http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Wed, 22 May 2013 21:30:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/business/innovation-ship-sets-sail-sebi-approves-start-up-village-angel-fund-758973.html#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 09:12:58 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=758973 Market regulator Sebi has approved an angel fund of $10 million to address the problem of resource crunch for start-up companies across the country.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/innovation-ship-sets-sail-sebi-approves-start-up-village-angel-fund-758973.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/startup-corridor-takes-indian-entrepreneurs-to-silicon-valley-694857.html#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:11:43 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=694857 India's top young entrepreneurs can now hope to visit and connect with like minded counterparts, mentors and seed investors in the Silicon Valley, California, with the creation of a 'Startup Corridor' between India and US. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/startup-corridor-takes-indian-entrepreneurs-to-silicon-valley-694857.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/nasscom-invites-applications-for-10000-startup-programme-694459.html#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:09:53 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=694459 Nasscom, which recently launched its '10,000 start-ups' programme, Wednesday announced inviting applications from innovative technology start-ups across the country.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/nasscom-invites-applications-for-10000-startup-programme-694459.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/innovation-needs-to-be-afforadable-sustainable-sam-pitroda-672118.html#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:12:23 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=672118 National Innovation Council Chairman Sam Pitroda today said there is a need to focus on innovation in the "Indian way", to make affordable, sustainable and scalable solutions for the larger public good.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/innovation-needs-to-be-afforadable-sustainable-sam-pitroda-672118.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/govts-rs-5500-cr-india-innovation-fund-to-focus-on-job-creation-659349.html#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:17:48 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=659349 The government today said the Rs 5,500-crore 'India Inclusive Innovation Fund' will focus on generating employment and supporting livelihoods across the country through innovative enterprises.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/govts-rs-5500-cr-india-innovation-fund-to-focus-on-job-creation-659349.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/kerala-to-take-student-innovators-to-tour-silicon-valley-607887.html#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:58:58 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=607887 The process to select five students to tour Silicon Valley in March and meet IT wizards like the founders of Facebook and Google, as promised by Kerala Chief Minister Ooomen Chandy, has begun.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/kerala-to-take-student-innovators-to-tour-silicon-valley-607887.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/how-to-build-a-successful-financial-kpo-unit-570397.html#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 06:44:53 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=570397 The best KPO firms in the industry focus heavily on understanding the client’s domain and his objectives, investing in strong domain specialists, and relentlessly living the culture of the domain in which they operate.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/how-to-build-a-successful-financial-kpo-unit-570397.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/getting-innovative-with-risk-when-vcs-think-like-start-ups-565310.html#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2012 03:22:18 +0000 Srividya Iyer http://www.firstpost.com/?p=565310 In these times, which 'are a-Changin', phones are getting bigger again, and computers are getting smaller. In the innovate-or-perish world, start up investors are acting like start ups.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/getting-innovative-with-risk-when-vcs-think-like-start-ups-565310.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/for-entrepreneurs-theres-an-opportunity-in-every-storm-562629.html#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:11:41 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=562629 If you have an idea, which you think, can change the world and your life, there’s no better time to set sail.The right thing to do will be to let your business adjust to the environment and be agile and responsive to changing dynamics]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/for-entrepreneurs-theres-an-opportunity-in-every-storm-562629.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/biyani-learnt-it-the-hard-way-you-can-follow-these-7-steps-555706.html#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:51:34 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=555706 When he ventured into business, he wanted to explore every option available to grow. However, he had never imagined and seen a slowdown; and never knew of the dynamics it had on the business until 2008. The slowdown has affected his business majorly.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/biyani-learnt-it-the-hard-way-you-can-follow-these-7-steps-555706.html/feed 0