These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.
The Tata group is planning a big splash.
'We look at the opportunities that are going to come in various fields in the next 5 to 10 years, do some research and come up with business plans.' 'Then, we go and seek out founders who will run the actual business.'
20 start-ups that beat decades old companies in valuations.
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.
An entrepreneur must have the courage to act on great ideas and plans, says Satanik Roy.
The West Bengal government has tied up with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, to launch a reality show, Egiye Bangla.
Smartron is part of a new wave of IoT startups.
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
'Everybody thought I was crazy to quit my job and jump into entrepreneurship.'
'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.'
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.
From fantasy to football, OTT is beaming with all kinds of goodies this week.
Set up by three former NDTV executives, the company is targeting premium restaurants in Delhi-NCR
The excitement around e-commerce is real but the valuations may be a bubble
The estranged husband of Suchana Seth, the AI start up CEO accused of killing her four-year-old child, on Saturday told Goa police she had not allowed him to meet their child for the past five Sundays.
Non-engineers have been tagged as a less creative breed of students.
'While every year presents new challenges, it also provides opportunities for better growth and performance.'
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
A company with a size exceeding $1 billion finds it really hard to innovate.
Reskilling and online certification are the biggest earners in the Indian online education market
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
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.
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.
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.
Suchana Seth, the chief executive officer of an AI start-up arrested by Goa Police for allegedly killing her four-year-old son, was taken to the crime scene on Friday.
Popular food delivery and restaurant aggregator company Zomato has decided that its newly introduced 'Pure Vegetarian' delivery fleet will continue to wear Zomato's trademark red instead of green as originally conceived by the delivery start-up.
Read on to know why and how these Indian entrepreneurs inspired readers and young start-ups.
Why top executives are trading cushy jobs for start-ups
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.
In first major growth in 5 years, 2,000 advertisers were added in Jan-Sep 2015.
Indian IT-BPM industry raked in revenues of $119 bn in 2014-15.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the India-US Startup Konnect and share his vision on 'Start up India, Stand up India' as part of his US visit later this month.
Stating that India is a strategic market for the company, Microsoft announced a $100,000 grant to promote innovation among domestic start-up companies.
Suchana Seth, the CEO of an AI start-up arrested for allegedly killing her four-year-old son, was quiet throughout her journey from Goa to Karnataka in a taxi, said the driver of the vehicle on Friday.
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