A year ago, Nayamat, a senior psychologist at ePsyClinic, an online counselling platform, started to see Amit (name changed) who used to be an investment banker abroad. Amit had a well-paying job, no financial or family troubles, but he wasn’t happy. Thinking it was his job, he decided to t…
Odisha creates 55k jobs in MSME sector
The Odisha government has created 55,567 jobs through new Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by September of 2016, said an official. The state government has set a target to generate 3.30 lakh jobs by setting up 66,000 new MSME units during 2016-17, and the MSME department has facilitate…
Artisans of 13 states display crafts at fair
NAVI MUMBAI: Keeping the festive season in mind, Cidco Urban Haat kicked off a handicraft exhibition from October 26, which will be on till November 6 from 11am to 10pm daily. Over 70 artisans from 13 states are participating in the exhibition, which is organized by the grant-in-aid from Ministry…
Start-up India: Transformation in the entrepreneurial mindset
Chairman of entrepreneur network The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Global Venktesh Shukla is looking forward to hosting a summit in Delhi later this year (2016). Based in Silicon Valley , the graduate of MIT Sloan School of Management runs early stage fund Monta Vista Capital. Shukla, who was born in…
Here’s how your start-up can survive without funding
It’s the era of startups, yet investors are jittery about placing their bets on newbies. Investors around the world are more careful of where their cash is flowing more than ever before. So, if you are running a startup and don’t know where to get funding yet, how about trying to surv…
How Nestaway is helping millennials find a PG accommodation
The task of finding a house on rent in a big city is a daunting one for working singles, especially in India, where working singles are not always welcome. Thousands of listings and no suitable options. Most of the online rental services fail to impress. Poor hygiene, old appliances, waterlogging…
Want to grow your start-up’s revenue? Here’s how
Revenue is the economic engine for any business. If you have no revenue, you can’t cut a profit, much less stay viable in the long run. A strong revenue stream gives business partners, employees and other stakeholders the assurance and confidence to support your company. Target the right KPI KPIs…
OYO shifts strategy, moves away from ‘minimum guarantee’ model
In a move to reduce cash burn, Softbank-funded budget hotel accommodation provider, OYO Rooms has almost stopped giving minimum guarantee of occupancy, it offered to partner hotels. It now purely operates on a revenue share model, according to a top company executive. “Minimum guarantees have bee…
Ganesh Natarajan backs Studio Coppre in a boost to copper artisans
IT industry veteran Ganesh Natarajan, who has donned an investor’s hat post his retirement from Zensar, has recently backed Studio Coppre, a Pune-based all-women’s start-up which is working towards the cause of copper artisans in Maharashtra and other parts of the country. Natarajan told that the…
Kalaari Capital offers $100k each to 3 hardware start-ups
Remember the hoverboard from the movie Back to the Future, the teleporter from Star Trek, or the landspeeder from Star Wars? How about a multi-touch table out of a James Bond film? Talk about hardware technology innovation, these are some of the images that rush to the mind of India’s top venture…