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Playing the Number Game
Having started my business career at the age of 16, I had a great
handicap, the handicap of not knowing many of the basic fundamentals
of business and finance. What I was doing during my early days could not
really be classified
as business. I… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, Business, entrepreneurs, game, india, numbers, plan, Technology, tup
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Loser! The new winner
India has traditionally been a society where we have heard stories of the King and his Subjects, Gods and Mortals, the British Raj, and somewhere in our minds we have the concept of being submissive or being a follower to someone of higher power. And… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, entrepreneurship, funding, india, looser, media, Society, Technology, tup, VC, win, winner
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Fund me or I will Kill you!
Every new day brings new experiences and in my case new surprises. In my role as a mentor and investor I meet many entrepreneurs each of them with a story, unique business, passion and blind belief in their business. Many of these entrepreneurs have… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, Crime, entreprenur, extrosion, funding, india, Technology, tup, venture capital
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Decoding the Brain of a VC
The brains of the VC’s are wired differently and startups should know how to deal with them.
A venture capitalist is a person who invests in a business , providing capital either for start-up or growth. Venture capitalists aim for a higher rate… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, brain, entrepreneur, games, india, investor, silicon valley, Technology, tup
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Why do Indian Media Companies Suck @ Internet ?
India has witnessed a tremendous growth in its media and entertainment business. In the past decade, we have seen the growth of billion dollar home grown media conglomerates like Network 18, Zee, UTV, Reliance ADA, Yash Raj, NDTV, Bennet & Colmen,… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, advertising, Entertainment, india, Indian, Internet, market, media, suck, Technology, tup
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13 year old Kid from Bihar takes on the Mumbai Terrorists
Mumbai Terror Attacks on 26/11 has impacted thousands of people directly, millions of people across the globe who saw the event unfold on television, internet, twitter & facebook were also deeply impacted. For the next couple of months there were… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, game, gamedeveloper, india, Indiagames, IPHONE, mobile, Mumbai, shivam, Technology, terror, ttack, Vishal
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How can India Have 1000 Startups ?
Last week I was at an interesting round-table organized by Welingkarâs Education on âSeeding Entrepreneurial Startups & Social Businesses in B School Campusesâ. They had put together an interesting group together there were VCs, University … Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, 1000, entreprenurs, IIM, IIT, india, NEN, Technology, TiE, tups
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Startups Rock at Proto.in, Should Techcrunch50 & Demo look at India?
It was a cold winter day in Munich in Feb 2008 where I was attending the DLD Conference and bumped into the founder and Editor of TechCrunch Michael Arrington. Michael and I had some interesting discussions and finally spoke about the startup scene in.. Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, Angel Investors, india, Michael Arrington, Proto.in, Pune, techcrunch, techcrunch50, Technology, tups, VCs
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Are Indian Startup events like Rakhi Ka Swayamvara ?
As the dates for India’s top startup showcase event proto.in is nearing I can see a lot of buzz and activity around the event on Facebook, Twitter and other social networks. Boot camps are happening and 15 startups are busy preparing their… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, America, Angel Investors, bootcamp, india, Indian, NDTV Imagine, proto, Proto.in, Pune, Rakhi Ka Swayamvara, Rakhi Sawant, Technology, television show, tups, Venture Capitalists
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4 Cultural Differences between Indian & Silicon Valley Startups
Having spent a lot of my time with startups their entrepreneurs, the teams, the investors both in India and Silicon Valley. I thought to put together a comprehensive list of the key differences I noticed between the culture of these startups. For… Continue reading
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Tagged #Star, American, Angel, culture, differences, head, india, Indian, Proto.in, silicon valley, Technology, TiE, tups, VC
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