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Scaling up new ideas

Oct 01, 2014

In 2010, when the Chilean government opened its doors to entrepreneurs from across the world to be a part of the Startup Chile program (a six-month seed accelerator program in Chile…  

Team SmartCEO Featured in #Industries #Strategy #Finance #Special Features

The patient capital conundrum

Oct 01, 2014

Investors and entrepreneurs often grapple with identifying the optimal holding period (time from investment to exit) for an investment in a growth company. In this feature, we speak to two entrepreneurs and two investors to gather their thoughts on the

Alok Mittal Canaan Advisors India External Funding Fund Raising Matrimony.com Mcap Fund Managers Murugavel Janakiraman Patient Capital Quatrro BPO Solutions. Scope eKnowledge Works

Team SmartCEO Featured in #Manufacturing & Industrial Products #Strategy #Special Features

Rane group’s harish lakshman discusses why his business is becoming truly global

Oct 01, 2014

Rane group’s harish lakshman discusses why his business is becoming truly global

Harish Lakshman is Director at Rane Holdings, the 55-year-old Group that specializes in the auto components space. In this feature, Harish talks about why going global is critical for the Rane Group, its future growth plans, and also

auto components Automobile Industry harish lakshman Rane Group

Team SmartCEO Featured in #Infrastrucuture and Real Estate #Strategy #Interview

Making housing affordable to all

Oct 01, 2014

Making housing affordable to all

L&T Housing Finance, led by its CEO, Vasudevan Ramaswami, is banking on the affordable housing segment and the self-employed customer base as some of its key segments to scale up its business in the coming years. In

affordable housing L&T Housing Finance Larsen & Turbo Real Estate

Team SmartCEO Featured in #Technology - Products #Entrepreneurship #Growth Enterprise

Spreading Out to scale

Oct 01, 2014

Spreading Out to scale

While its India market strategy moves into a phase of consolidation in the cloud telephony segment, Knowlarity Communications, wants to extend its focus to the South-East Asian markets. In five years, it aims to sign up 1,00,000

Ambarish Gupta Cloud Telephony Knowlarity Communications Mayfield Fund Sequoia Capital

Team SmartCEO Featured in #Strategy #Entrepreneurship #Growth Enterprise #Healthcare and Pharma

A holistic approach to growth

Oct 01, 2014

A holistic approach to growth

M. Balasubramaniam, CEO, CURA healthcare, aims to make it a Rs. 500 crore company by 2018 by expanding its geographical presence and increasing its product range

CURA healthcare Healthcare healthcare products Peepul Capital

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What are your blind spots?

Oct 01, 2014

Last edition, I wrote about the ‘power of observation’ and how closely observing other businesses and entrepreneurs can give you an idea or two for your own venture. I went on to…  

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Overcoming the threat of e-retailers

Sep 01, 2014

Overcoming the threat of e-retailers

Kiran Kothekar, the founding director of Vector Consulting Group and a recognised global expert in Theory of Constraints, shares the varied strategies that brands can adopt to avoid being caught between ecommerce and traditional retailers, while addressing the needs of

Team SmartCEO Featured in #Growth Enterprise

In balance lies power

Sep 01, 2014

In balance lies power

When Vellayan Subbiah assumed charge at Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company it was reeling from a split with DBS. He brought the company back on its feet through a balanced approach, that led to the growth of all its stakeholders

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A taste of mexico

Sep 01, 2014

A taste of mexico

Cornitos founder Vikram Agarwal is convinced that nachos is the second biggest category in the snacking market after potato chips. He’s banking on this trend to scale up to Rs. 100 crore in annual turnover within the next three