``My parents' generation grew up as a country that was ruled by somebody else,'' said Khanna, 34, director with Clearstone Venture Advisors who returned home from the valley last year to Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, to help direct investments for a $205 million India fund. ``This generation feels like it is in control of its own destiny. And it believes that with the right amount of energy and the right amount of passion, it can pretty much do anything.''
The numbers give VCs dreams of happy tech returns: an economy growing at 8.5 percent, with no signs of a slowdown, creating a new middle class some 250 million strong. A population of 1.2 billion, more than half of whom are age 25 or younger. An increasing gadget-savvy nation subscribing to mobile phone services at stunning speeds -- about 6 million a month
而说到华源 的活动,第一天还算是不错的,可是第二天就来了劲了,搞什么高层峰会,不对外,只对所谓的被邀请人士开放,虽然会议日程和地点确倒是明明白白地写在了活动 材料上,那就是说让没被邀请的朋友们知道第二天在哪里有牛人云集但是要自觉别来喽,也不知道够什么规格的人士可以被邀请,但是看看那些所谓的嘉宾名单,让 人顿时想说: GIVE ME A BREAK。 :)
上周,我去参加了一个TIE搞的专题座谈会,题目是: FROM GARAGE TO IPO: HOW TO BUILD A SUCCESSFUL CONSUMER INTERNET COMPANY。