Following their passion paid off for Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth with their fantasy sports platform Dream11 entering the unicorn club with a valuation of over $1 billion.
Industry experts said the major pain point would be tax collection at source, which would create a rift between sellers and e-commerce companies.
Ola wants to be India's answer to Grab, which is into everything, starting from cab service and logistics to bike taxis and food and grocery delivery.
Ratan Tata has acquired a stake in Chinese handset maker Xiaomi, the first investment by any Indian in the smartphone maker.
Tesla began taking orders for its $35,000 Model 3 sedan from Indian customers in April last year.
After raising $2.5 billion from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son and his Vision Fund, Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are back in the driving seat at Flipkart, the company they founded over a decade ago.
A Europe-like cyber security defence alliance is the need of the hour, say banking technology experts.
India has the highest proportion of CODs at 60% of total orders, compared to 50% in China, 28% in Indonesia, and 24% in Brazil
While a three-year tax holiday and relaxation of capital gains for funds have been received favourably, others argue that not enough has been announced.
'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles have been reversed.' 'The challenger is the incumbent and the ones ruling then are now the challengers.' 'So, the realities have changed and so have the electorate's expectations.'
Three businessmen disclose their success mantras: One belongs to an old Marwari family, another is a second generation industrialist whose father scripted an amazing rags-to-riches story and the third was a professional till one day he succumbed to the charms of entrepreneurship.
Experts say the new guideline is likely to hurt foreign players more, especially card companies such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express who process and store credit card transaction data outside of India.
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
It is all about hitting the ball high and timing it right.
'India missed the software products revolution (and now is in danger of missing the platform revolution), complacent that we are the software experts of the world based on IT services prowess,' points out Rajeev Srinivasan.
From mass layoffs to acquisitions, here's how the Indian start-up industry kept us on our toes.
Naveen Tewari loves cycling but over the past few years, he has been keeping his first love waiting.
Websites that compare product prices and offer cashback can help you get attractive deals and discounts.
For the four new players, the spike in wealth is 126 per cent.
With a new $100-billion technology fund, SoftBank is likely to go after market leaders.
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Traders were up in arms, fearing huge job loss if Walmart was to enter.
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
Slowing funding cycles for early-stage companies, freshers opting for more established firms, and many opting for places with better infrastructure are slowly taking away Koramangala's tag of 'India's Silicon Valley'.
Despite having the third-largest internet user base in the world, India does not feature in the top ten e-commerce markets
Betting as a function of pure luck is banned in the country, but games of skill with monetary stakes are not.
Loses notional value by 37.5% because of markdowns by investors
Payments banks will mainly deal in remittance services and accept deposits of up to Rs 1 lakh.
Amazon has built the largest store in India with 22 million products.
Companies are innovating with tech tools to ensure that you spend less time at the cash counter.
The strategy these online marketplace companies follow in the next few months will determine whether Amazon gets to be the leader in 2017.
The programme has triggered a huge debate in India.
Fewer e-commerce companies hired candidates from B-schools this year.
For those who are sceptical about using debit or credit cards, even when faced with cash crunch, Adhil Shetty, CEO of BankBazaar.com, lists out a few safe cashless options that can be exercised through mobile phones.
2015 was characterised by some interesting events and trends.
Recent easing of restrictions does not address the pain in the sector.
Here's a list of the favourites of the billionaires.
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
'My simple instruction to every IBM salesperson is, "When you go to the customer, use less of this (he points to his mouth) and more of this (ear)".' 'Talk less, listen more",' Karan Bajwa tells Raghu Krishnan.
Yes, if you follow certain safety measures, says Shruti Puri. Here are some rules you must follow.
Morgan Stanley writing down its investment in the e-commerce leader by 27 per cent does not augur well for the sector.
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