Financial Wisdom: When It Comes To Money, Moms Know Best!

By Hena Mehta I’m often asked what inspired me to start Basis, a platform that powers personal finance for women. While there are plenty of rational economic...

A Timeline: Highs & Lows of Life of Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg first appeared on Forbes Billionaires list in 2008 with a net worth of $1.5 billion. He has come a long way up...

How CEOs Earn Annual Pay of Average Employee In One Week

A new study reveals how much CEOs earn in comparison their employees on average. It found that it takes less than a day for...

3 lessons for entrepreneurs from my visit to Afghanistan

By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd) I landed in the Kabul city this week, after a gap of five years, for a week-long stay to...

Making a PPT? 3 tips to choose right images to reinforce your message

By Henrik Bergqvist Choosing the right images for a business presentation can be tricky, and there are simply too many variables to be able to...

Thailand could be next hotbed of tech startups in SE Asia: Techsauce Founder

Oranuch Lerdsuwankij, also known as 'Mimee' is the brainchild behind Techsauce Global Summit, South East Asia’s largest tech conference. The event, now in its third...

Hiring For Your Startup? 5 Outdated Qs You Should Avoid!

By Emily Heaslip The first recorded job interview in history took place in 1921, when Thomas Edison designed a written test to help evaluate a candidate’s knowledge....

All About Investing in Penny Stocks

By Holly D Johnson It’s easy to get sticker shock when you realize just how expensive popular stocks have become. Investing in Amazon or Google’s...

Entrepreneurs & Startup Ecosystems Share Symbiotic Relationships

By Shrijay Seth Nothing exists in isolation. Observe any ecosystem on the planet and you will observe how the constituents collectively contribute to each other’s...

How many days would it take you to earn your CEO’s daily salary?

Sponsored By: RS Components Working in the technology industry is arguably the most exciting of all sectors due to its immensely rapid pace. The sector is...

Why entrepreneurs should learn the art of detachment from their startups

By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd) The Indian corporate world had a lot to think, analyse and talk about, through the month of March as...

Infographic: What Is The Biggest Risk To Your Country’s Economy?

Sponsored Post: By RS Components  The economy of the globe and individual countries is always a hot talking point, with incidents both positive and negative, natural...

What makes a good mentor-mentee relationship

By Prajakt Raut, Founder, Applyfi The key role of a mentor is to provide experienced perspectives to help startup founders take better informed decisions. A good mentor-mentee...

Launching a global e-commerce startup? Here are the markets you should explore

The realm of e-commerce grows more and more with every passing year, with investors and entrepreneurs around the world cashing in on an array...

Opinion: Why it could be more fruitful skip the MBA and instead work for...

By Vivek Wadhwa A question that students and parents put to me most frequently is whether it is worthwhile to pursue an MBA as a...

Top Steps To Integrate Your Large Business with Innovative Startups

AUCKLAND: Are you the CEO a large corporate planning to start an innovation unit in your organization by integrating with startups? If the answer...

How To Get 48-Hour Productivity from a 24-hour day

By Shrijay Sheth Every entrepreneur would want to be as productive as possible throughout the day. Unfortunately, you too have a 24-hour day just like everybody...

How a Poor Name Can Lower the Value of your Brand

By Grant Polachek When you’re brainstorming for that perfect name for your startup, you might encounter people who say that business names aren’t worth...

On-Demand & E-Commerce Unicorns Garner Highest Valuations in Tech World

The technology industry is by far the fastest growing in the world’s economy with no signs of slowing down. Always looking forward, the tech sector...

Scoot Away: Auckland Council lifts ban, Lime e-Scooters to re-launch trial

AUCKLAND: Auckland Council and Auckland Transport have lifted the suspension of Lime’s e-scooter licence to operate. Auckland Council Chief Operating Officer Dean Kimpton says the council...

Top Time-Saving Tips For New Age CEOs

By Shrijay Seth, Founder Legalwiz.in Being the key decision makers and the ones responsible for creating an impact, a lot goes in the normal day...

Why Entrepreneurs should possess the obsession of a fighter pilot

By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd) Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian fighter pilot,  had locked his  R-73 air-to-air missile on to a Pakistani F-16...

Kiwi AI Startup takes global stage with IBM Think 2019

Auckland: Kiwi AI company Spacetime recently work showcased on the global stage at the prestigious IBM Think 2019 in San Francisco, where it was invited...

Startup in Crisis? 4 lessons for founders to brave out the storm

By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd), CEO at Askmentor.com This week, India’s biggest aviation show, Aero India 2019, opened with a "missing man formation" of...

10 Reasons why Successful Companies are Hiring a Virtual Assistant

By: Joseph Ryan Lopez Ever wondered how the big guns of the entrepreneurial world seem to skyrocket their success…without blowing up their cash flow? There’s...

The 3 Dharmas of decision-making for entrepreneurs & leaders

By Maj Sunil Shetty (SM) Retd. Decision-making is tough and it is toughest when you have to take a call for your team, people,...

What matters more? The brand or I?

By Shrijay Sheth Running a business is one thing and creating a brand from it is a different ballgame altogether. This is where the options split...

An Indian entrepreneur wakes up to find bank a/c empty! Read on…

An Indian entrepreneur whose startup provides food on Indian trains, woke up one day to find the company bank account, from which he used...

Top Communication Tactics Every Startup CEO should learn

By Shrijay Seth The basic idea for communication is to get the message across in the right manner. And when it comes to engaging in...

5 valuable lessons for startups from Indian Cricket Team

By Major Sunil Shetty (SM) Retd This week cricketing history was scripted by the visiting Indian team when they won the first test series down...

Top Pitfalls a Startup Founder Must Avoid At All Costs

By Shrijay Seth To err is human. But for founders, a mistake can prove way too costly when starting a new business. There are things...

PE investments in 2018 crosses $33-B to set new all-time high in India

NEW DELHI: Private Equity (PE) investments in India rose to their highest ever figure of US$ 33.1 billion in 2018 (across 720 transactions), according to data from Venture Intelligence, a research service focused on private...

Why military veterans are a perfect fit to scale a startup

By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd) Starting a second innings is always a challenge; be it Virat Kholi walking in to bat in the second...

Will your job disappear with the advent of AI by 2030?

 By Harsimran Julka As I write this blog, I wonder whether my job as a writer will be overtaken in the future by algorithms and...

Biggest challenge for any startup is finding quality manpower: The Belgian Waffle CEO

Shrey Aggarwal completed his Engineering Degree at Carnegie Mellon University and a diploma in business management from Stanford University in the US.  Shrey started The...

7 reasons why crowdfunding campaigns fail

By Chet Jain, Founder & CEO Crowdera Crowdfunding has become a go-to option for fundraising in the last few years. Not many may believe but crowdfunding...