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7 reasons why you should celebrate redBus acquisition deal

Be happy for the redBus deal as if it were your own. And if you are still riding a bicycle (a la doing some silly job in Infosys), then get your own bus and start it up, ASAP!

'Startup Corridor' takes Indian entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley

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.

Nasscom invites applications for 10,000 startup programme

Nasscom, which recently launched its '10,000 start-ups' programme, Wednesday announced inviting applications from innovative technology start-ups across the country.

Online Prasad: Delivering blessings at your doorstep

Online Prasad, a web portal, delivers prasad from any temple in the country to devotees

Buyout of a Buyout Fund: The curious case of India Equity Partners

The quiet office of the fund at CG House in mid-town Mumbai and the rather barren looking page, conceal the power struggle that has resulted in three founders of the this private equity fund detaching themselves from its operations.

Will custom-made Vardenchi Motorcycles be the next game changer?

Akshai Varde wants Vardenchi to be a brand which will signify its exclusivity and also be a dream machine and which will suit the customer's personality

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Nasscom's big mission: 10,000 start-ups in next 10 years

The National Association of Software & Services (NASSCOM) today announced a plan aimed at incubating, funding and supporting 10,000 technology start-ups in India over the next ten years.

Have a startup idea? Enter the Start-up India Funding Challenge

CNBC TV18's Young Turks has over the past 11 years put the spotlight on innovative business ideas and young entrepreneurs. In its 12th year, the show brings 'Start-up India Funding Challenge' in partnership for entrepreneurs.

US tech honchos lobby to allow more skilled immigration

Chief executive officers of some of America's top tech companies, including Google, Facebook and Microsoft, have written to President Barack Obama and lobbied the lawmakers to allow more high-skilled immigration

Success mantra:Franchising way ahead for diagnostics

Sanjeev Vashishta, of SRL Diagnostics says that there is place for everybody as the market is very nascent in terms of getting organized. Only 10 percent of the market is currently tapped by diagnostics companies

Sparktherise Twitter Conference On 'Water Sustainability'

Readers can join the conference on Thursday, 7 March, 2012 18:00 IST for the #SparktheRise Twitter conference on 'Water Sustainability - A Key to Our Future'.

'Religious institutions should be allowed to invest in startups'

For capital to be made accessible to venture capital, it has to come from insurance companies, provident funds, pension funds or charitable institutions.

Mariwala's ASCENT completes first wave, total turnover nears Rs 9k cr

Over 200 members join Marico boss's entrepreneurship initiative in nine months, 1000 members is next target<br /><br /> <br /><br />

Zovi merges ops with Inkfruit; raises $10 mn from SAIF, Tiger

E-commerce player Zovi today said it has merged its operations with industry peer Inkfruit and has also raised $10 million funding from private equity funds SAIF Partners and Tiger Global.

Yatra, Myntra, Chumbak: Why they swear by social media

Such companies use social media as an enabler and amplifier of various functions. Unlike other media, it allows them to converse with customers in real time and have a a two-way dialogue on everything from products to customer service issues

Kerala to take student innovators to tour Silicon Valley

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.

Why we're far from the dream of a 'Facebook from India'

Bala Deshpande, Senior Managing Director of venture capital major New Enterprise Associates, talks about the entrepreneurial scenario in India, NEA's strategy and the challenges in the investments space

Man on a mission: Bowei Gai's startup tour across 29 countries starts in India

Firstpost caught up with Bowei Gai, founder, World Startup Report in Mumbai, as he kicks off his tour from India.

With urban mkts drying up, entrepreneurs must go rural

In rural markets, the opportunities are not sitting there; they need to be created. Moreover, India's villages are simply not what they used to be, including the quality of life, which has changed dramatically

Now a startup that resolves water scarcity in urban areas

The question is-How long can a city like Mumbai sustain such an acute shortage of water?

Entrepreneur in India? Be ready to face these stigmas

India is just about coming to terms with start-up entrepreneurship. There is a social stigma attached to practically every stage of life, and mindsets don't change easily.

Startup advice: How to analyse your business expenses

While analyzing expense trends is vitally important, the business owner is the most qualified person to do this task. What's important here are the answers, not the time spent analyzing expenses.

We need our own Facebook and Google: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Start-ups in India need to become household names and they should create Internet successes on the lines of 'Facebook and Google', Infosys Executive Co-Chairman Kris Gopalakrishnan said today.

How to build a successful financial KPO unit

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.

Now, farmers can control irrigation pumps with a remote control

Launched in August 2010, Vijay Bhaskar Reddy Dinnepu's KisanRaja has made irrigation an activity that is a phone call away

Getting innovative with risk: When VCs think like start-ups

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.

No funds or power but India's young innovators brave on

While encouragement was generous, facilities were insufficient for the class 10 boy to conduct his research without hurdles. And his journey to Arizona has been anything but easy.

Rural marketing: Say no to price wars, relationships key

Entrepreneurs must be mindful of these few important aspects for setting up shot in rural India to ensure they market well in these regions. Read on for more tips