VentureWoods becomes a group blog
VentureWoods a blog started by entrepreneur-turned-VC Alok Mittal has since turned into a platform with multiple contributors (including yours truly) from the Indian VC-Start-up eco-system. Arun Natarajan is the Founder…
TCS steps on the gas
Businessworld has a cover story on TCS’ growth strategies post its IPO. Here is an extract relating to the acquisition strategy of India’ top IT services firm: Apart from HCL…
“Sequoia-Indiatimes deal off”
Sequoia Capital has decided against partnering WestBridge Capital in their proposed investment into Times Internet which operates the Indiatimes.com portal and e-commerce service, reports Businessworld. It was planned that a…
Will Glenmark’s new drug propel it to the big league?
Businessworld profiles Glenmark’s early success with its new experimental drug oglemilast meant to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The deal with Forest Labs is worth $190 million (Rs…
Opportunities and perils for Indian cos. hunting for global auto part makers
“Plenty of global auto part makers are up for sale. And the money is not hard to find. But there are big risks, and Indian companies need to choose their…
Forbes on the new boom in India’s textile industry
Forbes has an article on the new boom in India’s textile industry. Some extracts: The industry accounts for 30% of India’s exports. China does a much larger dollar volume in…
Refreshing “Web Two Point Oh!”
In case you track the Web 2.0 scene/debate (aka by some as “Bubble 2.0”), check this site out. Just refreshing the page will get you new “VC friendly” Web 2.0…
Paul Graham weighs in in favor of founder sales
In August 2005, I made a post saying why I thought it might be a good idea for VCs to actually insist on “limited founder sales” when they invest in…
US recruitment firm specializes in “angel employees”
With Internet-based services companies back in favor among US VC investors (a phenomenon aka “Web 2.0” or “Bubble 2.0”), can service providers and wannabee start-up executives be far behind? Scripps…
Debate on the investment “sweet spot”
Anand Sridharan of Bessemer Venture Partners-India and Roshan D’Silva, Managing Partner of Middle East technology incubator One Nine Three (and co-founder of IIT-Bombay incubatee MyZus Infotech), have an interesting debate…