News for 'start-up'

'Start-up engine in India could be the best in the world'

'Start-up engine in India could be the best in the world'

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

John Chambers, executive chairman of Cisco, can talk about new age technology, artificial intelligence and crickets - insects being used as super food - all in the same breath.

10 reasons why working for a start-up rocks

10 reasons why working for a start-up rocks

Rediff.com12 May 2014

There's more to start-ups than the lack of a formal dress code. Find out!

Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?

Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals.

How you can retain the start-up magic

How you can retain the start-up magic

Rediff.com11 May 2015

How do you balance the demands of an expanding business with the desire to retain the culture that made you successful?

Mantras to successfully raise money for your start-up

Mantras to successfully raise money for your start-up

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

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.

Start-ups get a big boost from Infosys' co-founders

Start-ups get a big boost from Infosys' co-founders

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Their investments in start-ups exceed Rs 1,000 crore at present.

Jobs in start-ups draw B-school, engineering students

Jobs in start-ups draw B-school, engineering students

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Speed-job dating is becoming popular among job-seekers and employers.

Start Up India: Only 16 entities eligible for tax sops

Start Up India: Only 16 entities eligible for tax sops

Rediff.com20 Jul 2016

A total of 728 applications have been received till July 18, 2016 for Start Up recognition.

Troubled times ahead for India's e-commerce start-ups

Troubled times ahead for India's e-commerce start-ups

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Morgan Stanley writing down its investment in the e-commerce leader by 27 per cent does not augur well for the sector.

Start Up India: 'Always focus on the journey, not goals'

Start Up India: 'Always focus on the journey, not goals'

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

'Each day, while interacting with scores of people, all with demands and expectations of their own, holding one's own fort is of paramount importance. 'One must always have the vision which will guide the journey,' says Dinesh Goel, a chemical engineer from IIT-B, co-founder and CEO, AasaanJobs.com, an online marketplace for entry-level and blue-collar job seekers.

Indian start-ups get ready to conquer the world

Indian start-ups get ready to conquer the world

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

'Some of these companies are India focused, some are overseas focused and some companies are focused on both.' Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California.

How bad hiring can kill your start-up

How bad hiring can kill your start-up

Rediff.com16 Apr 2015

An average team even with a great idea can spell the death of a start-up.

Auto Expo: From e-rickshaws to e-superbikes, start-ups have them all

Auto Expo: From e-rickshaws to e-superbikes, start-ups have them all

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

Besides electric vehicles, some start-ups present are working in the area of bike customisation, motorsports, auto gaming arena, autonomous vehicle and so on

With a stake in Meesho, Facebook makes 1st start-up investment in India

With a stake in Meesho, Facebook makes 1st start-up investment in India

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

Founded in 2015, Meesho is one of the country's fastest growing social commerce platforms, and provides small and independent entrepreneurs with products and tools to start, maintain, and grow their businesses. Facebook's interest in the digital commerce follows Reliance Industries' entry into the hybrid e-commerce ecosystem.

CEO-mom accused of killing child has no mental illness: Police

CEO-mom accused of killing child has no mental illness: Police

Rediff.com13 Feb 2024

Suchana Seth, CEO of an AI start-up accused of killing her four-year-old son, did not show any signs of mental disorder or psychotic behaviour during a medical examination, the police told a court in Panaji on Tuesday.

#StartUpIndia: 'Ideas are easy, implementation is hard'

#StartUpIndia: 'Ideas are easy, implementation is hard'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

'Once I was ready with my product I started looking for funding and realised people would not understand how a woman could, without a technology or an IIT/M background, be running the business alone.' 'Today when I connect the dots I feel grateful about how I have been able to overcome and learn with every failure.'

Qualcomm to invest $150 mn for Indian start-ups

Qualcomm to invest $150 mn for Indian start-ups

Rediff.com27 Sep 2015

Qualcomm has been playing a key role driving India's wireless revolution

Modi's action plan for start-ups: Up, up and away

Modi's action plan for start-ups: Up, up and away

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

'Expectations were being built up about radical moves and the action plan did not disappoint.'

Start-ups:  Five steps to sureshot success

Start-ups: Five steps to sureshot success

Rediff.com18 May 2011

Start-up entrepreneur Shradha Sharma charts out five sureshot ways to start-up success.

