Microsoft Accelerator – Product Nation

We invested in Ezetap, the Square for Emerging Markets! Mobile, Internet, Payments interest us! AngelPrime #ThinkInvestor

April 3, 2014

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ThinkInvestor is iSPIRT and ProductNation’s new initiative to serve as a catalyst between Venture Capital firms, Angels, Angel Networks and Entrepreneurs. It is to go beyond brochure ware and dig deeper into the whole life cycle of a typical investment; from introductions, funding, styles of on-going engagement, to exits. And in the process, capture their views on global and local trends...

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#ReversePitch "The day VCs pitch the Startups"

By Avinash Raghava

In Eco-system, Events, Funding, Startups

March 25, 2013

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Depending upon who do you ask the question, the answer to “Indian Startup ecosystem has a shortage of good quality?” would oscillate between kick-ass investors and great customers. While the presence of both is crucial to validate the success of the startup, founders always seem to be cut-off from both of kick-ass investors. With India poised towards climbing up the entrepreneurial ladders, no...

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3 trends that we noticed from over 500 Indian startups that we reviewed

By Mukund Mohan

In Eco-system, Startups

January 28, 2013

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Over the last few weeks we reviewed over 500 startups and talked (phone, skype, etc.) with over 100 startup founders. This was our shortlisting process to get to 15 companies that will make it to our Spring 2013 batch at the Accelerator. First, we reviewed a lot of travel startups. Especially the problem of helping travelers with trip planning. A list of things to do, places to see, restaurants...

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Microsoft Accelerator Research on Starts and Closures in Indian tech startups

By Mukund Mohan

In Eco-system, ProductNation, Startups

December 9, 2012

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We are planning to release research findings every month week as part of our startup support program at the Microsoft Accelerator in India. There are about 50 different topics that we are curious about and are consistently doing research to find out ways to help our accelerator companies perform market research, target early adopters and focus on getting more customer traction. This series is...

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Commitment delivery percentage – an indicator of future success of startups?

By Mukund Mohan

In Biz Models, Eco-system, Product Management, Startups

November 6, 2012

4 Min read

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Here’s an interesting new term for entrepreneurs to be aware of – Commitment delivery percentage. I dont know for sure but I think in a year from now, most startups will start to follow this metric more seriously than others. Some investors are already claiming this metric to be the #1 indicator of future success of startups. At the Microsoft Accelerator in Bangalore, there are 11 companies in...

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