The Startup Guy

Perspectives of an Entrepreneur from the Indian Startup Trenches.

On Our 60th Day of Independence: Are we Independent?

Orkut has an image of Orkut painted in the Indian colors as the frontpage banner. I guess thats a good gesture for all the orkutters who hail from India. I see a second page article on “The Hindu”, one of the biggest and well-circulated, well respected print media about a group of college students who [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Go after Venture Capital

There are about 33 VC firms in India and more than 70 Angels who are focused on technology and technology-based companies here in India. From the way things are heading, I can almost count about ten new funds that will possibly start here in India. The average fund size of a VC firm is somewhere [...]

Why You Shouldn’t Go after Venture Capital

There are about 33 VC firms in India and more than 70 Angels who are focused on technology and technology-based companies here in India. From the way things are heading, I can almost count about ten new funds that will possibly start here in India. The average fund size of a VC firm is somewhere [...]