Rajiv Poddar is a Bangalore-based entrepreneur, who is bootstrapping his second startup. His first startup Sedna Wireless is in the process of being wrapped up was probably the first Indian startup focused on delivering a VOIP-based phone. But, After 2 years of working on Sedna Wireless Rajiv made the difficult and tough decision to take […]
Kamla's Blog posts on ‘Entrepreneur Interviews’
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Bangalore, Entrepreneur Interviews, Internet and Telecom, Interviews, Start-ups, Technology, YouTube Videos
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Bombay/Mumbai, Diaspora, Entrepreneur Interviews, Food, India, Interviews, People, Travel
Mint & Mustard opened last year in Cardiff, Wales and is headed by Anand Joseph George, a truly gifted chef. The restaurant has got some great review and recently won the annual South Asian Chef competition in Wales and will represent at the national level.
My husband and I first met George in Jamavar, the Indian […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: Diaspora, Entrepreneur Interviews, Ideas, Social Media, Start-ups, Web 2.0
MessageDance is a Silicon Valley-bases startup. In this interview co-founder Brij Singh shares his thoughts about his startup and entrepreneurship. This is the third time Brij has been involved with a startup and to say that he is more is aware of the roller coaster ride of doing a startup would be an understatement.
You […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 12th, 2008 • Category: Entrepreneur Interviews, Ideas, India, Merger & Acquisition, YouTube Videos
Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo has acquired a majority stake in Ranbaxy, India’s largest drug making firm. Under the agreement Daiichi will acquire the Singh family’s 34.8% stake at 737 rupees ($17.19) each writes The Wall Street Journal.
About 90 percent of Ranbaxy’s sales come from its generic drugs and Daiichi is looking to expand its presence […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 10th, 2008 • Category: Entrepreneur Interviews, Ideas, India, Interviews, Social Media, YouTube Videos
RockYou, a social widget maker located in San Mateo received $35 million as part of its Series C funding. DCM led the funding for this latest round and previous investors of RockYou include Sequoia and LightSpeed.
RockyYou’s array of social widget offerings include SuperWall, Horoscope, SlideShow and many more. Their widgets can be found on Facebook, […]
By Kamla Bhatt • Jun 7th, 2008 • Category: Diaspora, Entrepreneur Interviews, Start-ups, TechLife - Financial Express, Technology, Venture Capital
“Is Silicon Valley really all that different?”” wondered an American entrepreneur recently. His question caught me by surprise considering he was born and brought up right here in the San Francisco bay area. What was surprising is he thought the ecosystem and the ability to do startups, raise money, succeed or fail were available in […]
Kamla Bhatt is the host and producer of an Internet Radio show where listeners can find stories about the new and emerging India and the global Indian community. As a pioneer of 'internet radio' format in India Kamla started her first show News about India, followed by TalkNewsIndia in 2005. In 2006 she premiered her new show: The Kamla Bhatt Show: Life, People and Ideas. 
