September 2008
39 posts
“Great cities attract ambitious people. You can sense it when you walk around...”
– paul graham
The Gambler - Mike Doughty
The Greatest...
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The future of mobile →
via : praneeth | on The Official Google blog
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Indian CEOs Take Up Twittering - Kiruba Shankar →
Sun Microsystems’ CEO explains it with a nice analogy, “When is the last time you learned a new language? It’s a lot easier for a three-year-old to learn a new language than a 30-year-old.”
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Twenty Questions You'll Be Asked By Investors and...
Yup, most of the executive summaries founders send to investor emails go to delete box ( can’t blame them, deal flow is already good and LPs are not complaining about it)
So, where were we? Investor questions, (especially when you meet an angel investor)
Lets refresh some basics, most of the traditional venture firm professionals ask the following set of questions (Powered by Indian Angel...
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5 Hacks For Closing an Angel Round →
“The reality is that our deal terms are going to be the same as a VCs, We also want five to 15X returns, it’s just that since we’re only investing $500,000, we can get it at a much lower exit than a VC.”
Watchlooking forward to see some “Role Models”
The future of the Web is 3D, not video →
I believe that online video is limited in several important ways, and will have difficultly competing with emerging graphics technologies that allow better interactivity, customization, and visual appeal.
Old-School Banks Emerge
Atop New World of Finance... →
More than 200 years after it was born at the base of a buttonwood tree, Wall Street as we have known it is ceasing to exist.
The rapid demise of 158-year-old investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., together with the takeover of 94-year-old Merrill Lynch & Co., represent a watershed in the banking industry’s biggest restructuring since the Great Depression.
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Rock On - Pichle Saat Dinon Mein
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Social Media In The Military: Insight Into The... →
iLink, a social network analytics technology from SRI International has recently been integrated into three online communities used by the military: Platoon Leader, Company Command, and the Family Readiness Group. The iLink technology improves the way the military community members share critical information across several different interest areas - from battlefield problem solving to supporting...
Marriages and democracy →
At the heart of the idea of democracy is the freedom to make choices
Given the nature of the term, there is no single definition for democracy. But the oracle of collective wisdom — Wikipedia — says, “‘Democracy’ is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system.”
LPs check out what they've shopped →
Up until about a year ago, ‘limited partners’ was a taboo term to bring up with a VC.
Why to Not Not Start a Startup? →
Its’ Paul Graham dude!
“‘If you are having a good time, and you are building something that other...”
– Paul Graham
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“As a leader, I will realize that in business it is the team effort that...”
– Kris Nair
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“I thought turning my computer off was enough to get away from this crap. The...”
– Jacob Bijani’s Tumblelog
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Incredible Sahara Forest Project to Generate Fresh... →
Can you imagine being able to produce enough water in the Sahara to grow crops there? Can you imagine harnessing sufficient quantities of solar power to supply electricity to cities in Africa and cities in Europe? Can you imagine producing a sustainable bio-fuel that doesn’t impact on world food supplies?
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Hiring: Interns
Our team is working on this new cool company and we are looking for 2 interns (Strategy, Research,Business Development) Responsibilities include: • Work with the Founder and Investors to develop a go-forward biz dev partnership strategy to meet the company’s growth and revenue goals • Create, maintain and oversee target list of potential partners • Perform outreach to potential partners,...
When selling your company, beware of earnouts —... →
Google is evil.
[ via sriramv ]
Whenever I fall sick these days, I try googling for my symptoms, the medicines the doctor prescribed and things that I can do for a speedy recovery. Why? It makes me feel a lot closer and more knowledgeable about the stuff happening inside my body.
But then, one link leads to another… And before you know it, you have read stuff about a certain lymphoma, a laryngeal tuberculosis...
