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The world has changed quite a bit since last November when Nikhil Pahwa, Medianama, and I pulled together an eclectic bunch of entrepreneurs for a round table discussion, the venue for which was Sequoia Capital India’s sea-facing boardroom (free of charge) at Worli. Our theme was ‘Before & After (Starting Up)’ and the attempt was [...]

Bangalore-based Daily Dump has set itself a tough task. It wants to bring about far-reaching social change gently. The company offers services and solutions to convert household waste into high-quality compost, defined as a bio-degradable, nutrient-rich material that enriches soil. The idea is attractive. Will it be commercially viable and sustainable over time? At this [...]

Corporate venture capital, according to many, constricts innovation rather than foster it. I’m inclined to go with the view particularly as speculation mounts again about search giant Google launching a venture capital arm called Google Ventures. The Mountain View, California-headquartered search giant has not yet confirmed these news reports. No matter how it is packaged, [...]

The small details can be very important in forming first impressions. My first impression of You Look Great (YLG), the Bangalore-based personal care services offering from R&R Salons which has just picked up Rs 20 crore from Helion Venture Partners, is that they are weak with spellings. According to their website, they offer a service [...]

We started this startup camp in 2008 and that was when I was recruited and gifted this awesome program. I totally loved the six months which went by in planning and executing the program, shortlisting the teams, ensuring time schedules were maintained, taking care of logistics and ending the program to perfection. When we started [...]