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A new model for early-stage venture capital investments
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Written by Krishna Kumar   
Monday, 01 March 2010 00:00
The emerging entrepreneurial India needs a newer VC model to be added than just the time-tested high investment, high involvement model currently in place. We need a system that can quickly identify and invest smaller amounts in a very large number of ideas and prepare them for growth stage...

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5 VCs Talk About Their Marriages
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Sunday, 31 August 2008 00:00
Unlikely keys to success for VC-backed companies

“It’s the chemistry,” explains Balaji Srinivas of Aureos Capital, trying to pin down the key to investment decision making. VCs repeatedly emphasize the importance of their relationships with the entrepreneurs they back. Indeed, one could...

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How much should you ask your VC for?
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Funding - Venture Capital
Written by Krishna Kumar   
Thursday, 01 May 2008 00:00

This piece explores how to calculate the venture capital infusion required for running a profit-making company. What we discuss here is one possible approach. There are many others

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How to get VC funding
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Written by Krishna Kumar   
Thursday, 01 November 2007 00:00

Even as the funding market hots up, it is still a story of too many entrepreneurs chasing too few VCs. There are a few things that help you improve your chances of getting funded

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