Cybermedia launches Dare

Mumbai

October 23rd, 2007

A new magazine for the entrepreneurs, from CyberMedia India Ltd, South Asia's
largest specialty media group is now available on the Indian newsstands. The
magazine, appropriately called 'Dare' is targeted at existing entrepreneurs
aspiring to take their company to a global level; those entering the area of
entrepreneurship; established entrepreneurs; and banks, venture capitalist and
angel funds organizations.

Speaking about the first of its kind of independent magazine on
entrepreneurship from India, Pradeep Gupta, Publisher of CyberMedia, said,
"India is once again re-discovering itself as the hot bed of
entrepreneurship as the Indian economy gears up for a nine percent plus growth.
Indians have been great entrepreneurs and the country needs resources to
understand the eco-system."

Dare will nurture, promote, chronicle, critique and influence the
entrepreneurial ecosystem and be a catalyst to the growth of entrepreneurship.
India needs to create lakhs of new businesses in urban, semi-urban and rural
areas in order to provide opportunities to the large number of Indian youth who
today are charged with a new energy, and have the confidence to build a stronger
future for themselves and for India.

Dare's board of advisors is made up of eminent academics and management
thinkers like CK Prahalad from University of Michigan and Philip Anderson,
Professor of Entrepreneurship, INSEAD and entrepreneurial role models like NR
Narayanamurthy (Chief Mentor, Infosys), Kiran Mazumdar Shaw (CMD, Biocon) and
Gururaj Desh Deshpande (Chairman, Sycamore Networks). The advisors also include
first generation entrepreneurs turned mentors like Saurabh Srivastava (Chairman,
Indian Venture Capital Association), Kanwal Rekhi (Chairman, The Indus
Entrepreneurs), Ramesh Wadhwani (Chairman, Wadhwani Foundation) and R.
Gopalakrishnan (Executive Director, Tata Sons).

Dare's Group Editor Krishna Kumar said, "'Dare' will cover the entire
gamut of activities starting with the idea, funding, creating an organization,
marketing logistics, branding, growth and value realization, and environment
policy and law." The 108-page monthly, priced at Rs 30 per issue, will have
an inspiring first person account as well as loads of knowledge on different
aspects of entrepreneurship. Dare stories will be a mix of reporting and
analysis. The magazine will cover stories like 'How does private equity work?'
or 'How can business owners take their business to the next level?'