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In this issue
Start-Up Special
After the Euphoria
The abundance of capital that came with India's start-up boom has long subsided. It's time for a measured and mature approach
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5 mins
Behind the Scenes
Evaluating start-ups is more than number crunching. While some factors are quantifiable, many are more nuanced. Here's a sneak peek inside the war room from where the rankings emerged
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4 mins
Govt Handholding StartUps, Not Micromanaging
Piyush Goyal, Union minister of commerce and industry talks about role of youth, incubation centres in non-metros and Centre's hands-off approach in an interview to Neeraj Thakur and Pushpita Dey.
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3 mins
Direct To Consumer
These start-ups are rewriting the playbook for retail, offering everything from skin care to snacks with a promise of quality and personalisation
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2 mins
Being Local Matters
India's rapidly evolving consumer market, backed by a young, progressive population and a flourishing middle class, is a landscape of opportunity and complex challenges.
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4 mins
At the End of the Day, You Bet on Founders
Zerodha founder and chief executive Nithin Kamath tells Deepsekhar Choudhury that the philosophy of a company is what sets it apart and makes it special. Edited excerpts
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3 mins
Beyond the Big Idea
Most founder stories start with a Eureka moment—or that is what entrepreneurship folklore would have you believe.
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3 mins
The Best Valuation Need Not Be the Highest
Info Edge founder and veteran start-up investor Sanjeev Bikhchandani talks to Deepsekhar Choudhury about high valuations and corporate governance in start-ups. Edited excerpts
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3 mins
Question of Culture
Even after more than four decades of its publishing, Tom Peters' In Search of Excellence continues to remain arguably the most influential business book ever. It was also the book that brought the notion of organisation culture to the centre stage. Amusingly, Peters draws a parallel between an organisation's culture and fairy tales.
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4 mins
Time to Go Global
India's defence and space start-up ecosystems have witnessed exponential growth in recent years, with over 1,000 defence and 250 space start-ups driving deep-tech innovation. Government initiatives such as Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), positive indigenisation lists and allocation of 75% of the defence capital budget for domestic procurement, along with support from Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (InSpace), have created vast opportunities.
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4 mins
AI will Replace Certain Jobs but Also Create New Ones
S Krishnan, secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) talks about R&D, funding and various schemes for start-ups, in an interview to Neeraj Thakur and Parth Singh.
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3 mins
Scale Stimulus
For technology start-ups, growth funding serves as the catalyst to scale, innovate, expand into new markets and make critical hires. New capital brings strategic value through investor expertise and industry network, customer introductions, helps maintain operational efficiency and mitigate cashflow challenges.The landscape of venture and growth financings in India has undergone a major shift since the pre-Covid era. The pandemic gave rise to a low-interest rate environment which saw an unprecedented inflow of capital into Indian start-ups with a very strong focus on high growth, often at the cost of high burn. Post-pandemic, the environment has seen a significant shift in focus towards sustainable growth, profitability and efficient unit economics.
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3 mins
On the Road Less Travelled
Our entrepreneurial journey as the founders of the CarDekho group proves the fact that ambition and ingenuity can flourish in the most unexpected places.
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4 mins
Striding Ahead
Bengaluru anchors the Karnataka model of start-up growth. But the state is now looking beyond its capital city to nurture other Silicon Valleys
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3 mins
Start-Ups have Generated 17.28 Lakh Direct Jobs
Amardeep Singh Bhatia, secretary, department for promotion of industry and internal trade (DPIIT) tells Pushpita Dey about the government's various schemes to give start-ups a leg up.
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3 mins
GCCS Shaping Start-Ups
The remarkable journey of global capability centres (GCCs) in India continues to set new benchmarks, enriching the nation's economic narrative.
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3 mins
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