TA Associates has invested under $400 million in India till now.

Former eBay India chief talks of his online retail start-up, what’s on offer & trends for e-com in India.

Parthasarathy Madhukar on the college e-zine platform that has attracted student communities from all over India.

eShakti recently raised $3M from IDG Ventures India & is launching an India specific e-com site Zapelle.

The MD of Info Edge India notes that social media is essentially a broader platform for leveraging Internet properties.

Co-founder of MyGuestHouse.net on the takeover by MakeMyTrip and trends in the online travel & hotel booking sector.

A veteran tech leader, Lakshmi Narayanan feels start-ups must not settle for less when they can aspire to achieve more.

Every market has an ecosystem and companies must be in sync with it, says the Managing Partner of Ojas Venture Partners.

Companies currently into physical retail, will soon target a chunk of the e-com sector, says Percy Avari.

According to Ahuja, there will be a rationalisation of capital and also a reduction in the number of PE players.

Cloning US formats doesn’t succeed in India, feels Mahesh Murthy, a founding partner at Seedfund.

According to N.Vaghul, raising interest rates will only hurt growth of the economy.

Globally, the classifieds ad biz is present in 96 countries and gets 155 million unique visitors per month.

In spite of the slowdown, some of the portfolio cos are close to earning $100m in revenues in the next 18-30 months.

The company has signed contracts with five big brand ad agencies in India and working with 50 live Indian sites.

Apollo India head on its value focus, Welspun deal, changes in SEBI norms and expanding India play.

For success, you must be an adaptive engine, consistently adjusting yourself with strategic realities, says Raju Reddy.

The company is looking to raise around Rs 100cr via private equity after dropping plans for an Indian public listing.

Acquiring the right companies and hiring the right talent will differentiate one from competitors, says Naveen Tewari.

MNC interest in the Indian pharmaceutical market will continue to increase, feels the MD of the private equity major.