Page 49 - Start-ups

Behaviour & culture essentials in start-up land

With a fulsome media fawning on start-up leaders, Indian founders are exposed to a dangerous combination of de-railers

Letter to BS: FM's assurance comes as a breather for 'genuine' start- ups

Here's hoping that verification powers for proving themselves being genuine would not lie with the infamous income tax inspector

Logistics marketplace LetsTransport looks to enter 20 more cities by 2021

The company has raised $20 million in three rounds of funding

Govt reaches out to start-ups, promises 'no coercive action' on taxes

Several startups have raised concerns on taxation of angel funds under Section 56 of the Income Tax Act, which provides for taxation of funds received by an entity

Are we making money for Saudi Arabia, ask start-ups

"People would say, 'It's really easy - they'll give you as much money as you want,'" Vrionis said

13 start-up promoters join Rs 10-bn-plus club, membership triples

Oyo founder Ritesh Agarwal, Ola's Bhavish Agarwal, and co-founders of Udaan are some of the newest entrants to Barclays Hurun India Rich list

Tamil Nadu unveils new ICT Policy with focus on start-ups, Green IT

State govt is setting up ELCOSEZ, an IT and ITeS Special Economic Zone in Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchy, Salem, Tirunelveli and Hosur to attract investments

Tech's innovators are starting to ask permission, rather than forgiveness

They're finding ways to force firms to cooperate earlier in the development of new business models

Start-up investors may be exempt from 'angel tax'

But, majority might be left out, as only those investing in entities recognised by govt could qualify

Start-ups grow in line with their genes

Companies are not 'inanimate' entities; each has its own 'biological' character

Start-ups: The good, the bad and the ugly

The ecosystem benefits the haves, the upwardly mobile youth; it may not help create jobs for the have-nots

It's time for start-ups to focus on India's real problems to be disruptive

It is a low hanging fruit for entrepreneurs to mirror successful business models from other markets and fine tune them for India

Snippets: Boosting start-up growth

Emerging market accelerators aim to boost start-ups' potential for raising growth capital

Can start-ups really impact the economy?

At least in India, most of them are unstable and unsustainable. Let them be until they grow up

Jumpstarting India's start-up dream

A minor fix in tax laws can make start-ups bloom

Marketplace model fades as start-ups eye profits

Pure play aggregators are now looking at hybrid models to plug gaps in supply and bolster margins

Nurturing the learning mindset

Creating a culture of continuous learning may seem like a difficult journey

Fabogo rides on Dubai success to spread wings

The start-up claims about 330,000 customers come on its website every month

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The real secret about Indian start-ups

US start-ups crash and burn so frequently that no one blinks an eyelid