Anuj Rakyan, the entrepreneur behind Raw Pressery, has seen his business valuation grow 50 times in a little over 3 years. The sky is the limit, he tells Rediff.com's A Ganesh Nadar.
RBI itself is part of the multi-agency group announced by the Indian government to monitor such holdings and take appropriate action.
Ajit Balakrishnan on mapping the Business Serengeti.
His anonymous online platform helps people seek help without disclosing their identity.
In her keynote address at the 8th annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit, she said that despite the soaring rate of female entrepreneurs, women still face steep obstacles to starting, owning, and growing their businesses.
Underscoring the need to boost the start-up ecosystem, the Reserve Bank on Tuesday said it will simplify rules and regulations which impede their growth and ensure that an entrepreneur does not have to run from "pillar to post" to start a business.
How about working for a company without pay just to learn various skills?
Apurv Bansal and Prateek Rathore are keen to expand their business
RBI would like to work on examining the regulatory framework for the voluntary withdrawal by the entrepreneur.
A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Investors seem to be very keen on investing in startups.
'It is possible elements within the Pakistani establishment felt bad about eating humble pie and wanted to avenge the humiliation through a terror attack.' 'After all, lodging an FIR in Pakistan about the Pathankot attack amounted to an admission of Pakistani involvement,' says Rajeev Sharma.
An index P/E of 23 implies that the market is already discounting EPS growth at 20% or more, says Devangshu Datta.
PE firm True North's investment model is to take 51% stake in mid-sized companies and make them large, says Niraj Bhatt.
'Jaffrey played all his roles with a characteristic elan and amiability: He looked like a clever, all-knowing, winking Super Mario, gloriously grey around the edges. Irresistible, really.'
50 years ago, on April 1, 1968, Tata Consultancy Services -- now India's leading IT company -- was born. The foundation for TCS was laid by Faqir Chand Kohli whose life touched directly or indirectly many, many, Indians, says Shivanand Kanavi.
'Curiosity, fierceness to solve a problem, push until it hurts and looking for the wow factor makes a good entrepreneur'.
Who would've thought the bland boring dish could help start a successful business venture?
Sarvesh Agrawal tells Shobha Warrier about how he built a start-up "of the interns, by the interns and for the interns."
'We have great demographics, and are the fastest growing large economy. And we save.' 'All of which is great for financial services,' Aditya Birla Capital CEO Ajay Srinivasan tells Niraj Bhatt.
The West Bengal government has tied up with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, to launch a reality show, Egiye Bangla.
In an interaction with rediff.com, various TiE members expressed hopes of revival in the Indian economy after the formation of the new government.
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Govt unveils reforms that cuts down time and bureaucracy.
Word of wisdom from K Vaitheeswaran, India's e-commerce pioneer.
The industry is looking at a promising 2016, though experts and even the investors anticipate correction on the valuation side
'Nobody expected the slowdown to go for these many days. Unfortunately, it is an unbelievably bad slow down.'
When is the last time our government recognised a twenty something entrepreneur for introducing a break-out innovation?
Virtual incubation platform StartupWave has been adopted by close to 190 entrepreneurs.
Pai has direct and indirect investments in about a dozen companies.
That may have reduced clutter, but it would also have reduced choice.
At 27, Uppma Virdi is telling stories, connecting cultures and making a killing out of chai.
With Awfis, a quirky co-working venture, and other offbeat ideas, Radha Kapoor, the daughter of the Yes Bank CEO, is taking the creative route to entrepreneurship.
While recruitment is falling, the capabilities needed to land an IT job are stiffening.
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
Only making a to-do list is not sufficient; entrepreneurs know what-not-to-do on a particular day, as well.
Feel they can't run companies anymore but can be there as guides
With tiger stripes and India in its logo, Gautom Menon wants the world to drink Indian.
An online platform suits many new angel investors who are professionals with tech companies or start-up founders.
Andhra Pradesh now comes third in ease of doing business.
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