Funding Indian start-ups has slowed down.
The West Bengal government has tied up with the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, to launch a reality show, Egiye Bangla.
A company with a size exceeding $1 billion finds it really hard to innovate.
While the widespread feeling is that employment growth has been sluggish, some argue that, since sabka vikas slogan will most probably not deliver, Mr Modi and the BJP are going in for an unambiguous strategy of Hindu consolidation, says Subir Roy.
Recently, ex-Google executive Punit Soni joined FLipkart.
Start-ups have begun looking at ways to conserve cash.
Russian firms expand their footprint in India. And take bigger steps to do business with India's private sector.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
The exemption from MAT does not apply retroactively.
A number of Xooglers are employing lessons and practices learnt during their stint at Google to branch out into innovative ventures.
Enforcement Directorate sources tell Vicky Nanjappa/Rediff.com that the probe into FDI received by Flipkart continues and a show cause notice will be issued to the online retailer.
Ola and Uber have committed to spending Rs 15,000 cr to win the taxi market.
Google Inc announced a surprise overhaul of its operating structure on Monday, creating a holding company called Alphabet to pool its many subsidiaries and separate the core web advertising business from newer ventures like driverless cars.
Despite a temporary relief, foreign investors still see the sword of double-taxation hanging above their hard earned returns.
Vijay Mallya, who faces prosecution in India, is reportedly in London.
According to the committee, single overseas investments of more than 10 per cent in a company should be considered as Foreign Direct Investment while those less than 10 per cent should be classified as foreign portfolio investment.
The crux of the problem is change, specifically the Rs 500 note, which India's presses cannot, currently, print in adequate number, says Sahil Kini/IndiaSpend.
Higher advertising spends to grab customer eyeballs take a toll on startups across segments
Vishal Sikka talks about his chemistry with N R Narayana Murthy and about his plans to strengthen the leadership team.
Estimates suggest about $100 million has been poured into these companies and a lot more is still to come.
'The entire explanation of the episode is difficult to digest.'
After selling out to Google, the 27-year-old has now turned into an angel investor.
Most companies often subsidise the sale and the delivery, making losses on their books.
India's online listing space is witnessing phenomenal growth.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
Feel they can't run companies anymore but can be there as guides
While investment activity jumped three to four times this year over last year for e-commerce, it has shown marginal growth (five per cent) in the case of consumer and retail
Incentives for industries have been rolled back and teachers have gone without salary for months as the state grapples with the after-effects of the ban
In the US, Zoho gets close to 80 per cent of its revenue from small companies, while the remaining comes from large ones.
Dayakar Pushkoor, founder partner of Naya Ventures, an early stage venture capital firm, lists what young aspiring entrepreneurs should know and do before they start-up and how they can raise money from VCs.
Startups in India need low-cost debt for working capital, which is impossible to get.
An online platform suits many new angel investors who are professionals with tech companies or start-up founders.
Droom has seen aircraft such as the Falcon, Hawk and Cessna being rented.
With response tepid so far from domestic investors, these funds might soon approach FIPB for approvals.
Focus on one thing. Get it done and move on to the next.
The eyewear market in India is worth $3 billion.
VCs have been especially bullish about India.
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Budget 2016 may hold some answers to start-up cooncerns.
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