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Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 11)

Posted on Monday, Oct 29th 2007

SM: So services as a key strategic initiative you think is still in beta! EB: Well, this was a core opportunity. In the Spring of 2005, at an annual strategy board meeting, it was decided that a key goal for the company would be in the subscription area. We had not been able to execute

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Making SMEs Run Smoothly: René Lacerte’s Cashview (Part 1)

Posted on Monday, Oct 29th 2007

René Lacerte is the founder and CEO of Cashview, a Web-based cash management solution delivered as a SaaS. Prior to Cashview, René founded PayCycle, which I covered recently. In this interview, we will trace the thinking of a serial entrepreneur who brings substantial SME and SaaS expertise to the table. SM: René, I would like

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TCS’s Acquisitions

Posted on Monday, Oct 29th 2007

India’s information technology exports will rise by 2.5 times to $80 billion by 2011 declares India’s communications and IT minister. A company that has been one of the single largest beneficiaries of this trend is Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.NS). TCS has rapidly set up centers in nearly every continent. With more than 90% of revenue

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Marketers Are Driven by Inward-Facing Pressures

Posted on Sunday, Oct 28th 2007

By David Hatch, Guest Author I just completed another major research study, and for the first time in a long while, I am surprised by the research findings. Not because I discovered something new or strange about end users’ actions and attitudes (that happens within almost every study), but more due to the fact that

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First-time Entrepreneurs in India

Posted on Sunday, Oct 28th 2007

Aparna Chennapragada is a graduate student at MIT’s Sloan School of Business, who is doing a research project on the challenges in building technology startups in India. As part of her research, she is looking to interview Indian entrepreneurs, particularly first-time entrepreneurs, for their perspectives. From an entrepreneur’s view, some of the issues she is

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Web 3.0 & Comcast (Part 5)

Posted on Saturday, Oct 27th 2007

Conclusion Comcast is the top U.S. cable, high-speed Internet and digital voice services provider (a.k.a triple play). It has recently pushed ahead with a number of web-based and mobile video initiatives. These cutting-edge forays have allowed Comcast to enter new entertainment sectors, which are different from Comcast’s core business but are dynamic and are regarded

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Concept Arbitrage: Pottery Barn

Posted on Saturday, Oct 27th 2007

While we’re on the topic of Concept Arbitrage and retail stores, one that I would like to see scaled in India is the Pottery Barn concept of Home Furnishings. The two brands that I have seen as possible players are Anokhi and FabIndia. Fabindia’s first retail store opened in New Delhi in 1976. Today, Fabindia

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Concept Arbitrage: Fedex Kinko’s

Posted on Saturday, Oct 27th 2007

Sahad reports that Sequoia has invested in a company called Printo that is building a chain of Kinko’s like stores for printing and copying services. “It currently has a chain of six stores across Bangalore, and plans to open 250 retail outlets over the next three years across the country.” This is an interesting concept

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