The Bold And The Beautiful: 5 Things To Know About The Disruptive Yet...
The adage “Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder” is being embellished by the Beauty Startups with their varied on-demand service. The current market estimate of the on-demand beauty service stands...
View ArticleOla, Uber Face Dress Down as High Court Puts Stop To Surge Pricing
The Delhi High Court on Thursday set August 22 as the deadline, for app-based cab aggregators to completely withdraw surge pricing. Following this judgment, players in the space like Ola and Uber and...
View ArticleMyntra Goes Bollywood: Acquires 51% Stake In Hrithik Roshan’s HRX
Flipkart-owned Myntra has bought 51% stake in Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan’s lifestyle brand HRX. Flipkart will further invest in the brand for expansion in inner-wear and menswear categories. The...
View ArticleGoJavas Caught In A Tug Of War For Acquisition With Pigeon Express And...
Courier service provider Pigeon Express Pvt. Ltd is in advanced talks to acquire the Gurgaon-based delivery startup GoJavas. The latter was out in the market looking for buyers after it temporarily...
View ArticleThe Great Indian Startup Ecosystem: Decoding The Evolution Brick By Brick
Ever wondered how a nation recognised for commodities like cotton, jute or spices and regarded an exotic land far removed from the global path of progress metamorphosed into a powerhouse of Software...
View ArticleMovers And Shakers Of The Week [8 August- 13 August]
AngelList, the Silicon Valley-based online platform has appointed ex-LetsVenture executive, Utsav Somani as an Advisor. Meanwhile, Freshdesk has a new Senior Vice President of Engineering. Let’s Have A...
View ArticleFunding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [8 August – 13 August]
Fidelity Rutland Square Trust II fund marked-up the valuation of its Flipkart shares marginally by nearly 3%, while the US-based fund Valic did it by 10%. The current mark-up now puts Flipkart’s...
View ArticleAll The Listicles In The World Won’t Make You An Entrepreneur
I don’t want to read these articles anymore. I don’t want to read lists of the shit that I can learn from weird sources. I don’t want to read “What entrepreneurs can learn from Harry Potter” or “What...
View ArticleWhy Time Is More Valuable Than Money
Take a minute to think about the most valuable things in life. If you are like most people, your list includes family, friends, fitness and finances (money). Now, how would you rank these things on...
View ArticleNews Roundup: 10 Startup Stories That You Don’t Want To Miss This Week [8...
Online fashion retailer, Myntra started working with a new seller called Tech Connect Retail Pvt. Ltd. Tech-Connect Retail Pvt. Ltd. owned by former Bharti Airtel Ltd CEO Sanjay Kapoor. This move will...
View ArticleAfter Snapdeal, Flipkart Inches Closer To The American Dream, Sets Up Office...
India’s ecommerce giant Flipkart’s been busy lately. After hurriedly acquiring Jabong in July for $70 Mn, it recently launched two new features too, Fliptech and Hobby Hub. And now, it has opened...
View ArticleWhat Was It Like To Be The First Ever Airbnb Guest And Be Co-Hosted By...
Last month, Airbnb crossed a milestone of 100 million guests around the world having used the platform! Notably, over half a million from India have already travelled using Airbnb. Interestingly, over...
View ArticleXPLAT, Advenio Win Start Tel Aviv India; Gear Up For Israel Finals
XLPAT and Advenio, two women-led startups have won at ‘Start Tel Aviv-India Finals’. They will represent India internationally in Start Tel Aviv 2016 happening in Israel. The Embassy of Israel in...
View Article3 Steps Towards Designing for AR/VR
If you’re like many UX/UI designers interested in the (Augmented Reality) AR/ (Virtual Reality) VR space, you may be wondering, how do I actually get started designing for AR/VR experiences? The...
View Article8 Paradoxical Habits of Wildly Successful People
You know what they say about opinions—everybody has one. If you want to see that truth in action, just Google “characteristics of successful people.” Some of the results will undoubtedly point to the...
View ArticleHow To Get Investors To Fall In Love With Your Startup
I know it might seem absurd to talk about love and investing in the same breath, but I find that while founders are quite good at creating a product, they’re often not very good at raising funds. I...
View Article5 Factors That Decrease the Odds Of Startup Failure
Many startup businesses — tech or otherwise — fail. In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s...
View ArticleEdTech Startups – The Stairway To Heaven (Or How Not to End Up In Hell)
In my previous post, I had highlighted out some industry-level challenges with the EdTech sector as a whole. In this post, I want to focus more on common mistakes I have seen EdTech companies make and...
View Article50K Ventures Launches Go-To-Market Accelerator In Hyderabad
Hyderabad-based 50K Ventures has launched a go-to-market accelerator. The accelerator was launched by Raju Reddy, angel investor and founder of Sierra Atlantic, based in Silicon Valley. The focus of...
View ArticleHow Entrepreneurs Can Change Their Psychology
For most of us, more time is not the answer, it’s about using the time we have more effectively. The post How Entrepreneurs Can Change Their Psychology appeared first on Inc42 Media.
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