Arun’s Note: I got this email in my inbox today from an entrepreneur detailing out his frustrations regarding the how ecommerce startups are at mercy of Indian Payment Gateway providers – This is not the first time I have heard and more or less most early stage startups are
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Here is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals for the week starting 22nd August. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week [Aug 22nd to Aug 28th 2011] Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type Who Funded / Who Acquired Funding Amount Remarks Druva Series B Nexus Venture
» continue readingHere is the snapshot of all the Funding, Mergers & acquisition deals for the week starting 1st August. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week [Aug 1st to Aug 7th 2011] Funded Company / Acquired Company Deal Type Who Funded / Who Acquired Funding Amount Remarks Druva.com Series B Nexus
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We are now just 3 days away from 7th Edition of hugely popular startup event – Proto.in. Here is a sneak preview of what’s in store in this edition of proto.in. The main feature of this event – Startup Showcase – will have 16 shortlisted Indian startups take the
» continue reading[Post by Abhijeet Vijayakar] One of the most important uses of capital is in discovering new markets. With a sufficient pool of capital, new markets can be quickly discovered, probed and exploited; the viable markets invite a rash of competing companies, and unviable markets are neglected and wither. In
» continue reading[Guest post by Abhijeet Vijayakar] What environmental factors are necessary for startups to flourish? This question has been examined by several authors, and most have come to the conclusion that a place that looks a lot like Silicon Valley is the natural answer. In other words, take a couple
» continue readingOn August 06,2 009 , an update on the Twitter blog read "Denial of Service Attack" This led to a frenzy in the online world which has gotten addicted to Twitter. I am no exception and experienced withdrawal symptoms too. Twitter has gone mainstream in a very short time
» continue readingNasscom recently released EMERGE 50 – Listing the top emerging IT and Software services companies in India. We present you the list of these emerging stars of tomorrow. EMERGE 50 looked at following parameters to arrive at top 50 Emerging companies in India Differentiating service offered by the companies
» continue readingDo you know what is the Family Background or Motivation of Typical Entrepreneur? Here is your Typical EntrepreneurHe is from a middle-class or upper lower-class background, and very few come from backgrounds of extreme wealth or extreme poverty.He is usually well educated, with only
» continue readingYes, I know, I may raise a few eyebrows with that title – But it is a fact that cannot be overlooked. I will explain you with a real-life example, read on… I was sitting with a serial entrepreneur friend of mine today at office and as usual our
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