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As they say, there are certain things that money cannot buy. A good education is one of those. Continue reading |
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What became completely clear during that five hour thoroughly enjoyable interaction was how difficult it is to start and scale a startup, especially in India. That session was a trigger for me to put this piece together. Continue reading |
Tags: DFJ, Mohanjit Jolly, startups
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For investors, employees and suppliers you are better off to be with the company that shifts. It has the ability to grow with the trends. And the faster you get out of those companies which are stuck, locked-in to their old business model and practices in an effort to defend historical behaviors, the better off you’ll be. Continue reading |
Tags: Amazon.com, losers, Walmart.com, winners
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Most executives of listed companies who I have met recently are feeling the heat of the tight funding environment and their lack of traction with the Government. In such a climate of despondency, I thought it might make sense to sit back and look at the big picture. |
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A good mentor is a critical part of an entrepreneur’s journey. A few tips for entrepreneurs from my own experience – Choose your mentors wisely. Sometimes, finding and pitching to the right mentor is as difficult and as important as finding the right investor. Continue reading |
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How can one quality of long-term value creation warrant Zero Capital Gains tax to the entrepreneur and it’s investors whereas another equally, if not more, important form of wealth creation – a potential sale of a high-quality emerging business in the private domain – attract a 30% Capital Gains Tax to it’s entrepreneurs and investors? Continue reading |
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Nokia agreed to develop smartphones with Microsoft software |
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Start-ups that flourish give themselves permission to do whatever is necessary to succeed. |
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MakeMyTrip’s expected 50%+ top line growth |
Tags: Cleartrip, internet, MakeMyTrip, OTA, technology, travel, Yatra
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The Economic Times on February 1 front-paged a news item on the salaries of microfinance owners and professionals. The headline item was the remuneration of Udaia Kumar, Managing Director and owner of Share Microfin, who drew Rs 7.4 crore ($1.65 million) as compensation in financial year 2009-2010. Continue reading |
