????印度的初創(chuàng)型企業(yè)在種子期過后獲取資金的難度更大。創(chuàng)業(yè)者迪普?卡拉說：“資金缺口出現(xiàn)了位移。現(xiàn)在公司和投資方都在問：‘這些創(chuàng)業(yè)者得到了起步階段資金，他們發(fā)展的還不夠嗎？’”卡拉在2000年建立了旅游預(yù)約網(wǎng)站MakeMyTrip。他是獲得成功的創(chuàng)業(yè)者之一，但他的經(jīng)歷并非一帆風(fēng)順。2010年，這家公司在納斯達(dá)克市場上市。此后，納斯達(dá)克市場再也沒有出現(xiàn)過其他印度科技公司的身影，MakeMyTrip也因?yàn)橛《群娇諛I(yè)急劇滑坡而陷入了困境。

????卡拉說，和他剛開始創(chuàng)業(yè)時(shí)相比，印度的創(chuàng)業(yè)環(huán)境已經(jīng)成熟了很多?，F(xiàn)在，卡拉是一名活躍的天使投資人，從事非旅游類風(fēng)險(xiǎn)投資。他還是創(chuàng)業(yè)者組織TiE的印度分部負(fù)責(zé)人。但印度還有很長的路要走?？ɡf，印度的問題在很大程度上來自于“預(yù)期錯(cuò)配”。投資者期望看到本國的初創(chuàng)型企業(yè)像美國同類公司那樣實(shí)現(xiàn)飛速增長。但在印度，由于基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施匱乏，增長需要更長的時(shí)間。他指出：“在印度，一家公司發(fā)展成型需要10年時(shí)間，而在美國也許只要5年?！?/p>

????但至少媒體都在聆聽創(chuàng)業(yè)者的聲音。施拉德哈?夏爾馬曾是一名新聞?dòng)浾?，她?008年建立了網(wǎng)站YourStory.in，以創(chuàng)業(yè)者的事跡為主要內(nèi)容。夏爾馬放棄了電視臺(tái)的工作，開始專門撰寫新興企業(yè)故事。她還從孟買搬到了印度的IT行業(yè)中心班加羅爾。

????目前，她把YourStory描述為一家“舒適、可以持續(xù)發(fā)展”的公司，擁有25名員工。他們的網(wǎng)站每天介紹10到15家初創(chuàng)型企業(yè)。4月份他們舉辦了一次人才招聘會(huì)。據(jù)他們自己所說，這是“印度第一個(gè)初創(chuàng)型企業(yè)招聘會(huì)”。約50家公司參加了招聘，每家交費(fèi)5萬印度盧比（約6177元人民幣）。這次招聘會(huì)吸引了近4000名求職者，幾乎超過了會(huì)場的容納能力。

????夏馬爾說：“當(dāng)時(shí)的場面很瘋狂?！蹦壳八蛩阍谄渌胤脚e辦同樣的招聘會(huì)。至少，對(duì)初創(chuàng)型公司的熱情是如此的高漲，以至于這種熱情幾乎已經(jīng)變成了一種常態(tài)。“在班加羅爾，人們都說在每幢租出去的房子里都能找到擁有初創(chuàng)型企業(yè)或者所創(chuàng)立的公司已經(jīng)開始運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)的人。它已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)主流現(xiàn)象?！保ㄘ?cái)富中文網(wǎng)）

????譯者：Charlie??

????The bigger problem for Indian startups is securing the funding that comes after the seed round. "The chasm has shifted," says entrepreneur Deep Kalra. "Now companies and funds are saying, 'These guys got early stage [funding], but have they grown enough?'" In 2000, Kalra founded MakeMyTrip, an online travel reservation site. He's one of the success stories, but it hasn't been easy. The company had its IPO on the Nasdaq in 2010. Since then, no other Indian tech company has had a Nasdaq IPO, but MakeMyTrip struggled after a dramatic downturn in the Indian airline industry.

????Kalra says the startup world is much more mature than it was when he started -- he is now an active angel investor in non-travel ventures and heads the Indian chapter of TiE, an organization for entrepreneurs. But India has a long way to go. Much of the problem, he says, lies in an "expectation mismatch." Investors expect to see the sharp growth that they see among American startups. In India, a lack of infrastructure means growth takes longer. "In India, it takes 10 years to grow a business that might take five years in the U.S.," he says.

????But at least the media are listening. Shradha Sharma, a former journalist, founded YourStory.in in 2008 to feature the tales of entrepreneurs. She quit her job with a TV channel and started writing about new businesses full-time. She moved from Mumbai to India's IT hub, Bangalore.

????Today, she describes YourStory as a "comfortable, sustainable" business with 25 employees. Their site profiles 10 to 15 startups daily, and in April they held what they called "India's first startup job fair." Around 50 companies paid Rs. 50,000 each (~$1000) for a spot at the fair. Nearly 4,000 job seekers showed up, threatening to overwhelm the venue.

????"It was insane," says Sharma, who's now looking to recreate the event elsewhere. The enthusiasm for startups, at least, is so intense that it's almost become mundane. "In Bangalore, we say that in every second house you'll find someone who has a startup or has started up. It's become mainstream."