Ray NewalBuilding Villages for Innovation: My Transition from Techstars to MaRSLast week, I concluded my tenure as an employee of Techstars. And what a ride it’s been.5 min read·Nov 1, 2020--1--1
Ray NewalA Startup’s Physical Location Matters Less Than Ever BeforeSo Why Do Most Still Fail to Scale Internationally?9 min read·Sep 9, 2020----
Ray NewalSignals that Matter to Early Stage InvestorsBuild a strong team with direct and relevant reputation. To be clear, names alone don’t matter as much as the relevance of the team…3 min read·Aug 26, 2019--1--1
Ray NewalinTechstars StoriesWhen Quitting your Startup is Sometimes the Best OptionWhen building my first startup, I would occasionally receive requests to speak at events centered on entrepreneurship. Maybe because I…5 min read·Sep 20, 2018--1--1
Ray NewalinTechstars StoriesHow the Emerging Markets could spawn the next global HectocornsI’ve written previously about what brought me to India, and the journey I’ve gone through personally and as an entrepreneur to get here.4 min read·Aug 26, 2018--1--1
Ray NewalinTechstars StoriesMy 150 year journey back to IndiaBetween 1838 and 1917, hundreds of thousands of people, my great grandparents among them, boarded ships in the port city of Calcutta on…4 min read·Jul 30, 2018--2--2
Ray NewalWhy staying in sync matters (and how I learned this the hard way)In June 2010, with 2 bags in hand, I left Toronto, my city of birth and my home for almost 35 years, for Mumbai India. While I look Indian…9 min read·Nov 24, 2016----
Ray NewalThe Traffic Light that Never Turned RedThe Contract that Caused a Collision Course Between Communications Technology and Our Attention4 min read·Jul 19, 2016----