Monthly Archives: April 2007

Notes from the CRV conference

Posted on April 29, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Spent a couple of days last week at the Charles River Ventures conference. (CRV is the lead investor in Gridstone). The attraction of the conference to me was to meet other entrepreneurs and to meet a great roster of speakers. … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Startups, Technology | 3 Comments

The H1-B visa program needs a revamp

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

This year the INS received 150,000 H1-B visa applications for the coming year starting in October, on the first day that it started accepting applications – for a total of 65,000 visas! An article in the New York Times takes … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Offshore Services | 19 Comments

The difference between KBC and a lottery

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

“Kaun Banega Crorepati” (KBC), India’s version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” is watched by between 15 and 20 million Indians. In parts it is great entertainment. But a part of it is pretty darned close to a lottery.

Posted in Economics, India | 10 Comments

The Napsterization of Sell-Side Research

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Basab Pradhan

Cross-posted on the Gridstone Blog. Candace Browning, Head of Research at Merrill Lynch posted an open letter last week that talked about the “Napsterization” of sell-side research, justifying why Merrill Lynch would have to take control of the distribution of … Continue reading →

Posted in Information Products | 5 Comments