Competition for budding entrepreneurs (and prizes) [kwiqq]

On the occasion of Global Entrepreneurship Week MakeYourMark are holding series of competitions for budding entrepreneurs. I have set up a challenge for budding entrepreneurs too: “2008 is the year of the niche online social network. Come up with a new idea for a niche social network that would be fun, popular, and profitable” There [...]

Online (UK) Angel Investment community to the rescue [kwiqq]

During the economic turmoil companies are feeling the pinch, especially startups. Many entrepreneurs aren’t sure how they would pursue the projects they have been working of for the last few weeks. This is where Angels come in nicely. Angel investors are generally serial entrepreneurs who have some money to invest in new business ideas. The [...]

Who really is Raj? Lost in translation

At the Young Apeldoorn conference another part of me was exposed, to myself. My background ! Having spent (almost) 1/3rds of my life in Kuwait, India and then the UK. I feel I’m blessed to be able to see things from a different eye. Although often the question ‘who are you Indian, Kuwaiti or British’ [...]