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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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development
As India Builds (Part 1)
In 1989, I left India with two dream-stuffed suitcases for college in Western Massachusetts. This was long before the wave of Information Technology swept the country, dotting business parks across once ox-plowed fields. My Swiss Air flight roared above Bombay, above the rickshaw traffic and stray cows. Despite the 6000 miles, the 23 hour plane
Is Bangalore really India’s silicon valley ?
By Savita Kini, Guest Author Any news article you have read since the emergence of the Indian IT industry often talks about Bangalore as India’s silicon valley. It’s going to be a year very soon, since my husband & I relocated to B’lore. We have enjoyed the experience very much. The environment is dynamic here
MicroFinance and Rural Development
When I first started writing this blog, I wrote a series of pieces on MicroEntrepreneurship. Today, as the world is making giant leaps in embracing the entrepreneurship potential buried in the lowest rung of the poverty pyramid, I want to showcase a few of those pieces for your reading. Tier 4 Market Definition : I
India’s Fuel Basket For Power
By Satish Dey, Guest Author Starting from where I had off left in my last post, India is gearing to use a basket of fuels for meeting its burgeoning power needs. It aims at generating 65.6% (84,400 MW) Thermal, 26.6% (33,942 MW) Hydro, 3% (3,900 MW) Nuclear and 4.8% (6,191 MW) Renewable power by 2012.
Beyond Bangalore
India’s development needs to spread well beyond Bangalore at this point, as is evident from data and arguments presented in a series of previous pieces such as Team of Twenty One, India’s Scale Concerns: Real Estate, India’s Real Estate Concerns, and India’s Real Estate Concerns Point to Second Tier Cities. Meanwhile, billions of dollars get
India’s Real Estate Concerns Point to Second Tier Cities
Real Estate in Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi are all too expensive. The IT/ITES industry scaling needs to happen elsewhere: :: Kolkata is gradually undergoing a transformation which will have a long term impact on the city and its future growth. Earlier, Dalhousie Square (BBD Bag) gave way to Park Street, Chowringhee Road and Camac Street, as
India’s Real Estate Concerns
Bangalore’s real estate situation is concerning. Mumbai was already super expensive, and never considered a location for large IT/ITES operations. :: Mumbai’s commercial real estate market has appreciated considerably over the last one year. Rents in South Mumbai (CBD) for Prime and Grade A office space are up by 73% while capital values are up
Sequoia Enters Micro Finance
Those of you who read this blog regularly, know that I am a huge proponent of MicroFinance. Last week, an important piece of news item surfaced: Sequoia Capital has invested $11.5 Million in a Microfinance company called SKS. At the heels of Dr. Yunus’ Nobel Prize, this is a great development for the advancement of
