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Why buy expensive new clothes, when you can rent them from Wrapd
Occasions make large wardrobes. While your day to day usage probably ranges between 4 – 5 pairs of clothes, the rest is often stuff you originally bought for an occasion. Those clothes are expensive...
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yoCAPTCHA’s acquisition from the eyes of the founder, Ankit Gupta
Ankit Gupta is today a happy man. What started as a college time experimentation with building consumer internet projects, to enter the world of digital advertising as complete novice, had ended in an...
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Paul Srivorakul – Meet the man who built and sold three companies in Thailand
We asked our network in Thailand about the go-to mentor for startups in Thailand, and they all unanimously pointed us to Paul Srivorakul. And why won’t they, Paul moved back to his homeland Thai after...
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Happy Teacher’s Day, dear mentors
Guru Brahma, Guru Vishnu Guru Devo Maheshwara Guru Sakshat Parabrahma Tsmai Shri Guruve Namaha This verse from Skanda Purana translates as under: The teacher is like Lord Brahma as he generates the...
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The story of your ‘user’ you hardly know anything about
We all talk about how the users should be at the core of your thought process while building a product or a service. What is your user base? What are their inclinations? And a million other questions...
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Making the raw talent ready for employment, inQuisitive
Each year over 3 million graduates and post-graduates are added to the Indian workforce according to NASSCOM. However, of these only 25 per cent of technical graduates and 10-15 percent of other...
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[Book Review] Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being...
by Austin Kleon www.AustinKleon.com 2012 Workman Publishing, New York http://www.workman.com/authors/austin_kleon/ 10 chapters; 160 pages You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself....
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MyDentist, the dental startup that follows best practices of FMCG, retail and...
My earliest memory of a dentist is of someone who spoke very sweetly to me and then gave me such pain that it lasted for almost a week (maybe it was just a day, but seemed forever!). I should thank him...
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eDabba’s second fund raise and expansion to more cities with their hybrid...
We’ve heard multiple times that only online doesn’t work in India. Any effort on the internet when pushed via an offline channel tends to do better. eDabba ventured into eCommerce with this mindset and...
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[TechSparks Speakers] Introducing Bethany Coates – Assistant Dean, Global...
In the US, the practice of young, entrepreneurial people, high up in academics, is a common sight. The unique blend of young and innovative minds, equipped with the resources and credentials of...
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UCWeb, the name that is reinventing China’s image as manufacturer of cell phones
China, we all know is the manufacturing hub for all brands of mobile phones. From low-end to high-end all types of phones are manufactured in the country, for the cost efficiencies it gives. So it is...
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[TechSparks Speakers] Introducing Gerard Tellis, PhD Michigan, Professor of...
A lot of entrepreneurship is about exploring uncharted territories, and innovation is key to a company’s survival. So how does a company innovate? That has been a perennial problem among entrepreneurs....
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Grishma Udani is building a Goodreads for movies with Rinema
The only time that most of us actually watch a movie is either when it’s showing on TV or at the cinemas when it’s launched. There’s only so much you can keep up with. What about those countless other...
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[TechSparks Speakers] Binny Bansal – The Silent Face behind the Flipkart...
Enough has been spoken about Flipkart, and enough has been said about its founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal. Most people still think of them as of the same family and related to each other, which...
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When the masters of scale met – Deep Kalra and Kunal Bahl in conversation
Startup discussions are generously peppered with the word ‘scale’. So much so, that you’d think that, if you’re starting up, scale is the only thing you should be chasing (although it isn’t). But when...
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[Friday Learning] Creative discipline – A responsible entrepreneur is a doer
Entrepreneurs in the current digital generation need to excel in moral, mental behaviour through discipline. We will try and learn in the article that creative discipline helps startups place vision as...
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ElasticBox, Deploy applications across any cloud – private, public or hybrid...
Configuration management and software deployment are well-recognized problem for all the companies – whether it is a 5 person startup or 10,000 + people company. There are multiple options currently...
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Trend of entrepreneurship in early twenties catching up in India [An overview]
Ecosystem for entrepreneurship has come a long way in India. Over past two years and so more young people have been taking route of entrepreneurship. Right from ecommerce to various technology startups...
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Entrepreneur’s Lament (Part 2)
Welcome back my friends and those who wish me well, Those who read part 1 of my lament & thought it was hell. It only gets worse; of raising funds – my painful journey, My startup against these...
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YourCabs generates more than 50% customers via online booking – What’s their...
YourCabs is a Bangalore-based technology platform to aggregate fleet owners and vehicles, in the car rental space. Founded by Rajath Kedilaya in 2011, the company has managed to create an intelligent...
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