Forbes Column 08: Hydro-Alchemy

My new Forbes column, Hydro-Alchemy, discusses the world’s upcoming water crisis and an entrepreneurial venture, Energy Recovery Inc., that is tackling the problem with a Sea Water Reverse Osmosis technology for water desalination. You may have read my interview with Hans Peter Michelet last year. ERI has recently filed to go public.

Forbes Column 08: Lighting The Way In India

I had concluded a previous Forbes column by saying greed is infectious. My new Forbes column, Lighting The Way In India, highlights an entrepreneur who does not give a damn about greed. You have read his interview, perhaps, here.

Forbes Column 08: The Coming Convergence

My new Forbes column, The Coming Convergence, was published this morning. It makes a journey into the Jobsian mind to explore the thinking that may have prompted the P.A. Semi acquisition.

Forbes Column 08: Bootstrap Yourself

My new Forbes column Bootstrap Yourself highlights Silicon Valley’s hottest new trend, Bootstrapping. Great bootstrapping case studies I have covered are Sridhar Vembu, Frank Levinson and Jerry Rawls, Cree Lawson, and Beatrice Tarka. Sridhar, Frank and Jerry did it almost without any outside money, while Cree and Beatrice have done it with very small rounds

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Forbes Column 08: Fund Envy

My new Forbes column, Fund Envy, follows up on the previous one, The Real VCs of Silicon Valley with more on the venture capital industry, and the consistent move of capital and expertise away from true venture capital to money management. And once you have read the piece, apply the formula I offered to the

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Forbes Column 08: The Real VCs of Silicon Valley

Here’s my new column on Forbes: The Real VCs of Silicon Valley. It addresses the quest of entrepreneurs to find seed funding as the financing eco-system is going through its own set of changes. Especially for first time entrepreneurs, as we have been discussing, the battle is tougher.

Forbes Column 08: The Next Indo-China War

Here’s my new Forbes Column: The Next Indo-China War. I look forward to your comments and perspective on the issues discussed in it.

Forbes Column 08: Latin America’s eCommerce Leader

My long standing interest in development economics has always led me to look for entrepreneurs and businesses with business models that can impact economies. Here’s my latest Forbes column on Latin America, featuring MercadoLibre. I would love to find other similar stories, so if you have one, feel free to reach out.