Vijay Anand | The Startup Guy.

Posts Tagged ‘VC

Making That Halo Glow – Part I

Posted by: Vijay on: March 28, 2009

Even as the current economic situation hasnt seem to have harmed the Early Stage Investment scene by much, there is some major misunderstanding by First Time Entrepreneurs, starting off in India, who are looking to raise funds. This series hopes to shine some light on some of them
LESSON: MAKE THAT SACRIFICE. GROW WITH THE ORGANIZATION
Scenario: [...]

Living On Instant Noodles.

Posted by: Vijay on: June 19, 2008

I’m convinced that we are doing something wrong.
During a conversation with someone who has experience beyond my age, on how the product landscape in India is evolving, he smiled, took the time to coin his words (into something more politically correct) and said, “Nobody is really changing the rules of the game. Everyone is [...]

Who is Your Favorite VC?

Posted by: Vijay on: May 11, 2008

By now, most of you would have come across quite a few investors from the VC community,here and there. You might have been caught up with them over coffee, or run a deal through them.
So here’s the question. If you had to do an evaluation and mention a venture capital firm that comes at the [...]

VC Firms, a wake up call.

Posted by: Vijay on: December 21, 2007

I am observing a trend from what i am experiencing first hand and of what I am hearing from the startups I interact with. Well, this is how a typical VC firm is setup.
They hire a well-to-do investment banker out of a large and well established investment group and ask him to put together the [...]


startuplunch4