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A successful entrepreneur-turned-VC tells his tale

A successful entrepreneur-turned-VC tells his tale

Rediff.com26 Sep 2006

Today, there are opportunities in many areas like the new media entertainment, mobile space, gaming, bio-informatics and application of technology in various domains.

'Internet is here to stay'

'Internet is here to stay'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2006

Google, Khosla in race to build 42 kmpl car

Google, Khosla in race to build 42 kmpl car

Rediff.com17 Jan 2008

Companies are developing new engine technologies to deliver the ultimate in fuel efficiency.

Start-ups, IPL auctions & the Veblen Effect

Start-ups, IPL auctions & the Veblen Effect

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

India added three unicorns per month in 2021 to nearly double the overall number to about 85 at last count. And there are many gazelles and cheetahs in the pipeline. All gunning to be unicorns (and then decacorns) soon thereafter, notes Sandeep Goyal.

Indian chip companies get together

Indian chip companies get together

Rediff.com29 Oct 2004

What you need to succeed

What you need to succeed

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Treat people right and they will eat nails for you, and other lessons Thomas Stemberg learnt while building Staples into a giant company.

Four Indian-Americans in Forbes richest list

Four Indian-Americans in Forbes richest list

Rediff.com22 Sep 2007

They are acoustics pioneer Amar Bose, Google founder director Kavitark Shriram, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Bharat Desai, CEO of an info-tech outsourcing firm.

MindTree to hire 3,500 by 2008

MindTree to hire 3,500 by 2008

Rediff.com1 Apr 2006

Information technology and research and development services company MindTree Consulting plans to float an initial public offer

IT sector needs to log in to innovation

IT sector needs to log in to innovation

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

Destination India is the buzzword, says TCS MD and CEO S Ramadorai

India to be a biotech destination

India to be a biotech destination

Rediff.com26 Feb 2004

India, with its strong research and development base in life sciences, IT and pharma industries, is on the threshold of a revolution in biotechnology, scientists at the BioAsia 2004 Summit said in Hyderabad on Thursday.

'TCS, Infosys must fund start-ups'

'TCS, Infosys must fund start-ups'

Rediff.com7 Dec 2005

Colin Powell joins Vinod Khosla's vencap firm

Colin Powell joins Vinod Khosla's vencap firm

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Wednesday said Powell joined the firm earlier this month as a strategic limited partner, a new position created especially for him.

Lessons I learnt from the Gita

Lessons I learnt from the Gita

Rediff.com12 Apr 2006

Vinod Khosla's clean energy plan for US

Vinod Khosla's clean energy plan for US

Rediff.com4 Apr 2006

In a bid to reduce American dependence on oil "that feeds Middle east terrorism," prominent Indian-American venture capitalist Vinod Khosla

Terrorism: The Enemy Within

Terrorism: The Enemy Within

Rediff.com2 Jan 2006

How to finance brand building

How to finance brand building

Rediff.com6 Dec 2005

Online music: free and legal!

Online music: free and legal!

Rediff.com25 Jan 2005

VCs return to Silicon Valley

VCs return to Silicon Valley

Rediff.com28 Jan 2004

VC delegation to visit India on Jan 31

VC delegation to visit India on Jan 31

Rediff.com19 Jan 2004

A 30-member delegation of venture capitalists will visit India with a view to understand and explore the country's economic scenario.

Here's how to get VC funding

Here's how to get VC funding

Rediff.com3 Aug 2006

How Big Tech failed us in coronavirus pandemic

How Big Tech failed us in coronavirus pandemic

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

None of the Big Tech companies or tycoons appears to be playing a meaningful role in the testing, spread, cure, or eradication of the virus or even in contact tracing so far, says Prosenjit Datta.

VCs stay bullish on India

VCs stay bullish on India

Rediff.com14 Jun 2006

Women entrepreneurs tread gingerly

Women entrepreneurs tread gingerly

Rediff.com5 Aug 2005

Vinod Khosla, Marubeni to buy stake in Praj Inds

Vinod Khosla, Marubeni to buy stake in Praj Inds

Rediff.com11 Apr 2006

Praj Chairman Pramod Chaudhari said Khosla were taking a keen interest in developing ethanol industry in United States while Marubeni Corporation has interest in turnkey Projects, ethanol trading and investment in ethanol plants.

'BPO firms overvalued'

'BPO firms overvalued'

Rediff.com10 Jun 2005

Start-ups get major boost in Sitharaman's first Budget

Start-ups get major boost in Sitharaman's first Budget

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

To resolve the so-called 'angel tax' issue, the start-ups and their investors who file requisite declarations and provide information in their returns will not be subjected to any kind of scrutiny in respect of valuations of share premiums, she said.

Pichai, Nadella support India's fight against COVID-19

Pichai, Nadella support India's fight against COVID-19

Rediff.com26 Apr 2021

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and his Microsoft counterpart Satya Nadella have assured help to India as the country grapples with a ravaging coronavirus crisis that has put enormous pressure on its hospitals due to a shortage of beds, oxygen and medical supplies.

SIDBI's Rs 50-cr fund for fashion industry

SIDBI's Rs 50-cr fund for fashion industry

Rediff.com28 Apr 2004

In a bid to provide assistance to fashion designers, the Small Industries Development Bank of India will create a Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million) corpus to lend to the sector.