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How Arun Jain built his fortune with Polaris
After selling Polaris to Virtusa, he will focus on Intellect Design, play the role of mentor and angel investor, and pursue his interests in healthcare and education
 "How Arun Jain built his fortune with Polaris")
What Nitish Kumar must do for Bihar: Create wealth, jobs
The Bihar CM should press on with policies that offer educational opportunities and economic progress, especially jobs, wealth creation and infrastructure
 "What Nitish Kumar must do for Bihar: Create wealth, jobs")
Newsmaker: Zarin Daruwala
Ready to ride out the storm
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Intellectual property management firm Clairvolex announces VC funding
The Series-A funding came from Indus Age Partners
Our returns from investments as good as high-end VCs: Saurabh Shrivastava
Interview with chairman, Indian Angel Network
 "Our returns from investments as good as high-end VCs: Saurabh Shrivastava")
Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?
They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals
 "Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?")
Share of residential-focused PE funds jumps to 85%
The share of residential-focused funds has gone up from 14% to 85% in the last seven years, a JLL report says
 "Share of residential-focused PE funds jumps to 85%")
PE in real estate highest in first nine months of 2015 since 2008: report
At $2.4 bn, this is an increase of 84% over the corresponding period last year, says a report by Cushman & Wakefiled and Global Real Estate Institute
The more the merrier, say VCs to entrepreneurs
Investors prefer co-founders as they bring complementary strength
 "The more the merrier, say VCs to entrepreneurs")
Maruti plays to its strengths to hit sweet spot in LCVs
It hopes to make a mark in the crowded LCV market by leveraging its dealership network and the trust in its brand
 "Maruti plays to its strengths to hit sweet spot in LCVs")
 "IVRCL's recovery plan fails to make progress")
KKR picks 70% stake in financial adviser Avendus Capital
Besides its core businesses, KKR will help Avendus grow its NBFC business
 "KKR picks 70% stake in financial adviser Avendus Capital")
October brought hope to developers facing 'worst crisis' since global slowdown
If sales don't pick up soon enough, it will take five to six years for the glut to ease in most cities
 "October brought hope to developers facing 'worst crisis' since global slowdown")
Why everyone got the exit polls so wrong
The debacle that pollsters faced in the Bihar assembly elections is in part being blamed on the small sample size and lack of advancement in field surveys
 "Why everyone got the exit polls so wrong")
Tiger Global: Flipkart's largest investor and second largest stockholder in Amazon
With this, Tiger has significant stake in two of the three large e-commerce firms in India, who have combined control on over 80% of India's e-commerce industry
 "Tiger Global: Flipkart's largest investor and second largest stockholder in Amazon")
The irony of green levies by courts
The court has to depend on the same systems to deliver that it castigated in the first place for inaction
 "The irony of green levies by courts")
 "CBEC weighs in on bulk cargo export")
Who will bell the Ponzi schemes?
A system of multiple regulations operating in silos has created grey areas that foster illegal money raising
 "Who will bell the Ponzi schemes?")
Misaligned policy incentives in cleaning arbitration
The Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2015, got promulgated in October. However, there is a risk that the adoption of intuition, rather than empirical assessment, might result in the
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