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Why Ecommerce Giants Like Kunal Bahl, Sachin Bansal Are Backing Entrepreneurs As “Super Angel”
23Sep By No Comments
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Why Ecommerce Giants Like Kunal Bahl, Sachin Bansal Are Backing Entrepreneurs As “Super Angel”

Saras Agarwal's main agenda at a networking event early this year was to meet Zishaan Hayath, cofounder and chief executive of education technology startup Toppr. The associate vice-president at VenturEast, among India's oldest venture capital firms, wasn't looking to invest in Toppr but discuss startups Hayath had put his money into. "It was a general meet-up from the point of view of deal flow to understand what kind of startups (Hayath) is interested in," Agarwal said. Hayath represents a widening pool of so-called super angels — reputed startup founders who are increasingly becoming the first port of call for entrepreneurs seeking money for their emerging businesses, having been among the earliest to bet on consumer Internet companies such as Ola, Housing, TinyOwl, Grofers and Delhi...
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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring – Martin Zwilling
19Sep By No Comments
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8 Key Rules for Starting a Business on a Shoestring – Martin Zwilling

A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising. Now you can match a big company with worldwide reach for a few thousand dollars. It’s a new age for aspiring entrepreneurs, where anyone with a dream or a hobby should be turning it into a business. The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. The good news is that most haven’t learned the new rules, so there is still room to surge ahead of the crowd. Here are some of the key new ...
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James Altucher- How To Diversify Your Life
2Mar By NitishNo Comments
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James Altucher- How To Diversify Your Life

About - James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, podcaster, Blogger, author, social media and investor. He has founded or cofounded over 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and claims to have failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times,TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book "Choose Yourself" among the 12 Best Business Books of All Time. One time I wanted to sell my company to HBO. The CFO was looking at the numbers. They were willing to buy it for a tiny amount but it was an amount that would’ve taken me about one billion years to save because that’s just the way I ...
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