Indian e-commerce start-ups are overvalued: Vinod Khosla

Indian e-commerce start-ups are overvalued: Vinod Khosla

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

Khosla said 85 per cent of Indian e-commerce firms were over-valued.

Start-Up India: Good intent but will it actually work?

Start-Up India: Good intent but will it actually work?

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

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.

5 reasons why your start-up is not making money

5 reasons why your start-up is not making money

Rediff.com20 Nov 2015

Read on to learn how you can get funding for your business right now!

Infosys to invest $10 million in Irish start-ups

Infosys to invest $10 million in Irish start-ups

Rediff.com4 Jul 2015

Bags long-term outsourcing deal from Allied Irish Banks

7 incubators that help social start-ups

7 incubators that help social start-ups

Rediff.com30 Oct 2013

These incubators, realising the importance of the intervention, have stepped in to develop and launch new ventures in the country.

What's so 'unique' about these 5 start-ups?

What's so 'unique' about these 5 start-ups?

Rediff.com1 Aug 2013

India's first angel-backed start-up accelerator VentureNursery will train them intensely for 13 weeks after which they will get to pitch for seed funding.

Start-up or MNC: Where should you intern?

Start-up or MNC: Where should you intern?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2018

Interning with a big brand allows you to interact with experienced professionals from different departments of the company.

Kirani creates value with start-ups

Kirani creates value with start-ups

Rediff.com15 Feb 2011

Kirani, is passionate about working with start-ups when they are at the ideation stage.

5 reasons your start-up died a swift death

5 reasons your start-up died a swift death

Rediff.com21 Feb 2014

Rectify it before it's too late!

Big firms' honchos fuelling exodus from start-ups

Big firms' honchos fuelling exodus from start-ups

Rediff.com11 Jul 2015

Bringing in people with large corporate experience also helps in bringing in world class processes in quality and compliance

To scale up, Tata Steel goes the start-up route

To scale up, Tata Steel goes the start-up route

Rediff.com10 Jan 2017

The idea is to create a start-up-like activity with a small business unit.

Tables turn as potential employees ask tough questions to start-ups

Tables turn as potential employees ask tough questions to start-ups

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

One of the reasons behind the changing trend is that the applicants are spoiled for choice

Planning to start-up? Seven points to remember

Planning to start-up? Seven points to remember

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

Talvinder Singh, founder of Tushy.com, an online marketplace lists out seven key tips for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Ultra-luxury housing in India sees shift to ultra-customised marketing

Ultra-luxury housing in India sees shift to ultra-customised marketing

Rediff.com18 Jun 2024

With the rise of ultra-luxury housing in India comes ultra-customised marketing. Developers selling high-end homes, priced above Rs 20 crore, are moving away from traditional marketing for these homes to newer methods, such as painstaking profiling of customers before showing them the property, augmented reality for visualisation of interior decor, virtual tours, and closed-door international shows. There is also marketing through online ads, social media influencers, and exclusive memberships.

Four Indian companies in top global start-up list

Four Indian companies in top global start-up list

Rediff.com21 Feb 2015

India is the next major breeding ground for start-ups.

Why you must run a 'dhanda' before starting up

Why you must run a 'dhanda' before starting up

Rediff.com25 May 2016

How about working for a company without pay just to learn various skills?

Top 30 emerging Indian tech start-ups

Top 30 emerging Indian tech start-ups

Rediff.com16 Oct 2013

Presenting a list of the brightest and most promising companies from India that made it to TechSparks 2013, a technology product recognition platform.

8 reasons why you must intern with a start-up

8 reasons why you must intern with a start-up

Rediff.com28 Apr 2015

What would you rather be -- a clerk at work or a contributing member of a project?

100 Kerala start-ups to travel to Silicon Valley

100 Kerala start-ups to travel to Silicon Valley

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Menlo Park Mayor Catherine Carlton is leading a 3-member team to Kerala.

What I learnt from interning with a start-up

What I learnt from interning with a start-up

Rediff.com19 May 2016

The internship, with all its highs and lows, changed the way that I deal with life now.

Desh Deshpande: He is building India's largest start-up incubator

Desh Deshpande: He is building India's largest start-up incubator

Rediff.com7 Feb 2017

To promote entrepreneurship in India's tier-II and tier-III cities, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande's Deshpande Foundation will open the sandbox in Hubballi. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.