Global Themes

On Globalization & Venture Capital

This is a *must watch*

An amazing slideshow by Jeff Branman (Winner of the Best Presentation award at the “World’s Best Presentation ContestShiftHappens

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and for my readers familiar with India, another un-missable one…People’s Choice Winner at the same contest Panipuri by Thakkar

May 15th, 2007 Posted by Shantanu | China, India | 3 comments

Belling the (V)CAT…

I scored as low as it could possibly get*…which set me thinking – is this the right test for becoming a VC?  (I can hear Tut tuts!)

Actually, Is there any right “test” for determining whether a person is well-suited for a career in VC – or more importantly, will he/she succeed?

The test misses one important thing; unfortunately it cannot be measured…and unlike the experiences and skills one has, it is entirely unpredictable and may desert you when you need it most – I am thinking *LUCK* :-)

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* Yes, I know this is post-facto rationalisation, but…

I think I screwed up “Background” in a major way…missing on all the +5s and being saddled with two -5s (for my sins at LBS  and Monitor) :-(

Note to Guy: Can I get a bonus +5 for “unusual” background? Radio DJ, Comp Engg, Mushroom farmer, Diplomat etc? :-)

May 15th, 2007 Posted by Shantanu | Miscellaneous, Venture Capital, What VCs really do | 4 comments