Businessworld’s youth survey
Businessworld has a cover story based on a survey of 5,485 young people surveyed across 15 Indian cities such as Kochi, Jaipur or Bangalore. Arun Natarajan is the Founder of…
Real Estate BPO firm NTrust
Businessworld has a short profile of NTrust, a provider of outsourcing services to US Real Estate companies. NTrust, floated in 2002, has built a $12 million business in the lease…
MRO business takes off
Businessworld has an article on the growth of the aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business in India. There are about 300-odd third-party MRO units worldwide, of which more than…
Why Moser Baer is getting into solar cells
Businessworld has an article on why the Warburg Pincus-backed CD/DVD maker, Moser Baer, is diversifying into the solar cells business. Arun Natarajan is the Founder of Venture Intelligence, which tracks…
Guruji and the future of “other” search engines
Venture Capitalist Bill Burnham recently argued that it would be futile for start-ups to try and compete with Google, Yahoo and MSN (“GYM”) in the core Internet search space. Any…
Rudra Tech’s anti-virus software attracts attention
Business Today has a short profile of Chennai-based Rudra Technologies, a company that has come up with an innovative anti-virus software. Imagine a virus that locks up the files on…
Classic Polo’s rising focus on branded garments
Business Today has a short profile of Tirupur-based textiles firm Royal Classic Mills and its aquisition led plans to carve a share for itself in the branded apparel segment. To…
‘Toll policy held back by disagreements’
Businessworld has an article on how disagreements between the Planning Commission and the Department of Road Transport and Highways is holding back India’s policy on toll roads. Arun Natarajan is…
India’s Natural Gas market
Businessworld has an article on how the uncertain supply of natural gas is affecting India’s power and industry requirements. Arun Natarajan is the Founder of Venture Intelligence, which tracks private…
Canaan Partners launched “Entrepreneurial Challenge”
Canaan Partners has launched “Entrepreneurial Challenge”, a value-added Business Plan contest, in partnership with TiE. “The objective is to identify entrepreneurs who have made a start and can now scale…