Investing, an Art
I worked in venture capital from 2006 to 2010, and over time, noticed an increasing presence of core finance professionals and Chartered Accountants in top roles at VC firms. It seemed concerning to me, though…
Category: Venture Capital
Common Problems Startups Face – A design thinking outlook
Common problems startups face - A Design thinking outlook I have been directly associated with startups since 2006. That's when I started my career as a member of a venture capital investment team. All the…
Venture Realty Capital
Venture Realty Capital Back when I worked in the venture capital space, startups always came seeking a lot of investment. Often far more than they needed. We would sit with ventures we thought had some…
Venture Capital Elevator Pitches
Venture Capital Elevator Pitches I left my job at a venture capital (VC) firm in 2010. After freelancing for a bit I then worked with a high-technology company in the robotics space. I then started…
The Entrepreneur in a Venture Capital World
The Entrepreneur in a Venture Capital World Imagine a food connoisseur has a vision of opening a restaurant. Selling a carefully crafted list of delicacies, whose preparation has taken years to refine. This aficionado has…
What’s Your Profession? Did You Bring More Soldiers?
What's Your Profession? Did You Bring More Soldiers? In 1970s, according to the TV series Mindhunter at least, the FBI was filled with accountants & lawyers instead of more relevant experts in areas that mattered.…
Venture Capital – Between Returns & Fund Sizes
Interesting article by Jason Rowley on the lack of a correlation b/w venture capital fund sizes & fund returns. https://mattermark.com/venture-capital-just-another-boring-asset-class/ *** Look forward to your views. And if you liked this one, consider following/subscribing to my blog…
Startup Service Aggregators
Startup Service Aggregators Image: source Startups with business models revolving around aggregating services might have their days numbered. Unless they offer a significant additional benefit (than the underlying services they aggregate) to end consumers. Because…
Think A-Team: For the Design & Strategy needs of Young Businesses
Think A-Team: For the Design & Strategy needs of Young Businesses Image: link Hi, all you enterprising entrepreneurs, I am pleased to give to you, 'Think A-Team', a growth partnering service for all your business…
Bubble Telescope
Bubble Telescope Is there a bubble forming in the Indian startup scene? The Hubble Space Telescope Is the Indian startup space fast becoming a bubble? Let's take a closer look and find out. At the Goldman…
Funny Side Up
Funny Side Up All those moments that left you speechless… (No, not like when you saw Claudia Lynx or Mila Kunis on TV). More like the dumbfounded speechless. I was just thinking about it today,…
Way to go, Alok! The Venture Capital Differentiators
Way to go, Alok! The Venture Capital Differentiators A few years ago, I came across this interview with Alok Mittal on the internet. Alok is the Managing Director at Canaan Partners, one of the leading…
Models that Puzzle Me
Models that Puzzle Me If you came here expecting some scoop on Gisele Bundchen or Miranda Kerr, I suggest you hit the 'Back' button. This one's more about the 'less figure, more strategy' business models.…
Herd Capital
Herd Capital Everyone's aware of the herd mentality. Be it iPods, bigger and bigger cars or houses. Or even a Twitter account (which doesn’t really make sense if you're not actually gonna use it). Hell,…
Dare to Venture?
Dare to Venture? "The best things in life are free, But you can keep 'em for the birds and bees; Now give me money, (that's what I want) that's what I want." - Barrett Strong…