Outsourcing: Naresh Lakhanpal And Hiro Notaney Of Patni Computer Systems (Part 4)

By guest author Tony Scott Naresh: So, once again, it’s giving people permission to say it’s okay to be different, and it really is because we believe that diversity of thought, diversity of mind is going to get us further in the end. I would say that it’s the idea of having permission to do

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Michael Gruber, Founder and Managing Director, Cornerstone Angels (Part 7)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Can you tell us a little more about your VentureLab? Michael: That’s a separate organization. That’s an organization where we’re directly hired by companies to do a variety of services. It’s like any investment bank or professional services company. We’re working with a company and taking

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Anurag (Anu) Nigam, President, Sand Hill Angels (Part 4)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Do you think about the return you would like to have over a certain period? Anu: We’re different from a VC firm in that we don’t have IRR [internal return on investment], and we don’t have LPs [limited partners]. It’s our own money.

Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Dr. Reed Sheard, CIO Of Westmont College (Part 6)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: I think when you talk in terms of e-mail or CRM, the basic e-mail or CRM, these are horizontal functionalities. You would definitely have an advantage if you use somebody else’s solution that has been built, tested, and scaled, and something that is scalable on this

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Building A Niche E-Commerce Powerhouse: Coastal Contacts CEO Roger Hardy (Part 9)

Sramana: How well are you prepared to enter and compete in the eyeglasses market? Roger Hardy: We have started sourcing the planet for eyeglass components, such as stainless steel and titanium frames. We have also started sourcing all of the products that go into them, such as German quality lenses and Korean quality lenses.

Outsourcing: Naresh Lakhanpal And Hiro Notaney Of Patni Computer Systems (Part 3)

By guest author Tony Scott Tony: I think the thing to look at when you talk about cultural issues is that you have to build a team from the top all the way down, and the culture has to work all the way down. Naresh: Right. Tony: It also has to be a culture that

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Michael Gruber, Founder and Managing Director, Cornerstone Angels (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Michael: One of the key things that we try to do beyond the dollars, what is more important than any dollars that the investors could bring, is helping the company and being on the board of advisors or board of directors, or we find additional ways to

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Dr. Reed Sheard, CIO Of Westmont College (Part 5)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: Let me make sure I got this right. You are saying that you are not excited about what the vendors are doing to cater to your particular business process requirements in higher education? RS: Not really, but I am excited about the fact that hardware and software are coming

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