Reliance Entertainment Digital to break even in FY14, looking at acquisitions in mobile gaming space: Manish Agarwal, CEO

Reliance Entertainment Digital, part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has a lot going on as of now. The company recently consolidated its gaming business under the brand name ‘Zapak’. Post that, it went ahead and acquired the gaming division of Tokyo-based Funnel Inc and Busan-based ...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

We want to replicate Quidsi’s business model in India: Supam Maheshwari, founder & CEO of Firstcry

Baby care products is one e-com category in India where the vertical players have managed to stand on their own and Firstcry.com seems to be breaking out of the pack. Founded by Supam Maheshwari in 2010, Brainbees Solutions, which runs Firstcry.com besides family wellness focused site Goodlife.com, ...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

The Classroom – Episode 10 – Understanding IPO Basics

In an exclusive video show with VCCTV, Vijay Sureka, Partner at Wadia Ghandy, takes us through the basics of an IPO – the first offering of a company’s shares to the public, allowing regular investors to develop a stake in a growing business. Sureka also throws light on how business owne...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

Babycare is a starting point, we want to become a holistic family wellness shop: Firstcry.com founder

Supam Maheshwari co-founded Firstcry.com with Amitava Saha (director) in late 2010. Maheshwari had quit his previous entrepreneurial venture, Brainvisa Technologies, an e-learning company, and joined hands with Saha, previously the head of sales and business operations at Brainvisa, to launch the Pu...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

Lack of merchant focus tripped up Indian group buying sites: Groupon India CEO Ankur Warikoo

Founded by Andrew Mason in 2008, Groupon created a niche as a group buying site. Although copycats jumped in, the early mover was one among the slew of high interest internet IPOs in the US two years ago. Then it all came crashing down. Today, the company is valued some one-fourth of its original ma...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

The Classroom – Episode 9 – Know more about Discounted Cash Flow

Discounted Cash Flow or DCF is a method of valuation that takes into account future earnings potential of a company. This is the method by which a valuation exercise is done in case of mergers, acquisitions, IPO filings etc. Xerxes Antia, partner at Wadia Ghandy, takes us through the various aspects...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

Our aim is not to become the biggest e-com play, but to dominate in deals: Ankur Warikoo, CEO, Groupon India.

At a time when most of the ‘deals’ sites in India forayed into product sales or broad-based e-commerce, Groupon stuck to its core focus of building out the deals business. In an exclusive interview with Techcircle, its chief executive Ankur Warikoo reveals how the company is building out...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

The Classroom – Episode 8 – Understanding basics of business valuation

In an exclusive video show for the VCCircle Classroom, Xerxes Antia, Partner, Wadia Ghandy, one of the oldest home-grown law firms, takes through the basics on how to value a firm. Watch the video for more. Also read : The Classroom Show – Episode 1: Incorporating a company The Classroom Show – ...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

The Classroom-Episode 7-How to get FIPB & RBI approval for inducting foreign investment in your startup

In an exclusive video show for VCCircle classroom, Fariyal Tahseen, Partner at Wadia Ghandy, shares insights on how to get the required approvals for getting foreign investment into your enterprise. Watch the video for more. Also read : The Classroom Show – Episode 1: Incorporating a company The C...

Vrishank Chandavarkar

The Classroom- Episode 6- Understanding the basics of PE/VC Fund

‘Private equity’ or ‘venture capital’ are the most frequently used terms that pop up in conversations of the entrepreneurial fraternity, especially for those looking to raise funds. And it’s only important for entrepreneurs to know the basics behind such concepts as they se...