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India: Wide Open to Legends.

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I’ve been meeting a lot of folks lately, and lot of interesting discussions that circle around the way things work around here in India – the policies that we need to develop to govern ourselves, the way to evolve ourselves in the way we do business, the way we act on our civil responsibilities – [...]

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Not all Shares are Created Equal.

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If You are an Investor one thing you want to learn about really well is the principles of Accounting. If you are an entrepreneur, one thing you want to learn about as much as possible are the rules that you have to play with – the statutory compliance bit. The reason – it takes innovation [...]

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Guide to Indian Entrepreneurship

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There is a major gaga (No, no, nothing to do with the Lady with the name) going on as to whether Venture Capital is good or bad. Should you be a fat startup or a lean one; if Entrepreneurs are made or born and if exits at all are important and the fun behind lifestyle [...]

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When the Market says “Maybe”

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You are quite screwed. Yep, you are. So much so that you’d realize that No is actually a great thing In the process of trying to figure out the business model of a startup, the fundamental premise that you work on is that the market will tell you what they want, what they will pay [...]

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The Startup Named Venture Capital

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This Article was written and Appeared in Dare Magazine May 2010 Most people in India would argue today that the country’s sensation about entrepreneurship and business is a recent one. Many would also tell you that Indians generally have an affinity to taking risks. A lot many more, along with the Media might also tell [...]

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