Start-ups that did not have a business model and, hence, could not grow or attract new funding, are shutting shop.
In India, where it is tougher to do business, a start-up gets established by the Series-B stage, and it gets expensive for investors.
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Power2SME, a one-stop shop for sourcing and buying raw materials for SMEs, is the only B2B firm in this space.
Thank you for giving YourStory a chance to live, to be with you, to be a part of you. It's found a life and blossomed because of the love you have given unconditionally, says Shradha Sharma, founder and chief editor, Yourstory, that recently raised undisclosed amount from Ratan Tata, the chairman emeritus of Tata Sons.
'As they grow bigger, the trail of their pioneering success often leaves behind a causticity marked by deficient human resource practices, negligible focus on corporate governance and rife sexism.'
Besides a great idea, it takes pluck, and some luck, to get going.
As an entrepreneur the most important quality you have to have is that all consuming passion to become an entrepreneur.