ENTREPRENEUR DEFINITION
Indian entrepreneur shares key tips on how to get funding for your start up in silicon valley
Pritika Mehta, founder of Butternut AI, shares tailored guidance for immigrant entrepreneurs in San Francisco, advocating for cultural awareness and unconventional approaches. With 22 directives, her advice sparks engagement, drawing both praise and dissent. Mehta's insights offer valuable navigation tools in San Francisco's bustling startup scene, fostering dialogue and anticipation among entrepreneurs aiming to carve their niche in the dynamic landscape.
See big room for growth across all our segments : Keshav Bhajanka, Century Plyboards
I think you have hit the nail on the head. The real estate sector has finally recovered after I would say a decade in a weak position. Now, that the cycle has changed, all building material products are going to benefit and I believe as market leaders in our category we are going to see a substantial benefit out of the same.
Learning from Failure: How to overcome business challenges and create a successful business model
In the competitive landscape of modern entrepreneurship, innovation and disruption are paramount. Amid opportunities, expansion challenges arise, including financial management and maintaining corporate culture. Failure, inevitable in this journey, offers invaluable lessons. A study reveals 91% of startups fail within five years. Embracing failure cultivates resilience and a growth mindset.
ET Soonicorns Summit 2023: Experts spotlight how entrepreneurs can leverage data and AI for business success
Inside the ‘Leveraging Data and AI for Business Success’ closed-door roundtable discussion at the Bengaluru edition of ET Soonicorns Summit 2023. From strategic insights to key learnings and principles shared by top industry leaders and visionaries, here are some of the pivotal drivers of data and AI-powered business transformation.
Masters to Doctorate: The Pathway to PhD in Business Management Success
The PhD in Business Management program is a three-year doctoral program that covers various subjects such as banking, accounting, marketing, finance, and information systems. Eligibility for the program requires a master's degree with a minimum of 50% marks.
In the next 10 years, truly world-class companies will emerge out of India, says boAt co-founder
"While there may be short-term challenges for entrepreneurs in India, such as funding difficulties and a focus on profitability, the long-term outlook is promising. Budding entrepreneurs must have a clear vision, be detail-oriented, and persevere in order to build scalable and successful companies. Despite the current funding winter, funding opportunities still exist for the right companies. "
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You can hyphen(ate) anything to your life. You can have it all! Actor turned entrepreneur Kriti Sanon on new biz venture
Kriti Sanon and Vaishali Gupta, co-founders of skincare brand Hyphen, spoke with ET Now about their brand philosophy. Hyphen combines natural and scientific ingredients to provide users with powerful skincare products. Gupta explained that the brand is positioned as a "mass premium" offering, with prices to match. To differentiate themselves from competitors, Hyphen will focus on delivering a strong, effective message about the benefits of their products.
boAt looking at IPO in FY25-FY26; definitely not listing this year, says co-founder Aman Gupta
On whether boAt will look at another round of capital raise before listing, Gupta said while the startup is not in need of funds per se, a lot will depend on how things move, and its own growth ambitions.
The business of Yoga: Can Indian entrepreneurs bend into the Lululemon pose?
Though the rapid rise of yoga in the West in the past decade coincided with the rise of the startup culture in India, the country has failed to produce any global yoga merchandise brand. Lululemon, which started out small in Vancouver in Canada in 1998 as a company selling yoga apparel, clocked net revenue of $8.1 billion in 2022.
US-based Indian entrepreneur develops software to build career plans based on genes
Mohamed Mustafa Saidalvi from GenesandYou, a biotechnology company based in Mumbai, said that the software based on the analysis of their genes will help customise school curricula and plan the career path of children much in advance.
Entrepreneurs flag lack of ‘credence’ as IAMAI not representing their interests, favouring Big Tech
This signals a deepening of the chasm between the interests of global internet majors such as Google and Facebook and that of the local startups over issues ranging from pricing policies to digital regulations.
