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76.Software Architect (www.venturewoods.org)
There is a partially VC funded start–up which has had a pilot going on for 2 years in Delhi which caught the personal attention of Bill Gates when he visited Delhi in Nov 2OO8 leading to partial funding by him to keep the fires burning. Bill Gat...
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77.Barcamp Chandigarh @ 22 Nov (www.venturewoods.org)
The startup ecosystem in Chandigarh, the city beautiful, is buzzing with activity. On 12 November the results of Business plan competition, Enterprize - organized by TIE Chandigarh & Chandigarh Administration, were announced. The winners got place...
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78.Book Review - Getting to Plan B (www.venturewoods.org)
Just finished reading this book by John Mullins and Randy Komisar. It outlines the importance of iterating on the business to evolve the plan continuously - in many cases, the initial plan that entrepreneurs start with doesn’t work as it is.
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79.Israel: Leader in Business Innovation (www.venturewoods.org)
CNBC has this interesting video on what makes Israel business innovation tick
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80.Will angels dirty their hands? (www.venturewoods.org)
I was speaking to a successful entrepreneur and angel investor yesterday about the evolving angel investment climate in India. He voiced a concern that seems to strike a chord - that while many successful entrepreneurs in India are involving themselves...
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81.Last date for nominations extended till 20th October 2009 for the NASSCOM Innovation Awards (www.venturewoods.org)
The NASSCOM-BCG Innovation Report 2007 detailed the imperative for companies to significantly increase innovation to develop path-breaking services/products and delivery mechanisms, etc. Since then, there has been a transformation in the character of t...
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82.Nasscom Product Conclave & Expo 2009 at Bangalore (www.webyantra.net)
NASSCOM is organising its two day product conclave at Bangalore on 27-28 October. This is an annual event and this year’s show seems to be building up to a really tempting fare. The speaker list includes Guy Kawasaki, Kiran Karnik amongst a host ...
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83.Angel Investor Event: Kolkata/October 21 (www.venturewoods.org)
One Billion Minds continuing its mission to foster the spirit of innovation & entrepreneurship in India, invites innovators to present path breaking ideas to an international team of angel investors on October 21, 2009 at Kolkata
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84.Entrepreneur Journeys - VW Reviews (www.venturewoods.org)
Sramana had announced an offer for venturewoods readers to review her first book - Entrepreneur Journeys 1. We have received some of the initial reviews, and I am happy to share those here. People who might have otherwise read the book may please comme...
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85.Special offer for Venturewoods readers for Nasscom Product Conclave (www.venturewoods.org)
Thanks to Nasscom for offering additional discount of INR 500 on the registrations for the Product Conclave for Venturewoods users. This means, a startup entrepreneur can attend all the sessions, Expo, networking, entertainment for just *Rs 1500.*
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86.Killer Workshops designed for Indian Start-ups at the NASSCOM Product Conclave 2009. (www.venturewoods.org)
This NASSCOM Product Conclave has the most exciting lineup of speakers this year. What’s More!
The experience goes beyond the star packed Keynotes and Panels to bring you 4 Hands-on Workshops!. These workshops are designed to enable you to succeed in y... -
87.The four breeds of VCs (www.venturewoods.org)
Seeing a lot of healthy debate on Venturewoods regarding the VC - entrepreneur relationship and even some amount of VC bashing in comments, I thought of summarizing my own experiences so far.Having talked, met and pitched to several Indian VCs, I have...
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88.TiE ISB Connect 2009 is on October 22-23 in Hyderabad (www.venturewoods.org)
TiE-ISB Connect ‘09 will be held on October 22nd and 23rd, 2009 at Hotel Marriott Hyderabad. Organized by the TiE, Hyderabad Chapter and the Wadhwani Centre for Entrepreneurship Development (WCED), ISB. This year TiE-ISB Connect will focus on loo...
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89.Does your VC suck? (www.venturewoods.org)
Paul Jazefak has an interesting post on VC bashing. I was at the TiECon last week chairing a panel around fundraising, when the ultimate happened - a VC on the panel started bashing VCs! How much worse can it get
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90.TiECon Delhi from Sept 18 to Sept 19 (www.venturewoods.org)
TiECon Delhi is about to happen at Taj Palace Hotel, SP Marg, Chanakyapuri, Delhi, Sept 18-19, sessions from 9:00am onwards and networking dinner/cocktails at 7:30 pm on 18th Sept, 2009 (Website: www.tienewdelhi.org ) .
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91.Positioning to Win is the theme for the NASSCOM Product Conclave 2009 - 27th, 28th October 2009 (www.venturewoods.org)
It is time yet again for NASSCOM Product Conclave, India’s leading and most prestigious platform for the burgeoning software product development community.
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92.TiE Con Delhi | Offer to Venturewoods Community (www.venturewoods.org)
TiE Delhi has extended an offer to Venturewoods community for their annual flagship event - TiE Connect (18th & 19th Sep)
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93.WSJ: Time required to build software companies (www.venturewoods.org)
WSJ Venture Capital Dispatch has an interesting article on how long it takes to build large (defined there as time to get to $50M revenue) software companies. The answer: 8-9 years on an average if the sample is top 100 public software companies. Thats...
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94.Is Micro-Funding a New Trend to Come? (www.venturewoods.org)
A lot of folks seem to be very curious as to what I am working on, since my stepping back from Proto.in. Well, quite a bit actually and on some rather serious stuff. Serious as cash, infact. One of the major concerns that has been on my mind is the sca...
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95.TiECon Delhi - Registrations open (www.venturewoods.org)
TiECon Delhi is being held on Sep 18th and 19th. The theme this year is “Smart Entrepreneurship in Challenging Times”. The emphasis is on highlighting winning tactics in a market where many businesses have faced uncertainty and slowdown, an...
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96.“Standard term sheet” suggestions (www.venturewoods.org)
TheFunded has published what it believes should be a standard termsheet in venture financings. Their argument is that the following balances the rights and incentives of investors and founders well, and the negotiation should be limited to valuation an...
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97.Twittering for a cause - Help build a library (www.venturewoods.org)
Do children have a right to books, toys and the freedom to read, learn and imagine?
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98.Winners Of The Entrepreneur Journeys Book Promotion (www.venturewoods.org)
Hello readers, here are the winners of the Entrepreneur Journeys book review promotion:
Entrepreneur Journeys (Volume One)
Virat Singh Khutal
Manav Ahuja
Bipin Preet Singh
Manjula Sridhar
Suarabh Garg
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99.Special Offer for VentureWoods Readers (www.venturewoods.org)
Indian entrepreneurs and readers, Alok Mittal suggested a special offer for VentureWoods readers. I’m always interested in your perspective and am curious to hear some of your thoughts after reading my Entrepreneur Journeys and Bootstrapping book...
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100.India Online 2.0 handbook (www.webyantra.net)
Sharing this awesome resource about the Indian online space. This captures lots of interesting datapoints… the great thing about this deck is that it lays down some of its postulates in a visual & reader friendly format.
Trendsspotting Han...
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