After a three-year stint, Mukund Mohan, Director of Microsoft Ventures is leaving the organization run by the Redmond-based software giant. In his personal blog he wrote, 3 years ago to the month, I was at the crossroads. Having moved back to India and grown, then sold BuzzGain, I had started my next startup and had […]
Mark Prior accepted the Chicago Cubs’ offer on January 27 to a one year, $3.65 million contract. That is $900,000 more than the salary he would have earned under the contract he voided in November. Since Prior’s definitive season in 2003 (18 6), he has cooled off somewhat, and has only managed to go 17 […]
In January, I participated in the Chicago Booth Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab, where I had the opportunity to work with the great team at Second Century Ventures, a consumer and SMB tech focused VC based in Chicago, for 6 months. Having spent a considerable amount of time talking to entrepreneurs, sourcing deals, conducting due […]
Inshort, a mobile app focused towards providing news to its users in 60 words, has raised $20 million from New York- based Tiger Global investors. The company plans to utilise the raised capital to improve user experience and expand its presence. News in shorts video> News in Shorts, Noida-based firm, founded by Azhar Iqubal, Anunay […]
Simplilearn, a Bangalore-based Edu-tech start-up, which provides online certification courses to professionals, has acquired Market motive, a Silicon Valley-based startup, which trains professionals on digital marketing. Market Motive, founded in 2007, is led by Michael Stabbins, John Marshall and Avinash Kaushik. Simplilearn, which already has its presence in the US, is looking at the prospect […]
This post is for non-developer founders who want to build a SaaS application. Before writing about 5 steps to make SaaS application it’s important to know about “What is Saas?” SAAS, or “Software as a Service” in general refers to a software application which is hosted by a provider on their own servers, but accessible […]
What is an Accelerator? Seed accelerators also known as startup accelerators are fixed-term, cohort-based programs, that include mentorship and educational components and culminate in a public pitch event or demo day – wikipedia Business Accelerator exploration is the engine that drives innovation, innovation drives economic growth, and to be on this right track to explore […]
Twitter has been talking with article sharing platform Flipboard over a possible acquisition, valuing the company at more than $1bn. Tech blog Re/Code, citing sources with the knowledge of the situation, reported Twitter has been engaged in an ongoing series of talks since the beginning of 2015 to acquire Flipboard in an all-stock deal. The […]
Working quietly since 2006, Premji Invest investment firm has built up positions and funded around 40 publicly listed and private companies out of a corpus of $1 billion (Rs4,290 crore). Yet, its operations are shrouded in secrecy and the firm has consciously avoided building a public profile. Premji Invest is a private equity fund owned […]
About – James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, podcaster, Blogger, author, social media and investor. He has founded or cofounded over 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and claims to have failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times,TheStreet.com, […]
A recent observed change in the Indian Startup ecosystem is raising eyebrows over the projected growth in a recently started new year. As per a leading think tank in the country iSPIRT(Indian Software Product Industry Roundtable), approximately 75% of the young tech startups eyeing the global market may shift overseas to make a new base, […]