The final guidelines should be there in 3-4 months.
With future prospects being difficult to predict, hiring for a short period is proving to be cost-effective
Overall, it has projected a 10.3% salary rise for India Inc in 2016 compared to 10.6% in 2015.
Amazon is working on deepening its engagement with young technology companies in the country.
Menlo Park Mayor Catherine Carlton is leading a 3-member team to Kerala.
'20 per cent of the global AI researchers are of Indian origin, and we should bring them back.'
Market regulator Sebi to support stert-ups raise funds.
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.
The joint venture will look at long-term, patient investments on solutions that don't lend to an IPO or exit on valuation basis.
Anupam Pahuja, General Manager for Technology at PayPal Asia-Pacific in Singapore tells us what makes a successful start-up different from an average one.
'Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest.'
Khosla said 85 per cent of Indian e-commerce firms were over-valued.
These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.
The eyewear market in India is worth $3 billion.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
Stating that India is a strategic market for the company, Microsoft announced a $100,000 grant to promote innovation among domestic start-up companies.
Qualcomm, the global developer of wireless technologies and data solutions, will soon invest in Indian wireless communications and semiconductor start-up companies through its arm Qualcomm Ventures. It will focus on Indian start-ups and private companies that serve the mobile and semiconductor ecosystem in India through innovation in mobile application and platform software developers, semiconductor components, devices & service platforms & network infrastructure providers.
Smartron is part of a new wave of IoT startups.
Interestingly, the survey found that 70 per cent of the founders had experience working at multinational companies before starting on their own.
No longer an in-house task; hiring legal eagles is now becoming norm for M&As, fundraising
20 start-ups that beat decades old companies in valuations.
Flipkart's appointment of Kalyan Krishnamurthy as CEO and Ola's choice of PepsiCo's Vishal Kaul for COO speaks to the growing trend of bringing in experienced professionals to run business. Karan Choudhury reports.
Dayakar Pushkoor, founder partner of Naya Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, lists what young aspiring entrepreneurs should know and do before they start-up and how they can raise money from VCs.
Vani Kola left behind a stellar career as an entrepreneur in the US.
'There are multiple ups and downs.' 'You should be able to withstand all that.' 'You need to have the temperament to run a marathon.'
Schmidt had a closed-door meeting with four start-ups in Bangalore.
'Today's engineering graduates have to learn the skills to solve problems which is actually a higher order skill.'
How do you balance the demands of an expanding business with the desire to retain the culture that made you successful?
What are the reasons why a girl's education falls by the wayside? Why was Safeena a casualty too? Maybe because the education system doesn't give youngsters enough options? Or there are societal issues or pressures?
Speed-job dating is becoming popular among job-seekers and employers.
Medha is an organisation created with the idea of bringing in better employment opportunities and life for educated youth.
Divya Nair recommends that non-Vijay fans save their money and wait for GOAT to drop on Netflix instead. At least you can fast forward and get to the climax faster.
To take the 'Idea to Enterprise' journey, you need to be open about your idea and articulate it to potential customers, existing entrepreneurs, experts in your industry and well-wishers.
The excitement around e-commerce is real but the valuations may be a bubble
'In certain sectors we want to become catalysts, in others we want to encourage.' S D Shibulal discusses Axilor Ventures with Ayan Pramanik and Raghu Krishnan.
Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US.
One of the reasons behind the changing trend is that the applicants are spoiled for choice
India may get its first unicorn this year as Zepto, which promises 10-minute deliveries, is in talks to get fresh funding that would take the start-up's valuation past $1 billion. The quick-delivery firm is looking to raise $150 million in a series E round, which will take its valuation to $1.3 billion. The round will be led by StepStone Group, a limited partner (LP) of Zepto's existing investor, Nexus Venture Partners, said media reports.
The survey was conducted by Bengaluru-based start-up MyNoticePeriod.com.
