January, 2011
A culture of entrepreneurship
Feb 01, 2011
Silicon Valley is to an entrepreneur what the Lord’s cricket ground is to a budding cricketer. The Bay Area, with its steep hills, windy roads and old-style streetcars, has given the world some of the world’s leading technology companies and entrepreneurs.
Dham on Silicon Valley vs. India
Feb 01, 2011
The venture capital (VC) based Indian startup ecosystem is still its nascent stages. A bulk of the VC activity in India really began in 2005-06 with the establishment of VC firms who setup offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru with a significant amount of capital.
Inventor. Entrepreneur. Investor.
Feb 01, 2011
Vinod Dham, who is acknowledged as ‘Father of the Intel Pentium’ and currently founding-managing director at Indo U.S. Venture Partners, has constantly reinvented himself to stay on top of the global technology industry
IN REVERSE
Feb 01, 2011
With its reverse supply chain solutions, Reverse Logistics Company has undertaken the task of tightening the back end of Indian retail
Redefining corporate gifting
Feb 01, 2011
In the fragmented corporate gifting segment, eYantra is all set to revolutionise the market, encourage more organised players and introduce innovations that will change the way corporate gifting works
Building an online ad network, the Komli way
Feb 01, 2011
Komli Media is a leading online advertising network driven by the success of its technology tools, especially, its audience measurement option
The 7 Wonders
Feb 01, 2011
With seven distinct brands in its kitty, Indus League is a lifestyle brand marketing concern that has found success by matching a strong front end with an efficient back end
Nothing temporary about it
Feb 01, 2011
TeamLease, one of India’s leading temporary staffing companies with revenues of over Rs. 700 crore, is gearing up to solve India’s employability problem with its acquisition of Indian Institute of Job training (IIJT)
Good relationships, good business
Feb 01, 2011
In business as in personal life, building a lasting relationship can lead to satisfying results. And in India, where relationships hold immense significance, it can be the difference between failure and success
Benefit from cross-learning
Feb 01, 2011
In an effort to cope with change, human resources must learn from other functions within the organisation
Training at a startup
Feb 01, 2011
Employee training is essential to achieve success in a startup, but, this training is most impactful when the chief-executive officer spearheads the learning culture and every employee is accountable for his or her own development
Silvan Innovation Labs’ elevator pitch
Feb 01, 2011
Giridhar Krishna, CEO, Silvan Innovation Labs, Bengaluru-based home security and automation products company makes his elevator pitch to Chennai-based venture capital firm, Ventureast
Understanding liquidation preference
Feb 01, 2011
As an entrepreneur, one should not be too hung up on just valuations while negotiating with an investor. Important clauses in a term sheet, like the liquidation preference clause, require careful analysis by the promoters
The story of a turnaround
Feb 01, 2011
Through his book, Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance, IBM’s ex-CEO, Louis V. Gerstner Jr., takes his readers through how the company came back strong from the brink of disaster to occupy the position of market leader
The Art of PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
Feb 01, 2011
The Smart CEO analyses the concept of manufacturing process improvements through conversations with consultants at Omnex Inc and The Renoir Group
