Indian Startup Investing – Snakes & Ladders

Let’s face it like many things in India, Indian business is also chaotic. The lack of order, ever changing tax laws and growing number of scams that plague our country make investing scary if not a fool hardy activity. Yet at 7.5% annual GDP growth, 600 million strong affluent class and soon to be the […]

STARTUPS: THINK LIKE WALMART & FLIPKART FROM DAY ONE

The majority acquisition of Flipkart by Walmart and the size of the transaction is a more than clear indicator of the disruption that bricks and mortar companies are facing from the digital economy and the need for companies with dramatically different business models to collaborate to beat the competition. Taking advantage of disruptions within and […]

The Indian Enigma

India is a country of contrasts and contradictions. Space age applications and blind faith in astrology both co-exist in our country sometimes even at the same place. The co-existence of the hand-drawn rickshaw with the Mars Mission, clay pots with nano metals & electronic voting with bonded labour, give a whole new meaning to the […]

Why Invest Into Indian Startups

The break neck speed at which technology is transforming our lives now is unprecedented across human history. Each day, some where in the world, there is a startup that is breaking rules and shaking the foundations of an established practice or business. While many of such startups may fail but a few will certainly grow […]

Passion and profits – the paradoxical relationship

Steve Jobs once said, “People with passion can change the world” and if there is one company in the world that exudes passion that is unmatched across the startup world it is Apple. Is it then just a mere coincidence that Apple is also the most valuable company in the world today?  At the base […]

The Union Budget from a startup investor’s viewpoint

The government’s openness on blockchains is a positive step and this could further improve the digital economy in India.  Startups and their founders are optimists about the future. That’s why they were started in the first place. Consequently, with every budget hopes arise all over thinking of tax concessions, more funding and laxer laws. Of […]