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Don’t Feel Trapped When You’re Bootstrapped – Here’s What You Can Learn & Do!
Bootstrapped. The term, its implications, pros and cons…are something I’ve come to understand quite well in the months following my foray into the start up world. Entrepreneurship has taught me lots of things like how to present a…
TinyOwl Temporarily Discontinues its Services in all Cities, except Mumbai
TinyOwl, once a fastest growing food-delivery startups in India, seems to have met some rough weather. They have discontinued taking food orders in all the cities, except for Mumbai, specifically South Mumbai only. The development first…
Government Amends Patent Rules; Cheaper & Quicker Patent Registrations For Startups in India
Under the Startup Action Plan launched early this year, a lot of new amendments were expected to be made to the existing policies to ease out processes and reduce timelines.
Acting on the same, the Government has reduced the…
3 Deadly Sins No Startup Co-Founder Should Ever Commit!
Getting the right co-founder on board is amongst the key challenges for any entrepreneur. Looking at the present scenario in the startup ecosystem as well as historical data, there have been very few companies that were founded by just…
Bangalore Will Soon Have Startups Spaces to Work at Metro Stations
Bengaluru, also called the Silicon Valley of India, is a major tech-hub of the country and attracts a lot of geeks from around for its booming startup culture.
It comes as no surprise that the Government in Karnataka is promoting…
Why Startups Should NOT be Intimidated by The Thought of Devaluation
The Indian startup story has taken a new turn in the recent past. For the last half decade or so, venture capitalists and investors from across the country as well as the world have been very bullish about the startup scene picking up…
The Profile of an Average Indian Entrepreneur: 32 Year Old Male Graduate Who Never Went to IIT
India is right now world’s youngest startup nation. Govt. of India has launched special programs like ‘Startup India, Standup India’ to help and motivate entrepreneurs, and investments are flowing in from every direction into the Indian…
Oyo Rooms Grows 15X YoY, Turns Profitable!
Oyo Rooms, currently the market leader in branded budget hotel room rental space, has surprised everyone with their announcement of turning profitable. At a time, when most startups in this space (or even in other verticals) are burning…
HSBC Slashes Zomato’s Valuation By 50%; Deepinder Goyal Disagrees & Justifies Their Unicorn…
After Flipkart, its the turn of Zomato to feel the pressure of being a Unicorn and justifying it. HSBC Securities and Capital Markets (India) Pvt. Ltd has slashed the valuation of Zomato by massive 50%, that is from $1 billion to $500…
Swiggy Logs 1 Million Orders in April; Records 25% Growth Over Last Month
At a time most food delivery startups are failing and running out of investor’s money, Swiggy has achieved what most could not in first few years of operations.
Ola, which was primarily running on cab-aggregation also closed its cafe…
Capital Gains Tax Abolished on Startup Equity Held For 2+ Years #StartupReforms
For those companies and startups which are unlisted in any stock exchange, there exists a special ‘capital gains’ tax of 20%, which is charged, even if they are being held for more than 3 years. If we compared with listed companies,…
Busting Myths of Becoming an Entrepreneur!
No matter how appealing the thought of becoming your own boss is, there are always advise givers (who don’t charge you), and also have never been entrepreneurs themselves to water you down. No matter how much you want to jump unto the…
It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times… Thoughts on Startup Funding in the Current…
We live in interesting times. The Indian startup world is going through its next evolution, and it brings a whole new lexicon. Cockroaches, down-rounds, layoffs are trying to edge-out unicorns, runaways valuations and constant growth.…
How to Win Clients Over Competitors When Products Are the Same
You know what? Competition is good for you. If you’re the only player in your field, it can be difficult to improve.
I assume that you have competition who are stronger and mightier than you. I also assume that you currently have a…
Here’s How Startups Can Capitalize on Alma Mater!
For budding entrepreneurs, the two must haves are a bunch of innovative ideas and good networking. Their immediate connections are those they’ve formed in and around their college campuses, as most of them are either fresh graduates or…
Peppertap Loses Patience As It Shuts Down Hyperlocal Delivery Business; To Focus Only On Reverse…
The bubble of hyperlocal delivery market hasn’t yet burst; but yes, it has certainly shrunk.
Peppertap, one of the most promising and rising players of online groceries & hyperlocal delivery niche, has shut down its operations.…
A Majority of Indians Now View Entrepreneurship In A Positive Way: Report
Entrepreneurs are no longer seen as the outlaws in the Indian society. In fact, nearly half the Indians are considering to start their own business while every 3 in 4 Indians believe that anyone can be trained to be an entrepreneur.…
5 Deadly Mistakes That Could Kill A Startup Even Before Launch
Here’s the hard truth: Ninety percent of startups fail.
In other words, nine out of every ten startups will fail.
It’s the truth and there’s nothing you can do about it. But ...
...if you can avoid the 5 deadly mistakes that…
Why ‘Lean Approach’ is the Future for Startups
‘Lean’ is the latest buzzword doing rounds on the startup circuit. Though this thought has been there for a decade, but it's only recently that it has started becoming popular in the mainstream business. Most entrepreneurs are beginning…
Entrepreneurship: A Journey That Helps You Discover Real YOU
Entrepreneurship has become a huge fad across the globe in recent years. So much so, that anyone from a 10 year old to a retired professional aspires to become one!
Not many realize that the entrepreneurship journey actually helps…