Vision India 2020 Book Review: Sabeer Bhatia

Sabeer Bhatia is the co-founder of Hotmail, and here is his review of Sramana Mitra’s Vision India 2020: “Sramana’s book could only have been written by someone who is both an entrepreneur and a good writer. Her stories, ideas and strategies for navigating the complex world of startups and venture capital are so realistic. I really think someone

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Five Stars From Amazon Reviewers

Two new five star reviews of Sramana Mitra’s Vision India 2020 were posted on Amazon. From Charles Ashbacher: “And the entrepreneur shall lead her (India) . . . There are many reasons to believe that by 2020, the economically most powerful nation will be India. The arguments for that premise made in this book are

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Roundtable Recap: April 29 – Finding The Right Direction

This morning I spoke with four entrepreneurs covering a wide range of businesses, from an inventory optimization SaaS to an e-commerce site that creates a keepsake of your child’s artwork. They each have different choices to make right now.  Move to a different platform? Go non-profit? I developed my Web 3.0 framework to help entrepreneurs

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April 29 Roundtable Recording

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Naeem Zafar

Naeem Zafar teaches entrepreneurship and innovation as part of the faculty of the Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley, and is the founder of Concordia Ventures.  He is also a charter member of TiE Silicon Valley. Here is his review: “Vision India 2020 is unlike any other book that I have ever read.

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Roundtable Recap: April 22 – The Original Runners

Today I spoke with a diverse group of new entrepreneurs.  Together they illustrate how a business depends on how sharply the target market is defined.  One entrepreneur is well on her way and another needs to focus more on his strongest market segment.  Like many entrepreneurs, the other two are clearly accomplished people, but don’t

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April 22 Roundtable Recording

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Edward Fields

Edward Fields, founder, chairman and CEO of HotChalk, has posted the following review of Vision India 2020 by Sramana Mitra: “Charting a course to the future and actually providing a tool to practically navigate with is what separates Sramana’s work from so many others. Sramana’s ability to see over the horizon with a grounded perspective

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