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GENERATION Z New Rage is Sustainable

A thing or two about fashion is that nothing lasts forever. Every day is about a new design and every season is about a new wardrobe. For all those who are wondering what the new rage among generation Z is - high street fashion has been brought to its knees by the COVID-19 and sustainable fashion is the new queen on the block.

TECH 25 TRAILBLAZERS OF 2020

TECH 25 TRAILBLAZERS OF 2020

Finding New Customers for an Old Product

Having a successful product or service is a big win. But keeping it top of mind for consumers (and winning new ones) can be a challenge.

DON'T BE A BRAND. BE A VOICE

Black-ish star Tracee Ellis Ross spent 10 years getting a hair the ground. One thing is clear: The message matters as much as the product.

The Craziest Bet In Retail

A Little startup called Le Tote recently bought Lord & Taylor, one fo the country's oldest brands. What happens next may say a lot about the future of shopping

MICROCOSM FOR FUTURISTIC EDUCATION

The 10th Annual Indian Education Congress (IEC) organized at Taj Yeshwantpur Bengaluru on February 26, 2020 focused on creating a dynamic and engaging classroom experience for students through the role of new technologies such as AI, robotics and gaming.

State of the Smart

As laptops became an indispensable part of curriculum among students studying business management courses, other tools such as virtual classrooms,online libraries, interactive online platforms, among others, also became popular in institutes offering science and technology related education.

ONE PLUS ONE EQUALS BILLIONS

Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson’s career was stalling. Then Dany Garcia stepped in to help change everything.

JAPAN AN OVERLOOKED E-COMMERCE OPPORTUNITY

When Elon Musk announced that Yusaku Maezawa would be the first commercial passenger to fly around the moon onboard a SpaceX spacecraft, the name of the Japanese entrepreneur and billionaire didn’t immediately ring a bell for many. Maezawa made a fortune after founding Japan’s largest e-commerce fashion retailer Zozotown. Last month, he launched a startup competition, offering to invest up to 30 billion Japanese yen (about $280 million) in the businesses of 10 entrepreneurs in his home country.

“AS WE GET BIGGER, WE NEED TO THINK SMALLER”

When Ben Weprin founded Graduate Hotels, he thought he’d created an eccentric brand that would never really scale. Six years later, it’s raised nearly a billion dollars and is building bespoke lodging next to colleges nationwide. Now he’s wondering: How much can you grow a company that’s based on local charm?

The Himalayan Trail

The mountains are calling, and Devendra Parulekar, Founder, SaffronStays, must go. An avid traveller, photographer and a cybersecurity specialist, Parulekar abides by an idiom, ‘Think big. Then, multiply that 10 times. That should be your dream.’ In an interview with Entrepreneur India, he shares his experience of racing along the steep stairs, halting only for deep breath every 4-5 minutes on the way to the viewing platform, and getting short glimpses of the mountains along the bend.

“Naivete Can Be Really Helpful”

Jaime Schmidt built and sold Schmidt’s Naturals for millions. Her advice: Don’t focus too much on the challenges ahead. Just get going.

Enabling Financial Inclusion in Asia: How Smartphones are Revamping the Traditional Credit Scoring Model

Historically, credit-lending favoured consumers in developed markets over those in less affluent emerging markets. This lack of ability to obtain a credit loan induced a vicious cycle; a lack of loans means consumers cannot build credit scores, in turn making it challenging to secure a loan. Fortunately, AI-enabled alternative credit scoring is upending this, creating opportunities for online lenders and fostering financial inclusion across the region.

Calling Out Your Copycat

Founders are turning to social media to make noise when other brands encroach on their intellectual property. It’s a splashy way to defend your company, but can it actually help protect it?

STARTUPS NEED GENDER DIVERSITY

The first female chief executive of Austrade, Stephanie Fahey, talks about the benefits of gender balance in senior management and believes start-ups are sabotaging their future by not including women in their boards.

Through The Lens Of Open Innovation

Avnish Sabharwal, managing director, Accenture ventures and open Innovation — India and Middle East

‘Kardinal' Rules of Veganism

As the most in-vogue dietary trend, veganism is at an all-high and there is a growing acceptance among everyone at an incredible speed. What’s driving more people and brands to embrace a plant-based lifestyle? Let’s investigate.

“My First Business Died—and Set Me Up for Success”

My buzzy New York startup was dead on arrival. Here’s how I learned to build a new (and far more sustainable) operation.

Racing Ahead with the Best Policies

From agents going door to door selling insurance to consumers coming to a platform asking for insurance is perhaps the biggest victory for Policybazaar.

USHERING IN A NEW DAWN

Do you know who can tackle India’s employment challenges? Women entrepreneurs in the country have the potential to generate 150-170 million jobs by 2030, which is more than 25 per cent of the new jobs required for the entire working-age population, according to a joint report released by Bain and Co. and Google titled ‘Women Entrepreneurship in India—Powering the economy with Her’. Accelerating quantity and quality of entrepreneurship towards such benchmarks can create over 30 million women-owned enterprises, the report said.

STRONGER TOGETHER

Married to work? Yes, these are couples who want to create their dream business together. Five couplepreneurs use the power of their connection to live happily ever after as life and business partners.

HOW TO dj RIGHT

While mixing tracks or creating one might look like the easiest job to many, this is no duck soup. Becoming a DJ is beyond one’s passion for music. It’s about making music essential for life. So to all those who aim to be a part of this exciting profession, get ready for the battle of originality. The ocean is deep and you need to taste the water before you jump into it. To understand the journey, Entrepreneur India got in a conversation with international artists who present you with a 101 guide to be a DJ.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING: TIME FOR AN ED-TECH REHAUL

The experiential learning theory aims to create a series of experiences among learners for lifelong learning. According to a latest survey conducted by Pearson, there is a 74 per cent probability that print textbooks will become obsolete in India by 2025. Further, 77 per cent of Indians will become acquainted with emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and smart devices apps.

A CREATIVE FORCE

The image of Baahubali’s Bhallaldeva is still so fresh that thinking about Rana Daggubati as any other being can be a tough job. However, once you meet him in person, his off-screen persona can blow your mind away.

Beep Beep Make Way For The New

Carsome has earned the trust of investors, dealers and sellers of used cards, and it’s now pressing the accelerator to reach more Southeast Asian cities.

Entrepreneur 35 Under 35 2020

35 young leaders on how they want to shape the future

THE INCREDIBLE MASTERMIND

There is something about Kunal Shah—the entrepreneur and now a start-up investor—that just clicks. Be it his unique approach to solving problems that nobody notices, or his thoughts on entrepreneurship which makes him such a popular figure on social media.

ROTIMATIC THE BREADWINNER

Pune-born Pranoti Nagarkar, 37, read books about inventors and their innovations growing up, and the idea of creating something novel, useful and from scratch stuck with her.

Turning $5 Gift Cards into a $1 Billion Brand

Can’t raise funds? That might be for the best. Here’s how one entrepreneur scrapped his way to unicorn status…at a coffee shop.

The Way of the Wahlberg

To start the year 2020 right, take some lessons from the business world of Mark Wahlberg—who diligently, thoughtfully built himself into the most disciplined man in Hollywood.