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Decoding The Global Wings

Global expansion used to be a cup of tea for the Ambanis, Tatas and Birlas until we witnessed the emergence of Indian unicorns like Ola and Oyo, which opened a whole new world of opportunities for the Indian start-up ecosystem. Today, a larger consumer class and rapidly improving connectivity has eased the Indo-global relations, thereby giving room to the emerging start-ups. According to NASSCOM, India is the breeding ground for over 4,200 start-ups out of which almost 2,468 are spreading their global wings.

Solve The People Problem

 For entrepreneurs, business is always personal—which can make tricky staffing changes especially hard to implement. We asked six founders: What’s the toughest personnel decision you’ve made?

Making It Work Remotely

Maintaining an all-remote workforce is no longer a fringe notion. But you have to do it thoughtfully. Meet the entrepreneurs who have gone completely remote and seen growth and productivity soar.

A Brewing Business

While the kombucha industry has been enjoying wholesome success in the West since the 1990s, Asian startups have just started banking on the Chinese-origin ancient drink

The Bro Code - Meet Sound Industry's New Disruptors

Think of music and millennials, and what’s affordable that suits their budget. boAt, operating out of the posh Hauz Khas colony in Delhi, neatly fits the bill. But wait, why boAt and what does it mean to the nextgen? “When you go on a boat you leave land and worries behind, you go into your own zone, same way if you wear our products you plug into nirvana, your own zone,” says Co-founder Aman Gupta.

From Actor To Entrepreneur

Lara Dutta is all set to add some glamour to the world of entrepreneurship as the former Miss Universe and renowned Bollywood actress recently launched a skincare brand of her own. The beauty icon who is all set to build a business out of it calls her venture her second child and has even named it with the same alphabets.

The Woman Behind The Maternity Wardrobe Of The Royals

What’s common between Kate Winslet, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, Gwen Stefani, and Anne Hathaway?

Unicorns Turn To MSMEs

In the last two years, powerhouses like Go-Jek and Grab have launched digital entrepreneurship workshops for MSMEs. What’s the catch?

Inside Maria Sharapova's - Wicked Spin

We’ve watched her bag five Grand Slams and an Olympic medal in tennis. But now she’s winning with her candy company, a mentorship program, and soon, hotel gyms. What’s her secret? Meet Team Maria.

Why Singapore Is A Startup Paradise

Enterprise Singapore’s Jonathan Lim shares government strategies that are helping the startup ecosystem's growth.

The Peak Unicorn

From Seeking Growth Through Venture Capital to Creating His Own Investment Vehicle, Here’s How Girish Mathrubootham Is Defining the New-age Tech Investment.

Let's Talk Future

Satveer Singh Thakral on why technology in this age and time holds the key to the success of businesses.

Aye, Aye, Captain

Here’s how the founder of Captain Zack took inspiration from his nine-year-old dog to build a brand.

Innovative Ideas That Captivated Investors

Entrepreneurs today are coming up with innovative problem solving ideas aiming to build their own start-ups around it.

Gobbling Down The Meaty Pie

We have a great ‘meating’ of the minds. In fact our knack to ‘pick bones’ with chicken, mutton, fish etc., at dinner table almost every alternate day isn’t a myth. To be precise 71 per cent of our believably vegetarian motherland loves to put flesh on their palettes, chopping out quality and hygiene without a second thought.

“Fintech Can Be A Threat Only If Google Or Whatsapp Enter The Space”

Even though the start-up space is considered as a risky sector, the Bank of India has recently launched several schemes to fund bright young minds with bright new ideas as Modi Government pushes for growth of start-up culture in India. Elaborating on this, G. Padmanabhan, Chairman of the Bank of India, spoke to Entrepreneur magazine about SMEs, start-up funding and fintech space at the L N Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research’s convocation ceremony.

How To Learn The Most From Your Customers

Let's say you wake up one day and decide the world needs a better mop, and you’re just the person to make it. Before setting out, you interview prospective customers. “Are you looking for a better mop?” you ask someone. The person searches his memory for all the times he’s wrestled with a mop or hated the smell of it, and he ignores the fact that most days he doesn’t care about his mop and can’t even remember the last time he used it. The hits, not the misses, fill his mind. “Yes,” he tells you. “I am looking for a better mop.” You’re thrilled to hear that and go off to design it. Eight months later, with $20,000 of R&D money invested, you come back and ask him to buy it. “Nah,” he says. “I’ve already got a mop.” 

Create A Thriving Team

How do the most successful entrepreneurs build their companies? Here’s what six titans told investor and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman when he interviewed them for his podcast, Masters of Scale.

The Uncommon Advice

The Uncommon Advice

Thinking Businesses Design Wise

Thinking Businesses Design Wise

Wrong Side Driving?

Most two-wheeler rental start-ups have been thinking that the opportunity lies in high margin intercity commute by renting out premium bikes, largely over weekends. But some are discovering that, deep down, their existence lies on the other side.

'Fuel'ing The Economy

Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Brunei….no, I am not talking about my dream holiday. Apart from Limousines and grandiose, the one thing that these nations are thriving on, by de facto, is oil; precisely a resourceful use of oil. And so, better late than never, the Indian Government has realized how to fuel its own economy with this ‘black gold’. Let’s find out how these start-ups are pouring oil on troubled waters!

When Desperation Triggers Change

Trukky, could have been among many intracity logistics start-ups that drowned around 2016. But then an unexpected feedback gave it a lifejacket.

You Have To Do Things Differently To Succeed

HABIL KHORAKIWALA , Founder Chairman, Wockhardt Group; Chancellor, Jamia Hamdard University, Author, Odyssey of Courage

Minding Other People's Business

Ahead of online mental health counseling start-ups’ path to bask in investors’ glory, lies two fundamental bottlenecks. And they aren’t about burn rate, customer acquisition, market size or technology etc.

The Preschool Wizard

Chennai-based Krishna Kumar, Founder at i2Global preschool, is aiming to disrupt the early childhood education market through emotional and intellectual development of children.

The Childhood Master

How Kirthana Ramarapu, the master franchisee for US-based Kinderdance International has expanded to over 15,000 children learning at its centres.

I Wish I'd Fired More People

It took the founder of panera Bread three decades to perfect his recipe for a well-run business. Now, after stepping down as CEO in January, he looks back on what he wishes he'd done differently

Of Beards And Men

Rewriting the Future of Grooming

The Big 'Dada' Of Food Business

Fish, Soy and Hummus on Fine Dine Platter