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venture capital
Wisdom From the Trenches
By Arun Natarajan, Guest Author, reporting on the Venture Intelligence Internet & Mobile Connect conference in Mumbai. Acknowledging that the Internet is becoming core to people’s lives and that there is room for various online business models, Ashish Gupta, Managing Director of Helion VC, pointed out some of the challenges facing investors in the Internet
Try Ticketmaster, India
By Arun Natarajan, Guest Author The over cautiousness induced by the “dotcom bust” of 2000-01 has resulted in a peculiar situation where even as user adoption of the Internet and mobile phones have expanded significantly and advertisers are willing to spend significant sums on these mediums, there is a serious lack of compelling content and
Web 2.0 & Bootstrapping
Peter Rip wants to puncture the web 2.0 bubble. In truth, the web 2.0 phase has been a boon for entrepreneurs, not necessarily for VCs. And now, is it surprising to see a VC crying: grapes are sour? I just wrote a piece called Is Bootstrapping Becoming Sexy Again? In this piece, I have explored
Entrepreneurship in India
Enterpreneurship is a critical element of a growth economy, and India is poised to unlock a Silicon Valley like entrepreneurial boom through the next 10 years. The beginnings are already in place, steps have been taken in the right direction. I have written extensively on the topic of entrepreneurship and venture capital in India, and
It’s IPO’clock, European Time
By Jörg Überla, Guest Author The successful IPO of social networking platform XING on Frankfurt stock exchange last December was like a big bang. Why? First and foremost, it was the first real Web 2.0 IPO in Germany (and among the first worldwide), which proved that the market is open towards new ideas. Secondly, backed
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 3)
[Part 2] Looks like the company is strong in terms of Market Opportunity and Solution Offering. But how about the Team?
Enterprise 3.0 Collaboration: eProject (Part 2)
[Part 1] Continuing in the vein of venture due diligence, here’s the second part of the eProject story. SM: What is the competition, and how do you differentiate? JP: A number of companies are in this market, from baseline project management tools like Microsoft Project to more traditional enterprise packaged software from companies like Planview,
It’s A “Dry” Cold… (Part 2)
By Calvin McElroy, Guest Author [Second part of Cal’s review of the Canadian Venture Finance scene]
