If you are one who has traded in the Stock Market and had anyone sensible enough to teach you the ropes, the first rule is that when everything starts to drop, its a good time to buy. The rule is simple. When everyone is heading one direction, there is probably – and with very high [...]
I love the weekends. Especially the ones where you pretty much meet people after people, and get to see the world through a different set of eyes and perspectives. Always loved that. So there goes the past weekend, which has just about been the most amazing weekend ever – after a really really long time, [...]
Everybody, just about everybody seems to be having this problem. The teams that I oversee in IIT, all the way to a lone team in Simla, everybody is having a talent crunch. It is said that the most important aspect of a startup is the team. Have we grossly overlooked something? Or do things just [...]
The truth of the situation is that there is way too much capital chasing too few good deals. So, If there was ever a time when you could be picky and be specific about wanting the best director and investor onboard, this would be it. In an attempt to ensure that you dont come off [...]
By now, most of you would have come across quite a few investors from the VC community,here and there. You might have been caught up with them over coffee, or run a deal through them. So here’s the question. If you had to do an evaluation and mention a venture capital firm that comes at [...]
When should you go meet an investor, say hello and buy him a cup of coffee? Anytime, and hopefully at a time when you arent bootstrapping a company. An entrepreneur in residence today asked me how come most companies in the valley, and even a few companies here in India manage to raise millions of [...]