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  • Infinite possibilities in food-processing sector, start-ups can play a big role, says Chirag Paswan

    Infinite possibilities in food-processing sector, start-ups can play a big role, says Chirag Paswan

    Promising all his help, Paswan has urged start-ups to come up with innovative ideas to support the food-processing industry

  • Committed to simplify regulation and reduce business costs, assures FM Sitharaman

    Committed to simplify regulation and reduce business costs, assures FM Sitharaman

    Finance Minister Sitharaman said scaling up manufacturing is essential to absorb India's young workforce, reduce import dependencies and build competitive global supply chains.

  • Peak Bengaluru: Graduate auto-driver's 'please talk to me' plea for funding start-up is viral

    Peak Bengaluru: Graduate auto-driver's 'please talk to me' plea for funding start-up is viral

    The Bengaluru auto driver's message on a printed and laminated page read: 'I’m a graduate who is looking to raise funds for my startup business idea. If you’re interested, please talk to me.'

  • Redditor says almost got 'scammed' by Noida start-up: 'no salary, graveyard shift, cold-calling'

    Redditor says almost got 'scammed' by Noida start-up: 'no salary, graveyard shift, cold-calling'

    The Redditor concluded that the startup’s model supposedly revolved around exploiting new hires by demanding excessive work, pressuring them into quitting, and subsequently avoiding salary payouts.

  • How this woman built a multi-million-dollar business after getting fired at 24

    How this woman built a multi-million-dollar business after getting fired at 24

    Over the years, the company has grown from a small operation to a multimillion-dollar business, boasting 13 retail locations across New York City and Boston, nationwide shipping, and a robust online community.

  • IT worker was asked to relocate at his job. He quit & used the severance money to start a business in 90 days

    IT worker was asked to relocate at his job. He quit & used the severance money to start a business in 90 days

    Corry Banks dedicated 90 days after leaving his job to establishing Modbap Modular, focusing on his product design and refining his brand pitch.

  • Woman's remote side hustle rakes in Rs 45 lakh a month. The business is simple and takes 10 hours a week

    Woman's remote side hustle rakes in Rs 45 lakh a month. The business is simple and takes 10 hours a week

    Initially, Emily Odio-Sutton's designs didn’t stand out, but once she shifted focus to more personalised products like candles and journals, her sales skyrocketed. Soon, she earned $5,000 in profit, equalling her full-time monthly salary.

  • Rs 1.68 lakh investment to Rs 84 lakh revenue: How a woman turned her side hustle into a booming business

    Rs 1.68 lakh investment to Rs 84 lakh revenue: How a woman turned her side hustle into a booming business

    With her last $2,000, Anna-Marie Ortiz covered essential supplies, a website, and branding. She avoided online advertising costs by targeting neighbourhoods with flyers and business cards.

  • Bengaluru drone start-up Aereo raises $15 million in Series B funding

    Bengaluru drone start-up Aereo raises $15 million in Series B funding

    Vipul Singh, CEO of Aereo, stated that the new funds will be used for R&D, product development, and business expansion in India and overseas.

  • Entrepreneur lists 10 reasons why Bengaluru is like the Bay Area. He has 2 complaints - mosquitoes and...

    Entrepreneur lists 10 reasons why Bengaluru is like the Bay Area. He has 2 complaints - mosquitoes and...

    From the moment the entrepreneur landed at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, he noticed the city’s tech-forward approach to everyday logistics.

  • Start-up Street: Social justice and the start-up ecosystem

    Start-up Street: Social justice and the start-up ecosystem

    Disparities in start-ups are a global phenomenon and affirmative action is needed to ensure an equal opportunities environment for aspiring entrepreneurs across social strata layers 

  • Start-up Street: Building and leveraging moats key to start-up success

    Start-up Street: Building and leveraging moats key to start-up success

    Start-ups need a sustainable competitive advantage that will yield repetitive economic gains. Building a moat is, perhaps, the best way to achieve that goal

  • Fusion: start-up shares are easier to create than limitless energy

    Fusion: start-up shares are easier to create than limitless energy

    Incipient industry will need decades, and many billions, before it becomes a commercial proposition

  • Policy Next_MSME - Growth Series: Have Indian MSMEs demonstrated the ability to take risks? - Part 3

    Policy Next_MSME - Growth Series: Have Indian MSMEs demonstrated the ability to take risks? - Part 3

    We are seeing a cluster approach in India. Lots of clusters are developing, product-based clusters, geographical clusters, etc….

  • Policy Next_MSME: Growth Series - Have Indian MSMES demonstrated the ability to take risks?

    Policy Next_MSME: Growth Series - Have Indian MSMES demonstrated the ability to take risks?

    In MSMEs, a result-oriented culture was always there. The only things missing with MSMEs are processes, technology, and adopting a culture of diversity.

  • In a first, Noida Authority launches scheme to lease out built-up space for start-ups

    In a first, Noida Authority launches scheme to lease out built-up space for start-ups

    The space will be granted on a 15-year lease, renewable every five years, with a one-year lock-in period from the date of allotment.

  • Personal Finance: Would you like to build a start-up portfolio? 

    Personal Finance: Would you like to build a start-up portfolio? 

    The risk-return experience of curated start-up portfolios is anecdotal. There is no formal assessment or data and it is still early days….

  • Why Bengaluru's tech corridor, Outer Ring Road, needs an urgent fix

    Why Bengaluru's tech corridor, Outer Ring Road, needs an urgent fix

    A single broken-down truck, a fallen tree, or even waterlogging in a small section can bring the entire tech corridor to a standstill.

  • Inside Paisabazaar’s ongoing pivot to a recurring revenue model 

    Inside Paisabazaar’s ongoing pivot to a recurring revenue model 

    PB Fintech’s lending marketplace targets earning a third of revenue from recurring revenue products in the next two to three years 

  • MC Insider: No ‘sparkle’ in the eyes of lenders to this firm, photography/videography not allowed, grey areas in PMS & more

    MC Insider: No ‘sparkle’ in the eyes of lenders to this firm, photography/videography not allowed, grey areas in PMS & more

    Read untold stories from the world of business and corridors of power

  • Financial influencers turn into a risk in lack of regulatory norms from Sebi, RBI

    Financial influencers turn into a risk in lack of regulatory norms from Sebi, RBI

    The steady rise of influencers in India doling out financial and investment advice, without being qualified to do so, has been detrimental at times, especially in the case of recent start-up listings

  • eFishery, a former fish farmer's startup, is now backed by SoftBank

    eFishery, a former fish farmer's startup, is now backed by SoftBank

    Gibran Huzaifah Amsi El Farizy runs eFishery, an Indonesia-based startup which develops products like automatic feeders that help farmers involved In the seafood business save costs whilst improving productivity

  • Duolingo launches literacy app for kids 'Duolingo ABC' in India

    Duolingo launches literacy app for kids 'Duolingo ABC' in India

    The free Duolingo ABC app is available for download to users from the Google Play Store and App Store in India.

  • FreshBus raises Rs 26 crore from ixigo

    FreshBus raises Rs 26 crore from ixigo

    The fund raised in the seed funding round will help the launch of the company's premium inter-city electric bus services across India, FreshBus said

  • 58% startups believe fund-raising will get tougher in 2023, finds survey

    58% startups believe fund-raising will get tougher in 2023, finds survey

    The survey-based outlook report also found that start-up founders are increasingly looking towards a domestic IPO as the likely mode of exit, despite the recent volatility of public market tech companies.

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