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VCs focus on capital efficiency in new deals

livemint.com (Dec 29 2008)

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Markets: Bollywood, Gaming, Maps/Local, Mobile, Outsourcing, Social Networking, Telecom, Travel, Video
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  1. “ In the first half of the year, we will focus on existing businesses, and the second half depends on how the first half goes. ”
    By Sandeep Murthy
  2. “ They have already come down by about 30-50% compared to last year, we expect it to come down further by 10-15% in 2009. ”
    By Chandrasekhar Kandasamy
  3. “ In cases where the current market price is lower than the last round price, we will advice our entrepreneurs to be realistic on expectations, given the current market situation. ”
  4. “ Earlier, if it took four months, it may take six months now. ”
    By Kumar Shiralagi
  5. “ The level of scrutiny and diligence, especially around business models and financial assumptions, will be higher. ”
    By Mohanjit Jolly
  6. “ Unlike the consolidation in the BPO (business process outsourcing) space, there is a fair amount of niche work in the KPO (knowledge process outsourcing) space. ”
    By Rahul Khanna
  7. “ We will look at sectors with recurring revenue streams in domestic consumption opportunities. ”
    By Rishi Navani
  8. “ Too many consumer Internet companies with exclusively ad-funded models were funded over the last few years. Those that raised small amounts burnt a lot of cash. ”
    By Promod Haque

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