Every entrepreneur has heard they need to have an “elevator pitch”. So what is that? What does that really mean? Most entrepreneurs want to drone on for 30 minutes talking about their business opportunities almost in the hopes that a VC or group of investors will say…..”OK, OK…I give. I’ll invest if you will just shut up!”.
Category Archives: Business Strategy
Could Angel Investor Capital Be the Drug That Kills Your Business?
Entrepreneurs struggle with the idea of seeking outside capital and for good reason. An entrepreneur must weigh the risk vs. reward for taking on investment capital. There are 2 types of companies: Market Participants and Market Makers. Market Participants are those entrepreneurs that want to buy a franchise, open a restaurant…you get the idea. Continue reading
When is an Angel Investor Like a Bank, Only Better?
Bringing on debt at the start of a business is difficult and risky. It can put an undue burden on the cash flow of the business and impact the balance sheet in how the investors view the whether or not their investment will go to grow the business or relieve the debt. Continue reading
Indian Cement Industry: Proposed Demerger of Grasim Cement Business
For those are who have been following it, the Indian Cement Industry is rocking. It has been one of the best performers in fundamentals and also in the stock markets.
Vallabh Bhansali of Enam Securities comments on the proposed demerger of Grasim’s cement business and formation of a wholly owned subsidiary called Samruddhi Cements, which will ultimately get merged with Ultratech Cement, which is also part of AV Birla Group like Grasim.
Ultratech has shareholding in it by rival Larsen & Toubro, so that could be a reason why a direct transfer into Ultratech is not being done.
Tech Mahindra Acquisition of Satyam and Next Steps
Here’s an update on the Satyam corporate incident from Dec-Jan, on which we had shared our thoughts. Tech Mahindra has emerged as the winning bidder for the 51% equity stake sale in Satyam. Tech Mahindra is also an IT outsourcing services company, and this development is a relief for Satyam’s employees and customers worldwide.
Kiran Karnik, the interim chairman of the Indian government appointed board of Satyam, said that it is up to Tech Mahindra to decide the way forward for Satyam. And of course, it shouldn’t be any other way. Tech Mahindra now has a wide array of restructuring projects as it tries to merge/rationalize Satyam’s services into its overall IT services portfolio.