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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
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TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 4)
[Part 3] One of the questions I often explore with serial entrepreneurs, is how do they identify the next open problem to work on. In this segment, Siva explains his thought process on how he Found the Find. SM: Under what circumstances did the company get started? SK: The company was started in 2004 while
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 3)
[Part 2] TheFind obviously has identified an exciting opportunity, but is it big enough? The answer to this question determines whether the venture will scale or not. It’s interesting how Siva derives the TAM. SM: How big is the market for what you have to offer? TAM analysis is essentially what I am looking for
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 2)
[Part 1] I introduced Siva to some VC friends of mine based on a very specific criteria he had mentioned. The VCs LOVED the company. Why? See how precise and detailed Siva’s analysis is of the customer and the competition. No hand waving in the air. No approximation. Plane hard facts. Impressive! SM: What is
TheFind: LifeStyle Shopping (Part 1)
A few weeks back, Siva Kumar came by for a chat. Over a cup of tea, we brainstormed about the state of Shopping on the internet, and Siva shared with me the details of his new startup, TheFind. Over the next few segments, we will discuss the company in detail. Siva is a seasoned entrepreneur,
In Step With the Times?
Time Warner Inc. is a leading Media and Entertainment Company engaged in providing Publishing, Broadcasting and Interactive Services. The business of the Company is broadly classified into five segments. The key segments include the Cable business that primarily comprises of interests in cable systems, providing video, high-speed data and voice services; the Filmed Entertainment business,
Web 3.0 & Personal Finance: Synthesis
Online advertising spend is expected to be $19.2 billion in 2007 and eMarketer expects the financial services sector to increase its online ad spending by 33.3% in 2007 to $2.4 billion and reach $3.52 billion by 2010. This makes the sector one of the largest advertisers online, and thus validates the compelling case for online
Platform-Oriented Mobile VAS
By Arun Natarajan, Guest Author, reporting from Venture Intelligence Internet & Mobile Connect conference in Mumbai. Alok Mittal, Executive Director of Canaan Partners, emphasized the need for Mobile VAS companies to “own the customer” as well as directly create demand for their applications. This would be the best way for them to get a larger
Web 3.0 and CNN Money
We have reviewed Yahoo, MSN, Marketwatch and AOL’s Personal Finance offerings in the earlier posts and today we are going to take a look at CNNMoney from the Web 3.0 perspective. CNNMoney is a financial news and information site similar to Yahoo, AOL and MSN Money and provides a host of financial tools and calculators.
