short profiles of mid-tier Engineering & Construction companies that are aiming to bag more Build-Own-Transfer infrastructure projects. Extract from profile of IRB Infrastructure that went public recently.…
Spotting the winners among the General Entertainment Channels
Business Today has an article on how the channels are faring post the launch of a rash of new entrants. Given the clutter, it’s not surprising that all the new…