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First Comes Love, Then Comes Launching A Business

Cofounders often joke that their relationship is as complicated as a marriage. Three coping techniques for when your cofounder is your better half.

The Cashless King

The Man Who Wrote the Slow Death of Cash.

The Head-And-Tail Of Bitcoin Bubble

Bitcoin’s valuation is currently frothier than your morning hot cup of coffee. It ain’t like any other bubble in the past, claims the global economists. In definitive terms, in a fraction of time it obliterated even the year 2000 dot-com bubble (biggest in recent history) by spiraling more than twice its value. That’s what market pundits have been saying vociferously and freaking out over looming danger of financial doomsday. But the young industry players continue to see only real coffee and no froth at all.

Do You Have It In You? The Illogical DNA

As an Ivy League educated investment banker in the US, life couldn’t have been better. The high life of working and partying hard, and spending even harder was all too consuming.

5 Start-Ups That Are Safeguarding Water

India is the third largest groundwater exporter, but 21 cities are expected to run out of water by next year! Taking up the challenge, innovative companies are disrupting the ecosystem in search of better times. We bring you five start-ups that are safeguarding our precious resource.

Taking Cues From A Bygone Era

Born in India and brought up in the United States, Radhika Chopra always felt strongly about her Indian roots.

Road Of Life Is Not Always Straight ​​​​​​​

With Section 377 scraped out last month, it is time to celebrate the work of entrepreneurs and business leaders, who belong to the LGBTQ community and have always stood up for their rights. In this issue, we spoke with some of Indias role models from the community who are helping to make the workplace a more welcoming place. The aim is to highlight the struggle of the LGBTQ community what all these people had to endure to get acceptance from a society, which didnt accept them as they are and judged them by their sexuality rather than their work. Heres how they defied all odds and emerged victorious in the end.

How SAP Is Impacting The Start-Up Ecosystem ​​​​​​​

In every corporate complacency seeps in after a certain period of time. But what can one do to avoid the same? Either one can replicate the way start-ups work and their culture or make them a part of ones campus. The latter seems like a better option. The German enterprise software giant SAP did just that. Heres how.

Raising The Toast

Whether it is whiskey, vodka, gin or rum, there have been some noticeable shifts in the liquor business in India. The trends which are causing seismic shifts are being introduced by popular Indian liquor brands which are relooking to understand Indian customers and give them an experience high in the space.

Bolt-On Way To Scale

Acquiring companies for products, services, technology or intellectual property to enhance efficiency of their own various business functions and obtain a distinct comparative advantage at a much cheaper cost than doing everything organically has become the go-to route for acquirers.

Small Finances, Big Entrepreneurial Steps

Starting up, more often than not, has been a way for people passionate about ideas to break away from the mundane system that restricts them. But while that’s the common story, there are few who break away from the system, start up and make a comeback, only to disrupt the routine structure of what previously held them back. And Govind Singh, MD and CEO, Utkarsh Small Finance Bank did exactly that.

How To Build A Diverse Team

It’s not about simply making job offers. It’s about changing the way you think about recruiting.

The Long And Short Of A Beard

Call it the Virat Kohli effect or Ranveer Singh cult, a new trend has emerged in the male grooming world where many can be seen sporting a stubble or beard of different lengths. This has also thrown an open box for entrepreneurs into the beard grooming category. Facial hair is no more uncouth, untidy or a sign of poor grooming, but men today feel instead of removing it, beard should be kept neat and tidy. This is where the beard care products come in, forming a bridge between hair care and skin care. Male grooming products like facial hair oils, wax and conditioners are flooding the market. Though critics assume that the trend will fade away with time, several start-ups are building an industry around the beard.

Business And Society Should Be Treated As a Single Unit

Saras D. Sarasvathy, Professor of Business Administration at Darden School of Business, University of Virginia, feels business and society should be treated as a single unit. Also, entrepreneurship is a method of study for building a new society and should be addressed through education. She further compares the business eco-system in India and the US, to derive that along with entrepreneurship, students should also be taught about relationships, value-creation and idea of values.

