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McKinsey Quarterly has article on how multinational companies entering India should avoid replicating products and processes that have worked in other markets. “Clearly, any entry into a new market requires…

Business Today has an article on incubation programs at various business schools in India. I found the changing face of incubator programs like IIM-B’s NSRCEL (sponsored by Infosys co-founder Nadathur…

Economic Times points out how companies are finding it attractive from a valuation perspective to raise money from private equity funds just before going in for an IPO. Suzlon Energy’s…

In my opinion, Bill Gurley, a partner at Benchmark Capital and one of the best known VC columnists (in Fortune and News.com), was a “blogger” even before blogging was invented.…

Business Today (paid access required) has a profile of Kishore Biyani, Founder & CEO of publicly listed retail firm Pantaloon. A little over seven years ago (August 1997, to be…

Ravi Chiruvolu, a general partner at Charter Ventures, provides a reminder of why early stage companies, while currently out of fashion, are an attractive investment opportunity in his column for…

The Economic Times has a news item on how hedge funds are now competing for deals in India with VC and PE firms. While the ET article doesn’t mention it,…

The Seattle Times has published a 3-part investigative report alleging InfoSpace executives misled public investors about the company’s performance. “InfoSpace’s success was an illusion, built on accounting tricks and the…

The Economist has an interesting article on the huge investments being made by Private Equity firms in taking over and turning around media firms. Some extracts: Some private-equity firms have…

Financial Express has a profile of Vishnu Varshney, managing director and CEO of Gujarat Venture Finance Ltd (GVFL). He wanted to be an entrepreneur initially.. He was so serious about…