Sukhjot (Joti) Basi

First it was India's Rediff.com (REDF), then China's Bidu.com (BIDU) and now Russia's Yandex is going public with a valuation of approximately $2B.  The stock will trade on NASDAQ.  Will there be a search engine from Brazil next?

China may be ahead in economy but business week has reported that India ranked above China in social protection. The Asian Development Bank ranks India 10th among 31 Asia-Pacific countries in providing social security like health care and education.  On a scale between zero and 1, India has scored 0.46 points, with Japan topping the chart with 0.96 points.  You can read teh full article by going to Business Week. 

The AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008The Going-Public Dating Game
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
A Thousand Little Googles - Bridging the Eyeball Gap
What can we learn from some of the hottest ad networks who are successfully monetizing video, mobile and search? These CEOs will share what they know.
* David Kidder, CEO, Clickable
* Bill Grossman, CEO, Revenue Science
* Jason Glickman, CEO, Tremor Media
* Omar Hamoui, CEO, Admob (invited)
Big Media's Comeback
It sure took them long enough, but it looks like big media has finally begun to enthusiastically embrace the web as a means to distribute and market its content.
* Bill Gurley, General Partner, Benchmark Capital
* John Edwards, CEO, Move Networks
* Michael Montgomery, President, Montgomery & Co
* Michael O'Donnell, President, Social Media, Media Solutions Group, Cisco
* Thomas Lesinski, President, Digital Entertainment, Paramount Pictures
The Geek Chiefs -- Setting the Technology Roadmap

Entrepreneurship Opportunities in India and China
TiE Seattle on June 12th, is hosting an event to discuss opportunities available to people interested in doing business in India and/or China. Our panel of business leaders will reveal their strategies for setting up successful business ventures in these countries. Come join TiE to explore the opportunities available to entrepreneurs in these countries.
Ideas and questions for the discussion include:
- What are the big opportunities in the Internet and mobile space in these countries?
- What are the monetization opportunities? How big is the advertising market? Can new startup hope to generate enough advertising revenues to become profitable?
- Which areas are VCs investing in?
- What are the challenges one faces in setting up a business in India and/or China? What are the regulatory hurdles? What are the best ways to deal with them? 
Panelist  Param Parameswaran, Venture Capitalist/Angel Investor 
Karl Weaver, Greater China/India Biz Dev Mgr, Newport technologies  
When  - Thursday, 12 Jun 2008 06:30 PM 09:00 PM 
Location
Bellevue Courtyard by Marriott    11010 NE 8th St Bellevue , WA UNITED STATES 
Registration Link - www.tie-seattle.org

The Business of Personal & Public Data - MIT WALocation : Hyatt Regency900 Bellevue Way NEBellevue, WA 98004Date & Time : June 4, 2008 - 5:00pm - 8:30pm 
Moderator:      Janis Machala, CEO Paladin Partners, Co-Founder Seraph Capital Forum
 
Panelists:        Shane Atchison, CEO, Zaaz
                         Mark Britton, CEO, Avvo
                         Joe Giordano, Founder, PayScale         
                         Naveen Jain, CEO, Intelius