Deal Radar 2008: Elance

Elance is a marketplace which matches freelance design, technical, writing and other professionals with companies that need their services in a timely manner. The company was founded in 1999 by Beerud Sheth and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.

Wave 3 of Indian Outsourcing

By Sudhakar Ram, Guest Author Sramana had written about the Death of Indian Outsourcing a few months back. I got in touch with her, and since this was a subject I was passionate about, I have ended up writing this guest column on her blog!

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.

Catching Up On Readings: Media Mania

If you have missed these posts from my recent writings, today may be a good time to catch up on some reading: First, in the blogosphere, online media, old and new media, advertising – big changes have taken place. Here is a set of posts from the Deal Radar series that might help you make

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Obama and Outsourcing

I love listening to Obama. After a long time, a real orator is dominating the political coverage on television, and it’s an absolute treat. But, one thing he keeps saying that I find confusing is that he will stop US jobs from going abroad. How exactly is he going to do that? What policy would

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EE Times on Indian R&D Centers

EE Times reports on India’s status as an off-shore R&D destination:

India’s Technology Enabled Service: Surrogate Motherhood

Read this piece on today’s NY Times: India Nurtures Business of Surrogate Motherhood.

Forbes Column 08: How to Save the World’s Back Office

Please read my new Forbes column, How to Save the World’s Back Office. In it, I discuss Gram IT, a rural BPO project promoted by Satyam. There is also a video segment that you can watch here. I would love to see more projects like this come about, get funded, and scaled in the commercial

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