By guest author Tony Scott The Future of Outsourcing in India Tony: I don’t know if you have read Sramana Mitra’s article “The Death of Indian Outsourcing”? Alok: Wow, that’s pretty provocative – but no, I haven’t. Tony: She basically said that there are many challenges to the growth of the outsourcing industry, particularly for
By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: Do you invest in teams straight out of school, or do you require previous business experience? Nicola: One of the great reasons to work with the Band of Angels at large is the network we bring to the table. It is not just the ability to inject money and
SM: What did you do after being the CEO of GreatDomains? JT: We ran into a company which at the time was called Snowball and which eventually became IGN. They were performing terribly as a publicly traded company. Their market cap was below their cash on the balance sheet. I approached them about a property,
By guest author Tony Scott Global Leaders: Bridges Across Cultures Tony: What about your leadership team? As you look at the kind of leadership team you need around the world to help drive your company forward, what do you think are going to be the key strengths you will need to help you be successful?
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By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: And what type of experience do you require from the founders? Nicola: We don’t necessarily expect CEOs, but it is great when they have good domain knowledge, so it is not uncommon or unlikely that we would like to see some VP-level people who are building out their first
SM: If you did not have the original idea, how did you wind up as the CEO and the largest shareholder? JT: I got a little bit lucky. I had met the founders of that business because I was trying to work on putting real estate online. I contacted them because I saw an ad
This morning the roundtable ran very smoothly. The five entrepreneurs who presented are all in various stages of validating who their best customers are. The best conversations during these roundtables usually stem from the businesses that have already been validated to some degree, simply because I am often not the target customer for a product.