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Outsourcing: Joe Lawler, Chairman, President And CEO Of ModusLink (Part 6)

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 29th 2011

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Aditya Modi Sramana Mitra: But Apple is an extreme case, right? They are very much about vertical integration and very much about an internally controlled kind of philosophy. Joe Lawler: They are an extreme case, but they are certainly not alone; SanDisk has done the same thing over the past

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Rendezvous With Sramana Mitra In Chennai On April 9

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 29th 2011

TiE Chennai’s Startup SIG is presenting Startup Super Day with Sramana Mitra for entrepreneurs in Chennai, India, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. IST, on Saturday, April 9, 2011. This appearance is a part of the 1M/1M initiative, started by Sramana Mitra in 2010 with the goal of helping one million entrepreneurs each reach $1

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Seed Capital From Angel Investors: AngelList Founder Naval Ravikant (Part 2)

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 29th 2011

Sramana Mitra: How many startups have you funded? I think you said about 200? Naval Ravikant: We don’t know exactly because what happens is … SM: They go offline! NR: Yes, they accept an introduction and they go offline, and there are many cases like that. We had one startup go through recently that said

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Rendezvous With Sramana Mitra In Mumbai On Saturday, April 16

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 29th 2011

TiE Mumbai and Indian Angel Network are co-hosting this one day event with Sramana Mitra for entrepreneurs in Mumbai, India, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. IST, on Saturday, April 16, 2011. This event is a part of the 1M/1M initiative, started by Sramana Mitra in 2010 with the goal of helping one million entrepreneurs

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Building An Outsourcing Company In China: Bleum CEO Eric Rongley (Part 5)

Posted on Tuesday, Mar 29th 2011

Sramana: How significant is the language issue? Eric Rongley: Somebody with good English in China is someone who is higher up in the talent pool than someone who speaks good English in India. It is an issue that is definitely there. Indian companies have to institutionalize, in a manner, to deal with high attrition rates.

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Business Incubator Series: Interview With Julia Rosen, Associate Vice-President For Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Arizona State University, Venture Catalyst At ASU — Scottsdale, Arizona (Part 4)

Posted on Monday, Mar 28th 2011

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Candice Arnold Irina: What are the sources of your applications? Julia: They come from all over the world, from students to faculty in greater Phoenix, the nation, and the world. They really come from all over the place.

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Business Incubator Series: Interview With Kerry Rupp, Managing Partner, DreamIt Ventures – Philadelphia And New York City (Part 5)

Posted on Monday, Mar 28th 2011

By guest authors Irina Patterson and Praveen Karoshi Irina: What tools do you use to accomplish your mission? Kerry: Because we don’t specialize in a specific industry, protocol, or niche, and we don’t specialize in a particular stage – they are obviously all early-stage companies – we don’t think they need a curriculum or set

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Outsourcing: Joe Lawler, Chairman, President And CEO Of ModusLink (Part 5)

Posted on Monday, Mar 28th 2011

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Aditya Modi Sramana Mitra: The optimization you are talking about, the technology behind that kind of optimization, is that off-the-shelf technology or is it something you have custom built for your business?

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