May, 2011
Time to venture east
Jun 01, 2011
The Chennai office of venture capital (VC) firm Ventureast is tucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac in Alwarpet. The office is unlike most other commercial spaces you will find in the city – minimalistic Scandinavian-style design, straight lines and a wonderful garden area that is kept ‘natural’.
Knowing your brand mantra
Nov 10, 2013
Branding and sales are two sides of growing a business and need to happen simultaneously, says HR Srinivasan, vice-chairman and managing director, TAKE Solutions
The early bird in the Indian venture capital story
Jun 01, 2011
Sarath Naru, managing partner at Ventureast, one of India’s oldest venture capital (VC) firms, has pioneered several firsts in the Indian VC industry. His latest bet: India’s first micro-equity fund to provide equity-like financing to small neighbourhood businesses
Building Loyalty
Jun 01, 2011
With an expanding customer base, the traditional way of personalising services is becoming obsolete. Loylty Rewardz tries to recreate it through technology and customer relationship building programmes
Freezing goodness
Jun 01, 2011
Encouraged by the popularity of its frozen yoghurt, now available across 29 outlets in five cities, Cocoberry soon plans to expand reach and add other pre-packaged food products to its range
Decentralising solar energy
Jun 01, 2011
Aspirations Energy is creating a new wave in solar energy services by moving from a capital expenditure model to an operating expenditure model
Making the right call
Jun 01, 2011
NetAmbit has cracked the distribution code for financial products in India. In addition to its strong distribution system, the company lays emphasis on appeasing the small-town customer, a ploy that has seen it grow seven-times in sales from 2007
Fuelled by change
Jun 01, 2011
Over the last year, redBus.in has become smarter, faster and better. And this is evident from its top-line number which has doubled on a year-on-year basis. Since we last spoke with them, the company has evolved from being a startup to an enterprise on the brink of phenomenal growth
Pulling off the Inside Job
Jun 01, 2011
What could have been a dry, unimaginative retelling of events is instead an immensely watchable documentary on the recent global financial crisis
Learning from Failure
Jun 01, 2011
Despite all efforts, there are times when one fails – it is beyond debate that learning from that instance to never commit the same mistakes is the best way to grow as an individual and the same applies to an organisation
Plugging gaps
Jun 01, 2011
Identifying deficiencies and taking corrective action is an important part of financial planning that helps one meet goals effectively
The option pool
Jun 01, 2011
Why designing your option pool is important to your capital raising exercise
“Education, wireless and Internet are some sectors I am excited about in India”
Jun 01, 2011
In conversation with Venetia Kontogouris, senior managing director at Trident Capital, a global venture capital and private equity firm
Exceeding the brief
Jun 01, 2011
An intrapreneur is an ideal employee – doing not just what his role demands, but providing and implementing ideas that take an organisation to the next level
Rising from ruins: The Neemrana Story
Jun 01, 2011
Experiential hospitality best sums up Neemrana Hotels’ offering as its philosophy is to create informed travelers, not superficial tourists
