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Strategy Roundtable: 5 Cloud Computing Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

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s roundtable, I started with a presentation on blue sky opportunities in cloud computing based on our Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing (TLCC) research. I took the audience through five cloud-based business ideas, discussed why they are relevant and pointed them to the sources I derived those ideas from.

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Strategy Roundtable: Open Opportunities in Cloud Computing and Rural BPO

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And EVEN if you ARE an experienced entrepreneur, all but just a few VCs still want to see customer validation, business model validation and traction, before they will invest. Next week, we will delve deep into cloud computing businesses. Next comes the topic of angels. Photo by takatuka.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 1M/1M Announces Partnership With TiE Chennai

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Almost a thousand SaaS/cloud startups have been launched over the past decade, and in each niche there are opportunities for concept arbitrage using this basic formula. While the basic premise is compelling, and I am very interested in entrepreneurship opportunities in this area, the business model is flawed.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

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As for business model, Jigar wants to sell services like refilling cards. She is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she writes the blog Sramana Mitra On Strategy , and is author of the Entrepreneur Journeys book series and Vision India 2020. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

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The company already has paying customers and a validated business model. Techcello Next, Ram Kumar, also from Chennai, India, discussed Techcello , a multi-tenant SaaS framework for moving applications from.NET to a cloud architecture. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Indian Entrepreneurs Are Maturing

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I deliberately wrote a highly controversial series of articles in 2008 [ Death Of Indian Outsourcing ] to provoke a debate on the topic. I detected a major flaw in Kiran's business model assumption. Other discussions on India's need for product companies have also been equally controversial. Photo by barunpatro. Discuss.

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Working for Equity Instead of Cash

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Intuit 2020 Research Report. Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook. The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Media Fragmentation and the Growth of Small Publishers » April 07, 2008. Posted by Steve on April 07, 2008 at 12:57 AM | Permalink. Reports and Resources. Good point.

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