It Takes 26 Days To Start A Business, We Want To Bring It Down To Six Days

In an interview with Entrepreneur, Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), spoke on a range of issues including ease of doing business to cutting down time to set up a business

The Evolving Food Culture in India

Grabbing a bite!!! Food and beverages business in India is growing at a speedy rate, from being the retail’s poor cousin it has evolved as a sector with a dominating edge. People today are more amenable to experimenting new and varied cuisines, which has helped in evolution of ‘global palates’ leading more brands and businesses investing in food and beverages. Growing at a CAGR of 10 per cent per year, food and beverages alone creates direct employment for 5.8 million people and contributes to a whopping Rs 22,400 crore by way of taxes to the Indian economy, says NRAI Foodservice Report. Indian Restaurant Congress has become an important platform for restaurant and food service brands to discuss and debate about the key trends. After doing six mega editions in Delhi, thought of capturing the regional markets. Building on its success, Franchise India replicated the platform in west India with the launch of Restaurant India on March 19 at Hotel Westin Pune. On the heels of these growing changes, today eating out is no more restricted to celebrations rather it is in line with more varied options, experience based dining trends, technological drive and food on the go, which found a new place in the emerging food trends.

We Cater To Around 3 Lac People Every Year

Ashay Desai, General Manager- Kapco Banquets & Catering talks about his plan to grow the catering business and the opportunities in the market.

The Business Of Business Books

Every entrepreneur today seems to have written a book. But here’s what they might not tell you: The book wasn’t really written to be read. And they didn’t always do any writing.

A Brewing Business

While the kombucha industry has been enjoying wholesome success in the West since the 1990s, Asian startups have just started banking on the Chinese-origin ancient drink

The Bro Code - Meet Sound Industry's New Disruptors

Think of music and millennials, and what’s affordable that suits their budget. boAt, operating out of the posh Hauz Khas colony in Delhi, neatly fits the bill. But wait, why boAt and what does it mean to the nextgen? “When you go on a boat you leave land and worries behind, you go into your own zone, same way if you wear our products you plug into nirvana, your own zone,” says Co-founder Aman Gupta.

From Actor To Entrepreneur

Lara Dutta is all set to add some glamour to the world of entrepreneurship as the former Miss Universe and renowned Bollywood actress recently launched a skincare brand of her own. The beauty icon who is all set to build a business out of it calls her venture her second child and has even named it with the same alphabets.

The Woman Behind The Maternity Wardrobe Of The Royals

What’s common between Kate Winslet, Christina Aguilera, Jessica Alba, Gwen Stefani, and Anne Hathaway?

Unicorns Turn To MSMEs

In the last two years, powerhouses like Go-Jek and Grab have launched digital entrepreneurship workshops for MSMEs. What’s the catch?

Inside Maria Sharapova's - Wicked Spin

We’ve watched her bag five Grand Slams and an Olympic medal in tennis. But now she’s winning with her candy company, a mentorship program, and soon, hotel gyms. What’s her secret? Meet Team Maria.

Why Singapore Is A Startup Paradise

Enterprise Singapore’s Jonathan Lim shares government strategies that are helping the startup ecosystem's growth.

The Peak Unicorn

From Seeking Growth Through Venture Capital to Creating His Own Investment Vehicle, Here’s How Girish Mathrubootham Is Defining the New-age Tech Investment.

Let's Talk Future

Satveer Singh Thakral on why technology in this age and time holds the key to the success of businesses.

Aye, Aye, Captain

Here’s how the founder of Captain Zack took inspiration from his nine-year-old dog to build a brand.

Nutritious Edge

Again Drinks’ divergent packaging of white, slim and tall pet bottle gives a signature feel of milk-based purity and fitness. Devoid of preservatives, it’s just what the doctor ordered.

The Zen Billionaire

2016 didn’t mark the best year for start-ups. Funding was down and valuations saw a nose dive. At that time four-year-old startup Hike raised funding that too with a valuation of above billion dollar. Hike made it to the unicorn list of Indian startups in shortest span of time. Entrepreneur decodes Hike!