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About Dhiraj Kacker

Dhiraj is CEO & Co-Founder of Canvera.com, an online Digital Photography company based out of Bangalore.

With present-day low levels of per-capita consumption, domestic consumption in India will continue to grow for decades and companies that address the India market at its own terms rather than following copy-cat business models are the ones that are going to capitalize on this growth. Continue reading →
Feb 7, 2012 At 11:10 am
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in: PE/VC

The COD payments business is a services business and in order for the math to work, it needs to quickly transform to a products business, i.e. be replaced by an electronic payments system.
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Jan 20, 2012 At 10:10 am
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in: General

LTV and corresponding customer acquisition costs help determine long-term financial viability & strength of the biz. Continue reading →
Aug 19, 2011 At 9:00 am
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in: Economy, Social businesses, Startups

Different economies offer different types of challenges; some of the challenges can be overcome by good execution, good timing and intelligent allocation of capital but some are out of the control of individual companies and depend more on the operating environment. Continue reading →
Jul 6, 2011 At 1:36 pm
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in: Media, PE/VC, Social businesses, Startups

Believe it or not, technology may help us solve various problems in ways that take into account the dynamics of India. Continue reading →
Jun 16, 2011 At 1:24 pm
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in: Economy

Hidden costs often lead to unproductive capital lock which could have gone into business development. Continue reading →
May 25, 2011 At 1:48 pm
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in: Startups