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Forbes Column 2010: Taking On Microsoft, Google From India

Posted on Friday, May 7th 2010

A Bangalore startup aims to outperform tech’s software giants. Read more in this week’s Forbes column, Taking On Microsoft, Google From India.

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Taking On Microsoft And Google From India: InstaColl Founders Sumanth Raghavendra, Kaushal Cavale, And Their Mentor Sabeer Bhatia (Part 2)

Posted on Thursday, May 6th 2010

SM: How large did you build your service business in terms of revenue? SR and KC: At the end of five years, we were well past $1 million in an annualized run rate. We had grown the team to just under 50 people. At that point, we realized that it was as good a time

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Roundtable Recap: May 6 – Defining Value Proposition

Posted on Thursday, May 6th 2010

Today five very early-stage entrepreneurs presented their businesses to me. They all still have much work to do to validate their businesses. I often tell aspiring entrepreneurs not to build anything until they have validated their business idea with potential customers. You need to find people willing to pay for what you have to offer

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May 6 Roundtable Recording

Posted on Thursday, May 6th 2010
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Roundtable Starting In 30 Minutes

Posted on Thursday, May 6th 2010

Today’s roundtable is starting in 30 minutes, at 8 a.m. PST/11 a.m. EST/8:30 p.m. IST. Click here to join.

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Taking On Microsoft And Google From India: InstaColl Founders Sumanth Raghavendra, Kaushal Cavale, And Their Mentor Sabeer Bhatia (Part 1)

Posted on Wednesday, May 5th 2010

Kaushal Cavale and Sumanth Raghavendra are childhood friends from Bangalore and the cofounders of InstaColl. After graduating from BMS College of Engineering and the University of Phoenix (Thunderbird), respectively, they worked in technical IT positions in the United States. They returned to India in 2000 to fulfill their dreams of starting a business. In 2005,

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Deal Radar 2010: JAM Paper & Envelope ,New York City

Posted on Wednesday, May 5th 2010

JAM Paper & Envelope is a niche retailer that has turned to the Web to expand its market for a much older communication technology – paper. From its New York City stores and warehouses on both U.S. Coasts and in China, the company ships envelopes, paper, cards, card stock, wrapping paper, gift bags, paper clips,

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Building One Of The World’s Biggest Tech Blogs From New Zealand: ReadWriteWeb Founder Richard MacManus (Part 7)

Posted on Tuesday, May 4th 2010

SM: What is your take on GigaOM? They have raised a lot of money. How does that story play out? They have open source, clean tech, and a lot of niche sites. RM: At one point ReadWriteWeb was doing a similar thing wherein we were trying to build separate branded blogs off our main blog.

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