Why big companies should fear startups
On a tour of a young food startup trying to disrupt the home tiffin service and a young budget room aggregation brand, one gets...
Journey of Naina Ruhail at Organic Cosmetics Startup Vanity Wagon
Vanity Wagon is India’s first online marketplace, which brings only organic and natural beauty brands to consumers.
The idea was thought of by Naina...
7 Startup Lessons That I Learnt From Travelling Around The World
By Nithin Mathew
A good motto to live by is “Let’s go explore.” This tagline applies to all aspects of life, work, family and travel....
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...
2020 Rights Index: The World’s Worst Countries For Worker Rights
JULY 2020: The breakdown of the social contract has been exposed in the 2020 ITUC Global Rights Index with violations of workers’ rights at a seven-year...
Stationery Startup Launches India-wide Operations During Pandemic
NEW DELHI: Amid ongoing pandemic COVID19, an eCommerce start-up Inchpaper in stationery items space has launched its operation of delivering stationery items at the doorsteps...
5 Challenges Small Businesses Face In Digital Transformation Journey
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are a very important ingredient of a country and its business ecosystem. They contribute to the economy, employment and...
How Simple Technologies Can Help Your Startup Save Cost & Grow
By Vikash Mittersain
Business managers and leaders, whether in large firms or small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), know better than anyone else the challenges of...
How Mompreneurs Are Balancing Home & Business In Pandemic Times
By Major Sunil Shetty, SM (Retd), CEO at Askmentor.com
The Covid-19 pandemic is impacting lives, communities and livelihoods across the globe like never before. The...
7 Tips For Choosing The Right Accounting Software For E-Invoicing
Mr. Niraj Hutheesing
India's Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has already mandated E-invoicing since October 2020 for businesses with a turnover of...
Our Startup Journey with Peanut Butter in India: Alpino Co-founder
By Chetan Kanani
With an unfortunate nutritional status, a large portion of the population in India lacks proper nutrition, hence resulting into malnutrition.
While the...
OFFINEEDS – Motivate Your Partners With Corporate Gifts In Lockdowns
NAME OF STARTUP: OffiNeeds - The Corporate Gift Show
WEBSITES: www.thecorporategiftshow.com | offineeds.com
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
With...
E-Commerce Personalization Strategies You Can Deploy Post-Covid
By Nikunj Sharma
The progressing COVID-19 pandemic has come as a "White Swan" occasion that is probably going to clear out $2.7 trillion from the...
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...
The 4 Stages In A Startup’s Digital Transformation Journey
By Rohit Shenoy
The new normal has brought about a need for digital transformation (DX) in Small and Medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and has made it...
Indian Online Grocer Turns Cash Positive During Covid Lockdown
NEW DELHI: Even as a nation-wide lockdown grips India during the Covid-19 crisis, a few startups in the e-grocery space are turning cash positive...
STARTUPS 101: Andwemet – Matchmaking Online With Trust
NAME OF STARTUP: andwemet
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
The current industry comprises of image based or societal...
How The Ultra-Rich Thrive Even In A Recession & So Can You…
By Arpit Arora
Disruption today is the new buzz in the economy, irrespective of the size of the business, be it Ola, Reliance Jio or...
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...
Why a Big Bazaar will never be able to beat a Flipkart
By Harsimran Julka
Despite having billions under their kitty, big corporates in India or elsewhere struggle against startup. Here are 10 reasons why.
Big corporates in...
Bridging India’s Broadband Gap With High Speed Wi-Fi Networks
Even as India has the cheapest mobile data rates in the world at $0.09 per GB, the penetration of hi-speed fixed line broadband across...
How Cohort Analysis Can Help You Double Customer Retention
By Suraj Dubey
Today, it’s 5 times costlier to acquire a new customer than it is to retain an existing one. In crowded markets where...
Ola to add 10,000 electric three-wheelers to its fleet under ‘Mission: Electric’
Indian taxi-hailing company Ola, has today announced its "Mission: Electric", under which it has committed to adding 10,000 e-rickshaws and electric auto-rickshaws in its...
Opinion: 7 Reasons Why 81% of Startups fail in India
By Vineet Singh
The last few years have been a rollercoaster ride for the entire Start-Up ecosystem, with most Founders going back to regular jobs...
Here are 10 ways to become a better salesman
By Harsimran Julka
While working in Singapore with India’s largest software outsourcing company Tata Consultancy Services, Shankar G discovered that there was no proper mechanism...
REFLECT: A Premier Mental & Emotional Wellness Center
NAME OF STARTUP: Reflect Within
FOUNDED IN (Year): 2017
FOUNDER'S NAME: Prachi Tripathi
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Our vision is to...
A Moonshot Game: Adventures Of A VC In The Indian Startup Ecosystem
India's start-up revolution began in 1998, when the first venture capitalists (VCs) arrived from the US and backed early businesses in IT services for...
How Kerala’s Startup Sector Is Growing Both Plants & Apps
By Nele Lenze
The startup scene in the Indian state of Kerala is flourishing through private and public initiatives.
According to the Kerala Startup Ecosystem Report...
MENTZA – 20 Min Live Audio Conversations To Help You Grow Daily
NAME OF STARTUP: Mentza - 20-minute live audio conversations
FOUNDER: Anurag Vaish
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Great conversations are...
Flipkart-Walmart: A Landmark Moment for Indian Entrepreneurship
By Vani Kola
Every business conversation today to the books of decades later, Walmart`s acquisition of Flipkart for $20B will find a special mention.
For one,...
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,...
Paytm deal puts Softbank’s Son on course to become king of Indian e-commerce
Softbank's USD 1.4 billion investment for a 20% stake in Paytm could open a plethora of opportunities for the Noida-headquartered mobile payments and commerce...
An Uber ride during Diwali and what I learnt about apps that can’t be...
By Harsimran Julka
This is Diwali season in India – the festival of lights, gifts, and joy, when migrants from all over come back home....
Capital Float raises $22 million equity funding from Amazon
Bengaluru based digital lender Capital Float has raised $22 million in equity funding from e-commerce giant Amazon. The latest fund raise has taken up...
How Right Nutrition, Sleep & Exercise Boosts Your Immunity
By Anu Acharya
Our world is facing a major crisis. The Coronavirus pandemic has brought entire nations to a grinding halt – entire countries are...
Lending platform Rubique Technologies raises new round of funding!
Online financial matchmaking platform Rubique Technologies has raised a new round funding led by Japan’s Recruit Group and Russia's Emery Capital. Blacksoil and Rubique...
