Tough to be entrepreneur in Asia : Jungle VC's Amit

It is much harder to be an entrepreneur in India or Asia than it is in the US, says Amit Anand, founding partner of Singapore-based Jungle Ventures, an entrepreneur-backed venture firm focused on funding start-ups in the Asia-Pacific region. Anand said that markets in Asia are underdeveloped on all fronts – lack of capital, relatively inexperienced talent and, more importantly, lagging consumer behaviour – and added that he respect for entrepreneurs who are building world-class companies from these regions despite these challenges. Edited Excerpts.