Business success often involves a combination of planning, implementation, and continuous learning, says rediffGURU Harsh Bharwani.
France overcame a slow start to beat neighbours Belgium 2-0 for their first points of the Nations League campaign.
The eyewear market in India is worth $3 billion.
Modi will get the maximum chunk of the session time.
Will they catch the next Google and Apple at the right time?
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.
Every start-up's dream is to become a unicorn.
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.
Founders should have faith in themselves, their vision and their team, feels Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.
'If you yourself don't believe in the product, you will never be able to sell it.' 'If you have got the basics right, if you have understood the consumer needs well, success will always follow.'
The lock-in would be for a period of six months.
A Chinese rocket start-up has suffered yet another launch failure, resulting in the loss of three satellites as part of a commercial constellation being assembled for global weather forecasting and earthquake prediction.
As the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, startups and technology firms are realising the burnout effect it is having on employees. Many have shortened their work weeks to four days, while others have made provisions for more time off for employees to help them rejuvenate or care for loved ones.
'It was the early days of my 5th standard school vacation, and my mother asked me, 'Robotics classes or swimming classes for the weekends?' I chose robotics classes because technology fascinated me.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
For Indian parents, sending a child abroad for a three-year degree could deplete 48% of their retirement savings, while a four-year degree may consume up to 64%.
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.
Zerodha and True Beacon co-founder Nikhil Kamath, along with Abhijeet Pai, has invested in Omnipresent Robot Tech through their investment arm Gruhas Proptech. This round also saw co-investments from Kavin Shah, and other individual high networth individual (HNIs), according to a statement released on Thursday. However, the amount invested by Kamath and Pai has not been disclosed.
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
Reddi has so far made 10 investments in the US.
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
'Volumes in F&O trading had gone up rapidly and, in a way, the increase in STT on F&O will protect investor interest.'
Consolidated earnings for oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) may report sequential weakness, and modest year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in the June 2024 quarter (Q1FY25), said analysts. Lower refining margins are expected to moderate gains made from other businesses. RIL is slated to report its financial performance for Q1FY25 on July 19.
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.
'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.'
'From our survey we found that there was a problem in the agricultural sector and drones could solve the problem.'
The excitement around e-commerce is real but the valuations may be a bubble
Set up by three former NDTV executives, the company is targeting premium restaurants in Delhi-NCR
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.
Non-engineers have been tagged as a less creative breed of students.
