(this post was originally published on svbtle.com on July 7, 2012) most of the time I think of myself as a failure. when I’m optimistic, I think maybe I’m just a late bloomer. I know a lot of folks won’t understand this perspective, but when I was growing up I was always the smartest kid
Last week StartupHighway business acceleration fund successfully completed this year investment round. The investment agreements have been signed with two Lithuanian startups – BeScouted and InPeak. The StartupHighway investment portfolio manager Martynas Matekonis says, that the astonishing number of applications for the investment has been received this year. It is a good sign, according to
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Abstract: Most VC funds are far too concentrated in a small number (<20–40) of companies. The industry would be better served by doubling or tripling the average # of investments in a portfolio, particularly for early-stage investors where startup attrition is even greater. If unicorns happen only 1–2% of the time, it logically follows that
Summary: pundits argue billion-dollar startups are overvalued, but few realize why public company valuations might also be too expensive. Traditional P/E ratios of 15–20+ are likely too optimistic, relative to how long the future cash flows and operating margins of big dumb companies can be sustained. Unless they innovate more rapidly (or acquire their internet
aka: do you give a Shit + can you get others to give a Shit. as a founder, it’s easy to lose focus on what job(s) we’re supposed to do. sometimes it’s all rainbows & unicorns: designing and building product, marketing and selling, recruiting the team and raising money. other times, it’s a bowl full
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Bombay cinema was my first film passion – starting with the Hindi film records our Indian neighbour constantly played when I was a child in late-1970s Dublin.1 Long before I was initiated into the mysteries of Melville and Mizoguchi, I swaggered along with Raj Kapoor and swooned with Nargis. I couldn’t believe there was an
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Almost universally in the postcolonial world, the patriotic film genre is loved and makes money. Nationalism, indeed, is an entertainment favourite – featuring a gratuitous nostalgia of violence, a fervent love for the nation-state, and celebrity power – fashioned by [real or imagined] digital technology in an arms race. In India, cinema is one of
**Spoiler Alert**: the post references material from the ASOIAF books, online tin-foil theories, and the show GOT. How many of you look forward to Monday mornings? Not me, until two weeks ago. Coz Season 5 of Game of Thrones has begun on HBO Defined! It airs at an ungodly 6:30 am on Monday morning,
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For some reason I received the Day 2, 3, 4 & 5 (Finale) face charts for MAC after the fashion week, unlike Day 1. I was planning to do a day wise break-down initially, but it turns out getting all the face-charts together turned out to be a good thing as it helped me analyse
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Fashion shows not only set trends in styles, but also can be a good indicator to predict the styles of makeup that will be in vogue over the season. If one goes by the Amazon India Fashion Week day 1 look it seems to indicate that red lips are going to be the flavour of
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