Create knowledge
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Sridhar B
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| 3 years ago
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Technology is known for ages. But identification of right technology suitable for Indian conditions is crucial build an economically viable capacity at right place look at the world experience in the past
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Are located everywhere, in practically all industries
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Can bring forth vast knowledge and experience to a new company
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ramachandran venkat narayanan
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"Can provide the needed capital for a startup "
| 3 years ago
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Friends,I was involved in setting up investment groups for start ups and it has provided the needed capital.Creating your own investor groups can and will be a regular and long term source of funding.When the group is large and the risk is spread...
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Sridhar B
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Many angel investors were once entrepreneurs themselves and have founded several successful companies under their leadership; therefore, they will not only provide the needed capital that entrepreneurs need but they can also offer desired support,...
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ramachandran venkat narayanan
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"Are located everywhere, in practically all industries"
| 3 years ago
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True. Even ventures like restaurants, retail stores etc. can attract investor groups.The synergy comes from the promoter who needs to have good amount of experience in the respective business area.
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Ideate: "Pros of Angel Investing" deleted from your view.
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Sunny Sabharwal
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| 2 years ago
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I understand that investors can be categorised based on their knowledge only. This is because all other factors like risk, return expectation, horizon, liquidity, tax benefits, etc. will all fit when they are actually aware what these parameters...
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Sridhar B
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| 3 years ago
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Hedge funds are meant for rich individuals who dont mind losing once in a while but get a kick out of beating the indexes, so they hire star managers to take those risks to make money.
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Debate: " Will hedge funds become accessible to the middle class?" deleted from your view.
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Vikrant Panwar
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| 3 years ago
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Quantitative Funds does not use programming.
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Sridhar B
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| 3 years ago
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The use of ATS (automated Trading Systems) is increasing every year. Hedge Funds are in the 'frontline' in this endeavor. Programming is a key element in these systems. In my opinion, one simply must know advanced level programming to excel in...
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Debate: "Is programming very widley used in hedge funds?" deleted from your view.
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Hedging means managing risk
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Strategy to reduce investment risks
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Veena Gupta
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"Macro hedge fund"
| 3 years ago
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Let me first explain what a macro hedge fund is. A macro hedge fund invests in stocks and bond markets and other investment opportunities, like currencies, in the hope of profiting on significant shifts in global interest rates and countries'...
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Sridhar B
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| 3 years ago
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The hedge fund managers adopt different strategies to multiply returns on investments. They invest both long and short, in the securities of companies which are expected to change in price over a short period of time due to an unusual event.
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Ideate: "How hedge funds mitigate risk?" deleted from your view.
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Sridhar B
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| 3 years ago
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energy storage (fuel cells, batteries, etc.) will see the most funding, followed by clean coal and wind with 14 percent each. Alternative fuels and solar rounded out the top five with 11 percent and 10 percent respectively. Interestingly, when...
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Deepak Tripathi
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"Yes"
| 3 years ago
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They seem not to be worried over the bubble that is being developed.. VCs hedging their bets across greentech sub-sectors, see Brazil and Israel as attractive targets; project crude oil prices to end year over $120 per barrel
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Debate: "Should VC's be worried about greentech bubble?" deleted from your view.
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Veena Gupta
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| 3 years ago
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Year-to-date numbers show levels of new commitments going to Canadian based VC funds to be tracking 2007 results. As of September 30th, a total of $886 million was raised in the market, effectively matching the $889 million raised during the...
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Sridhar B
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new capital committed to funds, totaling $114 million, nonetheless approximated the dollar amount committed at the same time last year. For 2008, Canada is on pace to raise just 53% of the $2.2 billion that was raised just 3 years ago.
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Milind Khaire
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"Canada"
| 3 years ago
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As compared to the first and second quarters of 2008, fundraising activity in the VC market in Canada was fairly quiet between July and September.
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Debate: "US fund rising vs Canadian fund rising:2008" deleted from your view.
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Sridhar B
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Ya definitely, VENTURE capital investment has become an essential tool to promote China's high-tech industries, especially during the global financial turmoil. The speed of development in innovative industries in the United States and Europe in...
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Milind Khaire
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| 3 years ago
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The government should help stimulate VC investment and guide capital into all types of innovative companies when the market is full of idle capital and companies don't have a quick channel to financing," said Song Dezheng, deputy director of the...
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Debate: "Is VC funding an important factor in innovation in any industry?" deleted from your view.
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Vikrant Panwar
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"Positives"
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All the outcome is not negative. Inflation, which has been responsible for the monetary policy tightening and subsequent rise in interest rates, and which has also brought spending and investments to a grinding halt, is trending down at 11.4 per...
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Vikrant Panwar
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"Negatives"
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I think there are more negatives out of the situation that India has to bear. India's current account balances too are precarious as compared to China's, which continues to attract investments on top of a huge trade surplus. While FIIs together...
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Sridhar B
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"Negatives"
| 3 years ago
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The main macroeconomic parameters, be it the GDP, interest rates, the fiscal situation, credit growth, the IIP numbers – according to me, all are pointed towards a muted phase of growth over the next few quarters. The International Monetary Fund...
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Debate: "More Positives or Negatives out of the current market situation" deleted from your view.
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Be Cautious
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Mutual Funds
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Deepak Tripathi
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"Be Cautious"
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I think this is high time to be cautious. Always deal with the market intermediaries registered with the Sebi / stock exchanges. Complete all the required formalities of opening an account properly (client registration, client agreement forms, et...
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Milind Khaire
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"Mutual Funds"
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My stand - To be on the safe side, invest in mutual funds, and don't listen to 'experts' who mushroom all of a sudden and are eager to give you formidable advice. If you are unsure about your research and is not too comfortable with your own...
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Ideate: "Shaky markets? Dos and Don'ts for all" deleted from your view.
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