Founders should have faith in themselves, their vision and their team, feels Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.
The lock-in would be for a period of six months.
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.
There's little interest in seed funding now as investors are finding it a risky proposition.
Amazon is working on deepening its engagement with young technology companies in the country.
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.
20 start-ups that beat decades old companies in valuations.
Overall, it has projected a 10.3% salary rise for India Inc in 2016 compared to 10.6% in 2015.
The Tata group is planning a big splash.
The issue is if you don't know why customers are buying what you have to offer or worse if you don't even know exactly who your customers are.
Market regulator Sebi to support stert-ups raise funds.
Designing a logo for your start-up may get you into trouble if you are not aware of some basic fundamentals.
These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.
Two Silicon Valley firms - Nanostellar and Meraki - have been selected by the Geneva-based World Economic Forum as Technology Pioneers 2008. Both companies are headed by Indo-Americans - Nanostellar by Pankaj Dhingra, president and chief executive officer, and Meraki Inc by Sanjit Biswas, co-founder and chief executive officer.
Smartron is part of a new wave of IoT startups.
The West Bengal government has tied up with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, to launch a reality show, Egiye Bangla.
Experts argue that the top two players in each category will receive funding sooner or later, but for laggards, the market is still challenging
Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US.
Nobody knows your business better than you. Do know that you need to be closely involved with the social media efforts for your start-up. It is not something which you can just hand over to someone and forget about it. To make it effective, you need to be as much involved in it. If you have the bandwidth and skills to do it in-house, I would recommend going with that option
'Start Ups have to be really careful of the kind of talent they bring in, and the tone and culture they set.' 'It's absolutely crucial that the people we hire are motivated go-getters who can align with the company's long-term goals, culture and values.'
The excitement around e-commerce is real but the valuations may be a bubble
An entrepreneur must have the courage to act on great ideas and plans, says Satanik Roy.
Set up by three former NDTV executives, the company is targeting premium restaurants in Delhi-NCR
The Rajasthan Venture Capital Fund (RVCF), which has a corpus of Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion), would focus on innovative projects in the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment, such as the IT/ITeS, bio-technology, retail, tourism, hospitality and entertainment sectors.
Non-engineers have been tagged as a less creative breed of students.
Led by a new generation of entrepreneurs, India's family offices are shifting from traditional investments in physical and tangible assets like real estate to investing in technology, healthcare, and retail stocks. This new wave of family offices is engaging in stock market investments, including pre-IPO placements and secondary market operations. "Born into a world of technology, the next generation, especially those born after 2000, view technology as equally crucial as finance for running a business.
A company with a size exceeding $1 billion finds it really hard to innovate.
It is all about hitting the ball high and timing it right.
Retail giants are looking at Indian start-ups in the big data and analytics space
On the back of a global meltdown, big-ticket firms may not be flocking at the premier Indian Institute of Technology campuses. IITians, however, have not lost all hope. Many are looking at start-ups for their first jobs.
Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market
Read on to know why and how these Indian entrepreneurs inspired readers and young start-ups.
About 80 per cent of the companies that are registered are essentially non-IT.
Being a start-up backed by marquee funds will no longer be enough to seek a placement slot at the Indian Institutes of Technology.
While the redeployment of talent from companies that have shut down into other start-ups is a great move, some say the gesture is gaining more visibility than the actual companies
Why top executives are trading cushy jobs for start-ups
In first major growth in 5 years, 2,000 advertisers were added in Jan-Sep 2015.
'The jungles of Doda covers about 250 km.' 'Sleeper cells are providing active help to the terrorists.' 'The terrain and situation is such that it is not possible to keep track of every inch.'
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.
