Under Promising & Over delivering is for Amateurs?!
Clearly, our entrepreneurial ethos and role models are going through a massive generation change. The quotes from Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy that entrepreneurs in the 1990s took to heart…
A follow-on investor’s take on Seed Capital sources in India
Sandhya Hegde of Khosla Impact has listed out the seed capital sources she likes in India and why. Extracts: I have categorized them in 3 different groups — angel networks, fundraising platforms…
Khaitan & Co. Tops League Table for Legal Advisors to M&A Transactions in 2014
AZB & Partners, J Sagar Associates follow at Nos. 2 & 3 respectively Khaitan & Co. topped the Venture Intelligence League Tables for Most Active Legal Advisor to M&A transactions…
Ernst & Young Tops League Tables for Most Active M&A Transaction Advisor for 2014
Ernst & Young topped the Venture Intelligence League Table for the Most Active Transaction Advisor for Mergers & Acquisitions deals for calendar 2014 with 58 points (across 15 qualifying deals).…
AZB retains top ranking among Legal Advisors to Private Equity Transactions in 2014
AZB & Partners retained its status – for the fifth consecutive year – as the Most Active Legal Advisor for Private Equity transactions during 2014. According to the Venture Intelligence…
Unitus Capital retains status as Most Active Financial Advisor for Private Equity Transactions in 2014
Ernst & Young retains Most Active Transaction Advisor status inclusive of due diligence, other services Unitus Capital retained the top position of the Venture Intelligence League Table for Most Active…
“Tutors are the True Heroes of the Indian Education System”
Interesting article in Forbes India by Meeta Sengupta: If there is one system that is working to further rigour, accuracy and excellence (of sorts), it is the tutoring ecosystem…it is…
YoCAPTCHA – Yet another founder breakup – but thankfully managed success despite – story
From The Mint profile: In June 2012, a clutch of investors—part of the Mumbai Angel Network—approached Gupta. However, the presence of a third dormant partner—Agarwal—remained a concern. Agarwal, who had…
Is India the Next China – In Internet & Mobile investing terms?
Here’s an extract from the Rise Capital Blog: … the differences between China and India matter just as much as the similarities. We believe that there will be quite a…
What the Flipkart & Snapdeal fairy tales of 2014 mean for Entrepreneurship in India
By Arun Natarajan An abridged version of this article appeared in the Business Line dated Jan 13, 2015 Home grown E-Commerce leaders Flipkart and Snapdeal between them raised almost $3…