Ellison’s bets on ASP companies paying off
Mercury News has discovered that ASP software companies (aka “software as a service” or “on demand” applications) are doing well. The article points out that Oracle CEO Larry Ellison made…
“India, US virtually bhai-bhai”
Fortune columnist David Kirkpatrick gushes about how “the Internet is connecting the two countries in ways not conceivable a few years ago”. My gut feeling is that the Indian and…
Indian cos. opting for IPOs over Private Equity
Reuters has this interesting news item about how, thanks to booming stock markets, Indian companies are finding it easier – both from a valuation and control perspective – to go…
An “Been There, Done That” Entrepreneur’s view of Venture Capitalists
Tom Evslin, Co-Founder & CEO of ITXC (acquired by Teleglobe in 2004), blogs on the ten lessons he learned about dealing with VCs. Some of the lessons have been featured…
The “Anti-Portfolio”
As a stock market investor, I used to pray every time I sold a company’s share that it never again reached that price again. Unfortunately, the price at which I…
Advantages of Flat Rate pricing
Tom Evslin writes on the attractiveness of “flat-rate” or “all you can eat” pricing to both consumers and service providers: If you can find a way to price a service…
CricInfo co-founder to quit; to focus on regional language publishing venture
Badri Seshadri, a co-founder of the popular online cricket portal Cricinfo.com, will be leaving his position as Managing Director of Wisden CricInfo-India in April 2005, reports Mediaah!. Seshadri plans to…
Outsourced animation services
Business Today profiles the outsourced animation services sector including companies like Color Chips, DQ Entertainment, Toonz Animation, etc. Some extracts: The animation production services sector in India is still small-…
Silicon Valley Bank’s plans for India
Businessworld has a cover story featuring how Silicon Valley Bank is facilitating the entry of Bay Area VC firms and start-ups into India. Extracts: Founded in 1983 by a team…
Low cost airlines are (finally) taking off in India
Finally, flying is following mobile phones as something that has become truly affordable for the Great-Indian-Middle-Class. Business Today (paid subscription required) has a feature on opportunities and challenges facing the…