Few angels have seen exits; till that happens, they won't be rushing to invest again.
It's not unusual for the tax departments to freeze bank accounts and there have been instances of the authorities recovering the outstanding from the bank, though such course of action is not common.
Many state governments are ready with policies to promote entrepreneurs, backed by funding plans
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced the policy last month.
You have a great product. But is that enough?
On October 27, the Reserve Bank of India had allowed start-ups to borrow up to $3 million or around Rs 20 crore a year either in rupees or any convertible foreign currency.
On an annual basis, we'll seek out solutions to Indian Railways' most critical problems through 'innovation challenge': Suresh Prabhu
Don't get carried away by the initial success of an idea. You must be open to change, be ready to tweak or make a strategic shift, if the market demands that you do it.
Under the new norms, 75 per cent shares can be reserved for institutional investors
The event will aim at drawing foreign investment in startups and push local partnerships.
The way to succeed for any new start-up company in the IT services field is to focus on niche areas or small verticals and doing some unusual things, N R Narayana Murthy, chief mentor of Infosys told reporters.
Surround yourself with people who are also working hard on their own side projects, says Saagar Panchal.
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Even retail investors are talking about investing in start-ups.
It's also among the top five most valuable Internet companies in India, reports Yuvraj Malik.
Learn from your consumers. Fail fast. Pivot. Cash in on the VC wave. Raise money when you don't need it.
S D Shibulal, former chief executive and managing director of Infosys, has joined the ranks of the company's other founders in nurturing start-ups.
Start-ups that did not have a business model and, hence, could not grow or attract new funding, are shutting shop.
Ratan Tata invested about $299,000 during the first six months of 2016.
This is not the first EV that Mercedes would be making in India though. It has been making the EQS sedan here for the last 18 months, and has sold 500 units of the car.
Sequoia Capital might emerge as leading global investor in start-up space in the country, as funds from other sources dry up.
Here stood a man who embodied the legacy of whatever Brand Tata stood for, embellished it, and departed into the long night, leaving the brand legacy for others to further enrich, notes R Gopalakrishnan.
While some of these habits may work at the early stage, for those thinking of scaling up, these very attributes may bring your start-up down.
A start-up gets the Microsoft suite of tools and technologies free for three years, as well as access to funding of up to Rs 25 crore by IDG Ventures, officials of two entities said. The programme is open to technology companies that are less than three years old with annual revenues that are less than Rs 5 crore.
Recently, he had surprised many by talking of net neutrality
Nilekani also said that many start-ups would not succeed but entrepreneurs gain tremendous experience and can to go to another start-up
A growing start-up must provide freedom to employees and have the heart to understand their priorities objectively.
IT body Nasscom has helped four start-ups raise funding of Rs 40 lakh as part of its programme to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into successful businesses.
The nature of the entity you choose for your business, how you structure its legal form, how conducive you make it to receive funding, compliance with statutes from the outset, are all vital parameters that a good lawyer can lend you his experience with.
The company has been developing donor-derived stem cell platforms.
ShopX offers a wide range of products like clothes, electronics, furniture and services such as direct-to-home and mobile recharges.
Many Indian start-ups are doling out handsome pay packets, with junior level employees getting not less than Rs 5 lakh a year besides providing flexible work timings.
With time the start-up action plan will need to be tweaked and will need to move in the direction of removing both hurdles and privileges.
After the Google investment, the company's monthly transactions have spiralled up from 65,000 to nearly one million in just a year. According to reports, the start-up is in fresh talks to raise about $6 million from investors, including Google, says Samreen Ahmad.
From designing web applications, brand building, online recruitment to starting tele-classrooms, they have made it click!
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.
'We started AgniKul to show that space transportation should be as simple as road transportation.'
Tata Trusts is one of India's oldest, non-sectarian philanthropic organisations involved in areas of community development.
A start-up that just focuses on discounting for growth without a balancing effort towards product will soon find itself riding a tiger that's impossible to get off from.
