Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 5)

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Prashant: Let’s get into the details of the four-month program you mentioned earlier. Once you accept the company for the BAP, what are your next steps? Nandini: We do not follow a fixed curriculum. The engagement is customized and specific to each company. We spend an average

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Business Incubators: The Morpheus (Part 4)

By guest authors Praveen Karoshi and Prashant Sachdev Prashant: Out of all pitches you receive, how many deserve a closer look? Nandini: We go through all of them, and based on past data, I can say that we have an initial interaction with at least 50% of them. Sometimes, it will be a great founder

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Vision India 2020 Book Review: Clarion

The first review of Vision India 2020 just came out. Clarion Book Review gives the book five out of five stars. Vision India 2020 is a visionary romp through a possible new future for India. It looks back over a decade-long transformation of the country from its current status as “back office for the world”

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Deal Radar 2009: Chaupaati

We have discussed India’s Innovation Gap at length recently. Here’s a company that is trying to innovate with the mobile phone as a way to get to people who are otherwise unreachable, even via the Internet.

Forbes Column 2009: India – Where Angels Fear To Trade

For those of you asking for synthesis on the India discussions, the first one is on Forbes today. India: Where Angels Fear to Trade discusses the seed investment problem and offers a solution, perhaps the most pragmatic solution under current circumstances. Comments welcome. Even more welcome are responses from people who are trying this strategy.

India’s Innovation Gap: Product Managers

In discussing India’s innovation gap, one thing has been evident for a while: that India lacks product managers. Engineering managers and project managers who can execute on other people’s specs are available in plenty. But how do we bridge this gap of bringing up India’s product management expertise? Please contribute with ideas, suggestions and constructive

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Forbes Column 2009: India’s Innovation Gap

Here’s the first of a series of Forbes columns on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in India: India’s Innovation Gap. In our previous discussion, we tackled Entrepreneurship and Innovation together, but I think they’re two separate issues. This article addresses that. And India needs to address both from a ecosystem/framework point of view. Let’s continue the discussion.

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Entrepreneurship in India

I spoke with a number of people this week, and one comment that came up several times, is that the entrepreneurial ecosystem in India is not coming together as well as it needs to. Indian readers: Why do you think this is the case? What are you experiencing?