Starting in 2006, iXiGo has grown to a 20-member organization in 2008. The company is expected to reach cash breakeven in May 2009, but it is still caught in the dilemma whether to expand slowly and steadily, or to invest in growth when costs are unusually low

Their experience illustrates the importance of understanding early what elements of a venture stoke your passions

In early 2009, Manish Sharma and Lalana Zaveri sat down to dinner together, late in the evening as usual.