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NUPUR GARG :THE WOMAN IN PRIVATE EQUITY

Win PE is a not-for-profit platform, which promotes transformation in the investing world in favour of gender diversity. Nupur Garg is also a Private Equity Investor and Independent Board Member. Currently, she is on the Investment Committee of 3 LPs and through them, invested in a number of PE-VC funds in India and globally these include NIIF, DGGF and Govt of India’s FFS managed by SIDBI.

How startups can find and retain right talent in the competitive landscape

New business in the market, startups are dynamic organizations. Their realities are constantly changing and they always thrive for new ideas.

A Toast to Crazy Ideas

I graduated from college in the early ’90s with a major in Italian literature and no clue how I was going to make a living.

AN INDIAN NUMEROLOGIST JC CHAUDHRY INITIATED 18TH NOVEMBER AS “INTERNATIONAL NUMEROLOGY DAY” TO BENEFIT MANKIND WITH THE POWER OF NUMEROLOGY

The love for numbers was ubiquitous in ancient civilizations including ancient Greece, India, Chaldea (Mesopotamia), China. JC Chaudhry is a proponent of this vision and is one of the most well-known name in the arena of education and entrepreneurship from India.

SANJEEV BIKHCHANDANI The Man with a Midas Touch

A TECH ENTREPRENEUR’S GUIDE TO INVESTING IN STARTUPS

The Man of Action - Amitabh Kant

He’s not your regular Sarkari babu. He works even Saturdays to finish tasks and makes way for meetings that were due long. He has been the face startups recognize not just with Startup India and Make in India. Before he started working on these projects he has worked on successful campaigns like creating the image of India and states with the likes of “Incredible India” and “God’s Own Country” for Kerala, the state from where he passed the IAS cadre in 1980. He’s the one who’s has been known for the right branding at right time. He works to deliver or delivers for work. Even at the age of retirement, he seems to be gung-ho with not just his strong words but how can that be turned into action. This man has surely had a fool-proof plan. Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog seems to know the pulse of the nation. His India branding was rightly timed. And now when the whole nation seems upbeat about startups and Vocal for Local, he has taken it to a different level by involving startups across India and states in the Make in India initiative. Looking at how he was moderating at Startup India by how he introduced startups in his classy way or how just like a class monitor he held all the joint secretaries answerable for the audience at large. Kant lives by the can-do attitude as he knows how to get things done. Here’s the Make in India man who’s also better known as the BFF of Startups.

On my Bookshelf

Reading is like a workout for my intellect. I love reading books that can take me to an event and help me in future by inspiring or giving important life lessons. Here are my three favorite books that I think every aspiring leader should give a read.

Building the natural & organic food market in India

BHUPENDRA KHANAL, FOUNDER & CEO, KHANAL FOODS

Advances in Global Leadership

VIPIN GUPTA (PROFESSOR, TRUTH SEEKER, RESEARCHER, MOTIVATOR & AUTHOR)

Man(preet) in-charge

MANPREET SINGH, CAPTAIN, INDIAN MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM

Pressure to Succeed Translates into Stress for Entrepreneurs

HARSH MARIWALA, FOUNDER, ASCENT FOUNDATION

A Banker turned Techie

ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA , CHAIRPERSON & CEO, SALESFORCE INDIA

Meet the Real-me

MADHAV SHETH - VICE PRESIDENT, REALME AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, REALME INDIA, EUROPE & LATIN AMERICA

The Man Running Govt's Own Startup

DEEPAK BAGLA, MD AND CEO, INVEST INDIA

Making Legacy Businesses Powerful in a Digital World

SHASHI KIRAN SHETTY, FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, ALLCARGO LOGISTICS

‘Wowing' The Users Since 2010

GIRISH MATHRUBOOTHAM, CHAIRMAN & CEO, FRESHWORKS

Don't Compete. Differentiate!

Want to scale your business? Stop worrying about the competition, and focus on these three areas instead.

Lessons That Are Worth Billions

How did Michael Dell build one of the most valuable technology companies in the world? By being willing to try, fail, and learn.

Sectors That Will Benefit The Most Under The New Drone Rules 2021

Drone Rules 2021 have increased the scope of drone usage across innumerable sectors

Facing a Hard Choice? Get Out of Your Head

When we look at a decision through someone else’s eyes, change becomes a lot easier to make.

The Challenge Of Lithium-Ion Dependency In India's EV Adoption

Only a few startups are working on innovation-led products that can be alternatives to lithium-ion batteries

INCLUSIVE INNOVATION: How to Address the Yawning Gap in India's Social Impact Sector

In today’s charged socio-economic climate, corporates, startups, and individuals aren’t just paying lip service to words like poverty and inequality. They don’t want to be on the sidelines of creating a positive social impact for those at the bottom of the pyramid (BoP). They want to be the humane change-makers, heralding a new way of solving age-old societal issues-- right from the frontlines. They want to be risk-takers who would go beyond making profits to improve the lives of the underserved, thereby empowering low to middle-income groups to lead dignified lives.

SAVIORS OF THE INDIAN MSME SECTOR

The Covid-19 pandemic has been one of the toughest time periods in the history of human kind. More than 200 million cases all over the world with India being the 2nd worst-hit country by Covid with confirmed cases rising over 30 Million. The economic crisis that has been brought forth by the pandemic has resulted in worldwide turmoil, especially in developing nations like India. Mass lay-offs and businesses shutting down has been a common theme across the Covid Era. India has seen its economic crisis escalate with 10 million jobs being lost in the 2nd wave alone and with jobs being scarce and corporate not hiring further, entrepreneurship became the only way out for many and with banks not giving out small loans, micro-lending became the only alternative. Micro-lending is the practice of lending of money in small amounts to impoverished individuals or groups who are otherwise unable to obtain loans from banks.

CREATIVE MINDS ON CHANGING THE WORLD

CREATIVE BUSINESS INC

Innovation Comes from Intrapreneurs

Employees say they’re unhappy. Companies are struggling to navigate massive change. The solution to both? It’s creating a culture of intrapreneurship

THE VISUAL STORYTELLER

A serial entrepreneur, investor and scholar Hovhannes Avoyan is the founder and CEO of PicsArt which is the world’s largest creative platform and social editing app with 150M+ monthly creative content creators and more than 1B downloads to date. Prior to PicsArt, he founded five startups, all of which had successful acquisitions by global companies like Lycos, Bertelsmann, GFI, TeamViewer, and HelpSystems. He has also been a senior lecturer of computer science at the American University of Armenia and a visiting lecturer at San Francisco State University. The US-based company has been always focused on the Indian market and has been catering to its socially active millennials. The app brand which has a huge following all across the world is further looking to grow in the Indian market and has various ambitious plans ahead. Entrepreneur spoke to Hovhannes Avoyan, Founder & CEO, PicsArt on creating the Picture Perfect Unicorn.

Unicorn In 3 Years Traversing Path Less Taken

Zetwerk co-founders take pride in the way they are building a sustainable and profitable business

Is India Femtech Ready?

Pregnancy tracking apps, a virtual health clinic for women, and a device for accurate, early-stage breast cancer detection are among the latest innovations in the Indian femtech space.

Ajinkya Rahane And His Investment Mantra

India’s cool and calm stand-in captain, Ajinkya Rahane is never of pressure, which made him stay humble and focus on his game. In this interaction with Entrepreneur, he shares his rise as the son of the soil, his recent startup investments and the hardwork and discipline which drive his life.

India's Booming Moneygurus

Financial influencers who’re inspiring millenials to invest and grow