Business 2010

By Lyla Kuriyan, Guest Author I believe that we are about to see a major innovation occur in the software industry that will transform the nature of midsize businesses through a convergence of technology and business. This view has also been espoused by industry luminaries, discussing the future of technology innovation. A few weeks ago,

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Forum Launch

Friends, I have just put together a discussion forum to complement the Blog that I write, and you so enthusiastically read and comment on. The goal, of course, is to have more of your voices engaging in interactive discussions. I have arranged a few topics, as follows, but we will see how the conversation threads

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B:B Exchange: oDesk

Some of you may recall, during the Dotcom days, B:B Exchanges were a hot new concept, which propelled even the car companies to set up one (Onstar.com). Even John Doerr fell for it, and invested in eLance, which was an exchange for Freelancers. Well, like many other concepts that are returning with a web 2.0

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Conversation with a Reader: Technology Entrepreneurship in India

Dear Sramana: I have a different take on some of your notes. (Ref. Too Much Money, Too Few Deals) While I do agree that there are not many technology companies in India which makes VCs shy away from making such deals to rather invest in what-India-is-known-for, there are some companies out there which are fighting

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Investment Thesis: Alex Osadzinski

An Interview with Venture Capitalist, Alex Osadzinski of Trinity Ventures.

Quieres Bailar?

Last night, we saw a beautiful concert by an acclaimed Flamenco dancer, La Tania. This morning, I was telling my mother about the concert. My mother lives in India, I wish I could send her video clips of the pieces that especially struck me. Much as music sharing has become a grand killer app on

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Fast Forward to 2007

Markets come and go in cycles. Here’s Peter Rip’s insightful analysis of why Yahoo’s announcement of slowing ad spend is a harbinger to Enterprise 2.0, to be hurried in by the VCs looking for the next frontier in the next 12 months. The startup market recovered from a prolonged ailment in early 2005 on the

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Family Connections

Just read about a service called Friends For Families on Techcrunch. It aims at providing matchmaking services for families who want to make new friends with compatible dynamics. In a country like America where a large number of people are immigrants, either from other countries, or from other parts of the US, an individualistic, lonely

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