This is how India’s new Foreign Trade Policy can make trade work for women
While FTP 2023 has identified MSMEs as an area of importance and focus, the policy now needs to recognise the importance of women in trade. Women face significant trade barriers and these steps can help.
Ukraine's tech entrepreneurs fight war on a different front
With the government's blessing, Nayshtetik and his team of engineers moved to neighboring Poland where they raised initial funding from a Polish company, Air Res Aviation, to develop a new drone for the Ukrainian military.
Women turn small-scale entrepreneurs selling 'pithas', 'larus'
There are plenty of buyers for the products as majority of city people don't easily get the ingredients such as rice flour.
Foxconn’s Young Liu committed to Karnataka, Telangana projects; SoftBank's Arm aims to raise $8 bn in US IPO
In separate letters to Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Foxconn chairman Young Liu said he will "ensure successful grounding of the 'Project Elephant' in Bengaluru" while underscoring its commitment to setting up a manufacturing facility in Kongara Kalan in Telangana.
I definitely see myself investing in a business very soon: Kiara Advani
All my financial advice actually I take from my father. He is my backbone there. I think a mix of both but I think I am more of a safe person.
CRED founder Kunal Shah reveals he earns Rs 15K per month, netizens accuse him of evading taxes & underpaying staff
The netizens are finding something fishy about his pay package!
'Down, but not out.' After 'Shark Tank India 2' pitch went downhill, Flatheads founder reveals his 10-yr-old wants to be an entrepreneur
At 10, Balakrishnan's daughter has already started her entrepreneurial journey.
Small companies have a new definition. Will it help?
The Government has been dedicated to taking initiatives and steps to create a more conducive business environment for law-abiding companies, including a reduction of compliance burden on such companies.
Festive sales stoke demand; EPAM sacks 100 in India
The buoyant start to the festive sales – which will continue till Diwali -- comes after muted growth over the past six to eight months, owing to high inflation.
Practical ways to beat stress as an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs may always have something or the other, which is going against their wish, which is outside their control, and thus it can cause stress.
20-25% of businesses in India are run by women but less than 2% are able to raise capital: Vineeta Singh, Sugar Cosmetics
“As women, we struggle with equity as well as debt fund raising and the number of women founders should go to 30-40% over the next decade. Hopefully we will have a similar ratio in terms of the number of women getting funded as well because without access to capital, it is hard to scale and build large enterprises.”
A special bond: Fashion entrepreneur Maximiliano Modesti reveals how Indian artisans fascinated him 30 years ago
Modesti said he isn't a forecaster, but his trends are ahead of time.
Govt has accepted the definition of indigenous or Assamese muslim put forward by the subcommittee: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam government last year after discussion with Muslim intellectuals has decided to formed eight sub committees which lay down a roadmap for holistic development of the community in next five years. The committees have submitted their report to the chief minister.
SaaS startup OSlash raises $5 million in funding led by entrepreneurs, operators
The round saw participation from Kevin Weil, former co-creator of Instagram, Akshay Kothari, chief operating officer, Notion, and Cristina Cordova Partner from the First Round Capital.
Indian-origin entrepreneur Harpreet Kaur wins popular UK TV show
Harpreet Kaur, 30, went head-to-head with other budding entrepreneurs from different parts of Britain, including another Indian-origin candidate Akshay Thakrar, for the 16th edition of the BBC show helmed by business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar.
Women’s Day: From construction to cosmetics, women entrepreneurs lead the way in sustainable business
Women have a significant role to play when it comes to caring for the planet and building a sustainable future.
How ease of doing business can be made more effective for entrepreneurs
To translate the vision of GoI on entrepreneurship into reality, the next generation of reforms needs to be focused on reducing the compliance burden for entrepreneurs and ensuring the availability of funding for them.
Award-winning social entrepreneur Deep Bajaj finds comfort in gardening, calls it calming & therapeutic
The Sirona Hygiene CEO started gardening as a hobby during the lockdown.
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