India rising
The Mercury News is running a notable series about the return to India by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs as venture capitalists. It gives you a taste of the “India rising” excitement, but also of the country’s daunting cultural, social and infrastructure challenges.
It features Vani Kola, who… Continue Reading
Reason for Kleiner’s start in clean-tech: Bill Joy’s luxury boat
Newsweek has a good story about how big-name Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins fell for clean tech.
It took several steps, but the ironic obsession by new partner Bill Joy with his $50 million 190-foot superyacht is what put it into high-gear:
…Joy was already… Continue Reading
Ram Shriram says India bereft of middle management, skilled engineers
Ram Shriram, the guy who invested early in Google and made at least a billion, has in part switched his attention to Indian investment possibilities.
Now he’s decrying the dearth of skills there.
Surprising, given all the hand-wringing and publicity in the U.S. in recent years… Continue Reading