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
Ever since Delhi-based Pushpinder Singh launched his fully automated food-delivery system in December 2011, more than 6,000 passengers have been relishing the prospect of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner en route to their destinations.
From using social media, to picking your territory--here's how you can take your business to the international arena. Madhusudan Sikri, founder of Sikri Packaging Corporation, tells you how to take that leap.
Drybar is styling the hair of more than 50,000 women every month. At 40 bucks a pop-for just a blowout; no scissors, no dyes-it adds up.<br /><br />
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.
Mumbai's Local Baniya enjoys a distinct price advantage even over discounted retail supermarts such as D-Mart and Big Bazaar, as it does not spend on stocking or retailing inventory. So it passes on this price advantage to customers.
Business like marriage also imposes a set of values, rules, morals and character expectations on its owners. It's best if co-founders share a common set, so that when critical decisions arise, both co-founders think alike.
Not only are the number of angel investors and networks increasing in India but growth stage venture capital funds are also signing smaller cheques.
Jugaad Entrepreneurship is not cost cutting, compromising of quality or short cut with compliances but is rather a way of life for an entrepreneur especially in developing markets.<br /><br />
Startup Village wants to break the logjam by helping engineers develop 1,000 Internet and mobile companies in the next 10 years. It provides its members with office space, guidance and a chance to hobnob with the stars of the tech industry
Whistle Talk uses social networking sites including Facebook, LinkedIn and Google Plus to help employees refer people for job openings.
Indian, Chinese and Taiwanese immigrants are packing up their great American dream and going back home to build new companies.
Angel investors are looking to exit ventures sooner rather than later and they are doing it in the first round of VC funding, which in investment parlance is called Series A funding.
One of the masterminds behind the go-to mobile news app talks about how he's benefited from mistakes and why it's good to not get what you want.
The firm will use the funds to map over 40 million houses across 300 cities in India and provide On-Off buttons to home owners and agents
The funding would allow Uber to invest, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, Chief Executive Travis Kalanick said in a blog post on Thursday.<br /> <br />
'Google My Business' makes it easier for business to create their online presence even when they don't have a website and manage it from their smartphones, making it easier for customers to get in touch with local businesses when they search for them online.
Experts and investors opine that price comparison websites will slowly evolve to cater to the changes in shopping trends.
In a move which was expected to come sooner than later, a few days ago Zomato expanded its revenue source by introducing advertisements on its mobile app.
In a statement on Tuesday, News Corp announced that it was acquiring the stake in PropTiger for $30 million which roughly works out to about Rs 185.6 crore.
Alibaba chief Jack Ma is in India as part of a business delegation and is rumoured to be meeting with Snapdeal co-founder Kunal Bahl.
The largest deal during the quarter was that of Flipkart ($1 billion), while other deals in the sector included those in Hike ($65 million), Quikr ($60 million), Snapdeal ($50 million), Olacabs ($42 million), Freecharge.in and BigBasket ($33 million each).
The company has also announced its plans to hire a Chief Marketing Officer, Head of Business Development & Partnerships and Head of Products over the next 2-3 months.
BuynBrag was launched in 2012 and is expected to help boost Urban Ladder's home decor portfolio.
Housing.com had raised Rs 115 crore in funding from Helion Venture Partners, Quancomm Ventures and Nexus Venture Partners in June this year.<br />
Infosys' co-founders S Gopalakrishnan and SD Shibulal have come together again to set up Axilor Ventures, a business incubator to help entrepreneurs and early-stage firms succeed in diverse verticals.
More and more people getting exposed to the Internet and online shopping. Access to internet-enabled smartphones is also adding to the e-commerce wave.
Online furniture retail, according to estimates by the players themselves, is about Rs 750 crore now and accounts for an insiginificant share of the Rs 1.5 lakh crore total furniture market in India
For the pan-India expansion, the company plans to follow a hub-and-spoke model where SMEs and SMBs will be reached out as partners in the various cities that the company branches out.<br /> <br />
Aditya Agarwal's, who was one of the first engineers at Facebook, deep technology expertise will support Flipkart's growth strategy.