The Indian startup space is abuzz with talks about design and how a startup should focus more on design than anything else. And we’re not talking about how your site looks. Design is about how you structure your product, how it is laid out and the entire thinking process that goes behind making a world class proposition
Having seen many startup workplaces in the past, the sight of a plush corporate office on the 7th floor of a building seemed relatively alien to me. Like judging a book by its cover, I wasn’t really sure how much of the entrepreneurial spirit I’d unearth. Afterall, it was Time Inc’s India partners, Time [...] Read More
Based in Varanasi, SMV is a social enterprise that serves cycle rickshaw drivers in India. The company sells cycle rickshaws to poor rickshaw drivers on a deferred payment basis so that they can make manageable weekly payments over approximately a one year period. By the end of this period, the drivers have full ownership of their own licensed rickshaw. In addition, by making the weekly payments, the drivers are able to establish a credit history which can prove beneficial if they seek any loan in the future and would be relevant to help improve their financial inclusion.
Entrepreneurship is a strange desire and a stranger journey. How else could you explain the transition of M D Riti from journalism to a corporate employee trainer who uses murder mysteries as the learning tool? We caught up with the founder of RMG Learnings to understand her backstory and the subplots of her startup. The [...] Read More
It has been said and written about enough that hiring good talent is no cakewalk. And there are many reasons behind this persistent problem. One of the factors contributing to it being the large gap between what is taught in universities/colleges and the industry requirements. Murtuza Rohawala saw these shortcomings in the education space and [...] Read More
We recently wrote about Bangalore based Varthana raising a funding round from Accion. The finance lending organization, founded by Steve Hardgrave and Brajesh Mishra, provides access to loans for entrepreneurs working towards improving the quality of education for low-income groups.
Getting paid for watching advertisements may seem crazy but its for real! This oeuvre is the brainchild of three Mumbaikars who are also chartered accountants in the making. These commerce graduates – Akash Desai, Pratik Thakkar and Chirag Mehta – joined hands to start Pay-ad. Launched in May 2013, Pay-ad is an online video marketing startup that pays people for watching short, entertaining video advertisements.
A product of TNetwork Solutions, Mylooka is a social Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) application meant for small to large companies. The intention is to connect employees and departments. Launched in January this year, MyLooka aims to simplify internal communication for businesses with a very heavy focus on mobile.
Nokia Siemens Networks’ MBit Index study reveals a 92% increase in mobile data traffic generated by both 2G and 3G services in India between December 2011 and December 2012. MBit Index study is based on Nokia Siemens Networks’ internal analysis of aggregated data from multiple sources in India.
Music festivals and concerts are not a new phenomenon in India, over the past decade or so these events have climbed up the pace. It has witnessed raft of innovation during the same, yet there are many areas which are still untouched and need improvement. Parth Saxena from TommyJams started working on eradicating the mess [...] Read More
One just can’t do justice to the phenomenonal way in which the Mexican wave unites, excites and invigorates spectators into producing such a visually stimulating spectacle! We have a lot to learn and apply to organizational behaviour from the Mexican wave. Think about the last time you were at a stadium and were part of a Mexican wave. Think of each aspect – from the typical lull before someone starts the wave, how others around the initiators pick up on it, how it travels through an entire crowd with remarkable coordination, how nice it looks when you see the wave travel and how it leaves such a large mass of people so invigorated. Is your startup doing this Mexican wave?
