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5 Essential Elements To Scale Your Business
Almost everyone is going to think about growing and scaling, sooner or later. Almost everyone is going to make their plans, make their play and hope it pays. But the reality is, actually scaling is...
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How Fynd Scaled For Its 45 Day Long Grand Brand Sale For 1 Mn Users
It was June 2016, and we were into the last phase of planning for the changes we needed to make for our upcoming 45 day sale period which started in July, and where we were expecting a steep surge in...
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What Can You Do If A VC Pulls The Term Sheet?
I was asked to answer this exact question on Quora and I did so some time ago. The beauty of evergreen content is that it resurfaces all the time and it is as relevant today as it was years ago when I...
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Paytm Steps On Payments Bank Launch, Introduces Aadhar Based KYC
Noida-based mcommerce company Paytm has introduced Aadhaar-based eKYC (E-Know Your Customer) to make customer verification a real-time, paperless process. The eKYC is part of an iSPIRT initiative India...
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Digital Advertising Network Fork Media Acquires Majority Stake In Adtech...
Mumbai-based digital advertising network Fork Media has acquired a majority stake in adtech firm Inuxu for $3Mn (INR 20 Cr) in a cash and stock deal. The deal will give Fork Media 51% equity in Inuxu....
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To Hell with Tradition – Let’s Build Businesses for Progress
I come from a compulsively entrepreneurial family of four – a mother and three sons. We used to be five of us, and the loss of the general of our squad – my dad – set in motion a series of events that...
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7 Mistakes Startups, MSMEs Can Avoid Under Proposed GST Regime
If you are in doubt whether the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is necessary for you or not, then you are not caught up on current events. After gaining presidential assent on September 8, 2016, the GST is...
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Denying Staff Cuts, Flipkart To Hire 10,000 Temporary Employees; Gears Up For...
Online shopping platform Flipkart has reportedly denied media reports of 800 staff cuts. On the contrary, the company claims to have plans to boost up its delivery and logistics service with 10,000...
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Hero MotoCorp MD Sunil Munjal And Others Invest $12 Mn In Online Beauty Store...
Online cosmetic and wellness retailer Nykaa has raised about $12 Mn (INR 82 Cr) in a fresh round of fundraising led by Hero MotoCorp MD Sunil Munjal and the Mariwala family (Marico). A few existing...
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Online Aggregator Of Budget Salons Glam Studios Raises $299K Angel Funding
Noida-based chain of standardised salons, Glam Studios has secured $299K (INR 2 Cr) angel funding from Pradeep Mirani and others. Other investors who participated in the round included Aqeel Ahmed,...
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Rental Accommodation Provider Grabhouse Looking For A New Home
Bengaluru-based home rental marketplace Grabhouse is reportedly struggling to scale up its business and is therefore looking for a buyer. As per a Livemint report, Cryptopy Technologies Pvt Ltd, which...
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Rajan Anandan Backs US Based Edtech Startup Stoodnt
Palo Alto-based edtech startup Stoodnt has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Rajan Anandan, Vice-President, Google, Southeast Asia and India. “The college admission market is highly...
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Government Intervenes Again; Plans To Limit Ola, Uber Surge Pricing
The Indian Government is reportedly planning to establish a maximum limit on fares to monitor surge pricing by online cab aggregators like Uber and Ola. This move by the government is aimed to protect...
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Fashion Discovery App Findow Raises Funding; Plans Expansion in Metros And...
Fashion Discovery App Findow has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Raj Singh Bhandal, Director, Next Media Works. Founded in 2015 by Zarine Ahmad Bajaj and Himanshu Kumar, Findow was...
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Ratan Tata Invests In Foodtech Startup IdeaChakki
Delhi-based IdeaChakki, a foodtech venture, has raised an undisclosed amount of funding from Ratan Tata. The startup has also partnered with Enablers for their next round of funding. Talking about the...
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Turakhia Brothers To Invest $110 Mn In Four Ventures — Zeta, Flock, Ringo, &...
Turakhia brothers-led technology company Directi, is reportedly planning to invest $110 Mn in four new ventures. It is also planning to buy a 1 lakh sq. ft. building in Bengaluru to accommodate the...
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After ONGC, Seven PSUs Plan To Launch a $15Mn Fund For Oil And Gas Sector
At a time when most people are complaining of a fund crunch, a new league of investors and VCs is emerging. Reports surfaced that seven public sector oil companies are coming together to launch a $15...
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IRCTC Mandates Aadhar For Booking Train Tickets
After linkages of Aadhar cards with LPG service, passport service, etc., the Government has now shifted its focus to railway ticketing and booking. The Indian Railways has mandated Aadhar card for...
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The Push-Pull Of Being An Angel Investor
As a thoughtful angel investor, I want to do my best to help the founder succeed. After all, if the startup does well then everyone benefits. Now, the advantage of being an angel is you get a 30,000...
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How Instagram Started
The origin story of Instagram, as told by founder Kevin Systrom. [Editor’s Note: This article was written by Anna Vital and originally published at Funders And Founders. Copyright 2014.] Note from...
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