An argument for sweat equity friendly laws
In an article appearing in the Financial Express, Dr. Y.R.K.Reddy, Chairman, Yaga Consulting Pvt. Ltd., provides strong arguments on why the Indian government’s department of company affairs and SEBI must…
Is Bangalore shooting itself in the foot?
Bangalore’s increasingly intolerable infrastructure problems and the sky-rocketing salary expectations of its residents seem to be achieving what economic recession and the “outsourcing backlash” in the US, failed to achieve:…
Incubation programs at IIIM-Bangalore and IIT-Delhi
Financial Express has published a short profile of incubation programs at IIM-Bangalore and IIT-Delhi. Extract: IIM-Bangalore IIM-Bangalore, which started its incubation facility in 2000, has so far seen three IT…
Wipro Vice-Chairman Vivek Paul profiled in San Jose Mercury News
Some extracts: The 45-year-old Paul, a graduate of India’s Birla Institute of Technology who earned a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Massachusetts, is an unapologetic believer…
Remote IT infrastructure management is the next big opportunity
The latest issue of Economist carries a detailed article saying that remote IT infrastructure management is the next big opportunity for Indian IT outsourcing companies like HCL and Wipro.
Zee TV to telecast business plan competition
Beginning January 2005, Zee Telefilms will air an 36-episode show in which entrepreneurs will get an opportunity to pitch their business plans on TV. This contest -type show will see…
Sand Hill Road gets blogging
By Arun Natarajan “Man has Venture Blogging come a long way since we started VentureBlog a year and a half ago. At that time, the only way that there would…
Remaining awake: the secret to a VC’s success
Here’s what Michael Moritz had to say on the “secret” of Sequoia Capital’s success during the Silicon Valley 4.0 conference (via Always-On): On the whole we’ve had the incredible benefit…
Can WebEx avoid Netscape’s fate?
As Microsoft takes time to digest web-conferencing company PlaceWare, the market leader – Subrah Iyer-founded WebEx Communications – has been picking up more momentum and market share. But can WebEx…
What VCs require from angels
“Writing a check is the first, and perhaps easiest, part. Yet angels-most of whom are themselves seasoned business executives, entrepreneurs, technologists and finance people-can do the venture community the greatest…