VIVEK WADHWA: My greatest disappointment after joining academia was to see my most promising students accept jobs at Goldman Sachs or McKinsey. Engineering students with ambitions to save the world would instead become financial analysts—who used their skills to “engineer”… Read more ›
Eric Ries is the author of the Book The Lean Startup gave this talk at AWS lean Cloud. Liked this talk a lot, it has some great suggestion for people planning to build products and learnings.
To support investors where to pick the most attractive options, IESE’s CIF, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, has published its 2013 ranking of the VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index. United States Canada United Kingdom Japan Singapore Australia Germany Hong Kong… Read more ›
What makes an entrepreneur successful? Some people believe it’s the ability to innovate. However, many startups are refinements of existing business models or improvements on how everyday products and services are delivered. Being innovative helps, but it’s not the deciding… Read more ›
Having mentored many startups, I find this article very true. Be Specific: Whether you are looking for someone who can guide you better on your Marketing skills, or for someone who can coach you on the latest PHPskills, you need to be specific with… Read more ›
On SSX, investors of any level buy ownership shares of vetted startup companies. Shares trade freely on the exchange, providing a liquid market. Investors can buy or sell anytime and control their own account. For startups and small businesses, SSX provides a… Read more ›
Nevales Networks developed and sold its first products in India, secured millions of dollars from local investors, has decided to relocate its headquarters to the greener pastures of Silicon Valley. Read More.
Intel Capital has announced an investment of $16 million in three companies—Gurgaon-based startup Bright Lifecare Pvt Ltd, which runs online health store Healthkart.com; Delhi-based e-commerce firm Snapdeal and Singapore-based online retailer Raboonz.com. Intel Capital has not disclosed how much each… Read more ›
At 36, Rose has already made millions, co-founding Internet companies like Digg, a sort of crowd-sourcing news website, and backing the likes of Twitter and Facebook in their infancy. Today, he is a partner at Google Ventures, where his job… Read more ›
The classic VC role is that of an interrogator, trying to break you for a key secret. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Folks who watch the TV show “Shark Tank” know this feeling. Time after time, a… Read more ›