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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
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investment
Stocks Surfing Software’s Next Wave
My debut column on Jim Cramer’s RealMoney launched yesterday: :: If you like to invest in technology, it pays to understand the trends and the market dynamics. And one of the more compelling trends in the software industry is the evolution from licensed software to on-demand software, otherwise known as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). It’s hosted software
Efficiency—The Key to Microfinance Success
By Robert Lowry, Unitus, Guest Author Microfinance reaches fewer than 20% of the people who could benefit from it. Only 2% of microfinance institutions serve more than 100,000 clients. Why is the impact of microfinance, after more than 30 years of effort, still so limited? A big reason is efficiency—or lack thereof. Inefficient microfinance institutions
Happily Bootstrapping: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu (Part 2)
Sridhar’s experience in bootstrapping is something to learn from, especially for entrepreneurs in India, who keep complaining about the lack of funding availability from venture sources. Along the way, he weathered many storms, as all good entrepreneurs learn to do. SM: How did you fund your early initiative? SV: It was all bootstrapped. My wife
In The Shadows Of Iraq: Qubad Talabani (Part 8)
If you have read much of world news lately, you will notice there has been ongoing tension between the Kurdish region and Turkey. Reflecting back on the stability issues, this must be diffused in order to allow significant external investment to take place. SM: How do you answer the questions regarding the recent threat of
In The Shadows Of Iraq: Qubad Talabani (Part 7)
Investing in a conflict area is risky business, but there are resources in Kurdistan which will draw in Oil producing companies. Microfinance structures could also benefit the agricultural region. However, in order for a “boom” to be sustainable, there will need to be a significant investor confidence in security – particularly for the finance industry
Another 1.1 Billion For India
After IBM, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel and AMD, SAP joins their ranks as the sixth major company to commit over 1 Billion in investment capital to India. SAP will increase the India headcount from 2,750 to 4,000 by this year and to 8,000 by 2011. They just opened a second R&D center in Gurgaon, the first
