I wrote a post recently called "Double Down, But Only On The Right Hand" that was about Yahoo!'s decision to bail on search and Microsoft's decision to double down on it. It was also about new forms of search, like... Go to Full Article

View more presentations from Shantanu Bhagwat. Share/Save/Bookmark · April 30th, 2009 Posted by Shantanu | China, Conferences and Panels, Emerging Markets, Entrepreneurship, India, My Presentations | one comment · « Previous | Next » ... Go to Full Article

Rich discusses the apps he likes. Some good ideas here, and I've made a few changes as well since I last talked about apps. Here is what I am using right now: Bottom Row: Mail, Messages, Calendar, Safari. Mail, Messages, Safari get ... Go to Full Article

I was recently reminded of the time when I was in my twenties and worked on financing abuzz (purchased by NYT in 1999). I used to freak out about every step of that companies financing. I was calling all the vcs every day as if they had ... Go to Full Article

“If you are considering partnering with someone who will bring enormous value to the new venture who also happens to be a great friend of yours, you are actually incredibly fortunate.” - David B. Lerner. Go to Full Article

Two meaty books this week, a strange but natural pairing: The Power Of Myth by Joseph Campbell with Bill Moyers. On the shelf forever, a great book about some of the deep issues of life and humanity. One sentence of this book has more ... Go to Full Article

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In an article for the Economic Times, Bureaucrat-turned-Education CEO Amit Kaushik, calls for "bold new steps" that will encourage private investments in schools. The simplest way to do so would be by allowing private schools to be held ... Go to Full Article

Over at the American Express Open Forum, I posted an article called “Design's Deadly Duo” by Matthew E. May (@matthewemay). This articles how companies mistake invention for innovation by making two big mistakes: confusing an ... Go to Full Article

Marico is now looking to dilute 10% in Marico Bangladesh, as compared to 5% earlier. FMCG major Marico has raised the issue size of (one of its kind )IPO in Bangladesh for its local subsidiary Marico Bangladesh Ltd (MBL). ... Go to Full Article

Elder Pharma has appointed ICICI Securities as the investment banker. Mumbai-based Elder Pharmaceuticals is in talks with group of private equity (PE) firms to raise Rs 125-150 crore for retiring part of its debt, partly finance an ... Go to Full Article

The investor profile was heavily tilted towards domestic banks and insurance firms, accounting for 90% of bids. The flood of money in the power sector continues. After a blockbuster issue of Adani Power(which raised Rs 3000 crore), ... Go to Full Article

Earlier in June 2009, Schneider Electric acquired Bangalore-based Conzerv Systems in energy efficiency market. Continuing its inorganic expansion, Schneider Electric India (SEI), a 100% subsidiary of French firm Schneider Electric ... Go to Full Article

Over at the American Express Open Forum I posted an article called “How to Design a Flat Organization” by Matthew E. May (@matthewemay). This articles explains how FAVI built a flat organization to better serve its customers' needs. Go to Full Article

Coffee Day Holdings also plans to expand into a full service meal outlet chain under the brand Hungry Food. ARSS Infra Files DRHP - ARSS Infrastructure Projects Ltd, an Orissa based company, is hitting the capital markets a public offer ... Go to Full Article