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Outsourcing: Evalueserve Interview (Part 8)
By guest author Tony Scott The Future of Outsourcing in India Tony: I don’t know if you have read Sramana Mitra’s article “The Death of Indian Outsourcing”? Alok: Wow, that’s pretty provocative – but no, I haven’t. Tony: She basically said that there are many challenges to the growth of the outsourcing industry, particularly for
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 4)
By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: Do you invest in teams straight out of school, or do you require previous business experience? Nicola: One of the great reasons to work with the Band of Angels at large is the network we bring to the table. It is not just the ability to inject money and
Outsourcing: Evalueserve Interview (Part 7)
By guest author Tony Scott Global Leaders: Bridges Across Cultures Tony: What about your leadership team? As you look at the kind of leadership team you need around the world to help drive your company forward, what do you think are going to be the key strengths you will need to help you be successful?
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 3)
By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: And what type of experience do you require from the founders? Nicola: We don’t necessarily expect CEOs, but it is great when they have good domain knowledge, so it is not uncommon or unlikely that we would like to see some VP-level people who are building out their first
Outsourcing: Evalueserve Interview (Part 6)
By guest author Tony Scott Cultural Differences: Can Indians and Chinese Provide High Value-Add? Tony: So let’s talk about this as it comes to the culture of the people providing this “high-touch – technology-enabled” model. First of all, you have four different locations from which you are providing services. Do you find differences in the
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 2)
By guest author Irina Patterson Irina: What are your current sources of deal flow? Nicola: I should say that when the Acorn Fund was created, we recognized that a great deal of education would need to be done for our friends and partners. The reason for that is so many entrepreneurs are used to having
Seed Capital From Angel Investors: Nicola Corzine, Band of Angels Acorn Fund (Part 1)
By guest author Irina Patterson I recently talked with Nicola Corzine, deal manager and partner at the Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest seed funding organization. The Band of Angels is, I should say, a passionate and dedicated group of more than 120 former and current high-tech executives who are interested in investing their time
Outsourcing: Evalueserve Interview (Part 5)
By guest author Tony Scott The Value of Productizing Knowledge Processes Tony: You are talking about how the downturn is impacting these kinds of knowledge process outsourcing companies. Are there things that you are doing to try to move into even higher value services? How about productizing parts of your services?
