Funding Galore: Startup Fundings Of The Week [3 October – 8 October]
Enterprise cloud platform Nutanix Inc’s shares showed a 130% jump at close of business. It was the best first day pop for a tech startup since Castlight Health Inc. gained 149% in June 2014, and...
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View ArticleIndian Oil Corporation Launches $4 Mn Fund For Tech Startups; Aims To Provide...
Indian Oil Corporation of India has reportedly launched an initiative for startups called IndS_UP to nurture tech-driven startups and provide them support for innovations in the domestic hydrocarbons...
View ArticleWhy Founders Should Target Low Hanging Fruit When Finding Customers
The most important step in a new business is finding the first customer. And then finding the next customer after that and the one after that… Many new entrepreneurs blindly seek customers without...
View ArticleTrolled On Ground And In Air: Freshdesk, Zoho Take On Salesforce At Its Own...
“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.”- Sun Tzu Dreamforce by Salesforce is the biggest CRM event that happens every year in San Francisco. With over 180K attendees, Dreamforce...
View ArticleHow To Politely Decline Meeting Requests From Strangers
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. —Warren Buffett If you’re a consultant, author, coach, or highly...
View Article10 Bad Habits You Must Eliminate from Your Daily Routine
You are the sum of your habits. When you allow bad habits to take over, they dramatically impede your path to success. The challenge is bad habits are insidious, creeping up on you slowly until you...
View ArticleThe Anatomy of a Customer
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View ArticleEntrepreneurship Wars – India Versus Silicon Valley
Lots of Indian entrepreneurs feel inadequate when they compare themselves to Silicon Valley founders. It’s true that the startup ecosystem in San Francisco is highly evolved. It’s much more supportive...
View ArticleWhy The Most Productive People Don’t Multi-task
I’ve learned the hard way that when you multi-task, nothing ever actually gets anything done. Multi-tasking never actually helps me reach my goals. Doing half a dozen things at once never gets me...
View ArticleFunny Side Of Networking Events And The Amateur Entrepreneurs
Being an entrepreneur has never been a cake walk. You go beyond your comfort zone and do things which you never thought you will. Because the passion you have for making your idea grow is unmatchable....
View ArticleMeet The Top 8 Startups From Nasscom 10000 Startups’ #TechMarch2016 Ahmedabad...
Nasscom 10000 Startups recently announced TechMarch – an initiative to bring together smart hardware startups driving innovation. It is an eight-city tour to find hardware innovations. So far, 300+...
View ArticleWharton India Economic Forum Invites Startup Applications For Wharton India...
The 21st Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF) has announced that it will play host to the Wharton India Startup Competition for the fourth year. Founded in 1996, Wharton India Economic Forum (WIEF), is...
View ArticleHow Progressive Web Apps Create Conversions for Ecommerce Startups
India’s biggest festive season is here, it starts with Dussehra, celebrating exiled prince Rama slaying the demon king Ravana and ends with Diwali to mark his homecoming. While the festivals still...
View ArticleThe 20 Habits of Eventual Millionaires
I read book after book but the advice seemed awful. And even the advice that was clearly good (“eat better”) there was almost zero chance I would follow. I don’t know how to take good advice. I don’t...
View Article1.5 Mn Visitors, 8K Sellers, 11% M-o-M Growth: How Indiamart’s Tolexo Went...
What does a nearly two-decade-old, traditionally-run, industrial business and a B2B ecommerce startup have in common? In the case of IndiaMART’s Tolexo, as it turns out, everything. IndiaMART has been...
View ArticleHow The Right Exit Strategies Create Wealth For Angel Investors
It’s not necessary to do extraordinary investments to get extraordinary exits It’s said that exit ignorance while investing in startups is not bliss; it’s rather a very expensive affair. For...
View ArticleMeet The Top 10 Startups From Nasscom 10,000 Startups’ #TechMarch2016 Delhi...
Nasscom 10,000 Startups recently announced TechMarch – an initiative to bring together smart hardware startups driving innovation through a series of events in eight cities. It has already selected...
View ArticleInnovator To Entrepreneur, Journey From Being Tesla To Being Elon Musk
History and common lore are full of stories of brilliant minds that did not make too much money. Over the centuries conditions have improved a lot and we have many successful stories of inventors...
View ArticleSachin And Binny Bansal Became Delivery Guys – What Happened Next Will Amaze...
If you’re a good marketing person, you have to be a little crazy – Jim Metcalf It seems that Flipkart founders, Sachin and Binny Bansal have decided to get crazy enough to set an example. Yet, another...
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