Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Sankarson Banerjee, CIO Of IndiaInfoline (Part 3)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: What were the implications of the decision to move to cloud-based servers from a cost structure point of view? In general, what analysis did you do to make that decision? I am sure there is a convenience aspect, which is one thing that I am hearing

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OrangeScape First Indian Company Backed By The 1M/1M–Persistent Systems Partnership

Menlo Park, CA, Pune, India and Chennai, India – February 18, 2011: The One Million by One Million (1M/1M) initiative and Persistent Systems have announced that OrangeScape is the first company in India to benefit from their new partnership to bring technologies from start-up companies to market. The 1M/1M initiative set up in Silicon Valley

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Rolling Up Professional Networks: Dan Serfaty, CEO of Viadeo (Part 7)

Sramana: I can definitely understand why you would have the biggest challenge in India. It is an English-speaking country, and it is well connected to Silicon Valley and tied into America. Dan Serfaty: The Silicon Valley connection is key. LinkedIn is very popular in Silicon Valley.

Outsourcing: Dr. Shami Khorana of HCL America (Part 5)

By guest author Tony Scott Tony: Through the course of this process, how have you as the president of HCL America gone about making sure you infuse that culture in your organization and find this kind of talent for your leaders? Shami: You have to do it step by step. If I look at the

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Business Incubator Series: An Interview With Chris Heivly, Executive Director, LaunchBox Digital (Part 1)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold I am talking to Chris Heivly, executive director of LaunchBox Digital, an accelerator program for  entrepreneurs based in Durham, North Carolina. The program structure and workings are similar to Y Combinator and TechStars.

An Interview With Debera Johnson, Founder And Executive Director, Pratt Design Incubator For Sustainable Innovation (Part 6)

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: Are there any other metrics that you measure? Debera: No, just whether [the companies are] able to shift from needing the support of the incubator to being their own companies. That’s our goal, basically, that they’re launched and they’re successful.

Next 1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs On Thursday, February 17

The next FREE online strategy roundtable will take place tomorrow, on Thursday, February 17, 2011, starting at: 11 a.m. EST/8 a.m. PST/9:30 p.m. IST. You can find more details and register here. All are welcome!

Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Sankarson Banerjee, CIO Of IndiaInfoline (Part 2)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: I am asking this from an IT point of view: What is the distribution of the employee base that you are supporting today? SB: We support both our employees and the franchisees with our IT. We have nearly 3,000 franchisees. We provide connections to them; we

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