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On my 65th birthday, i feel youngest entrepreneur become oldest – Richard Branson

17Jul By NitishNo Comments

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On my 65th birthday, i feel youngest entrepreneur become oldest – Richard Branson

Editors note: Richard Branson, one of the legendary entrepreneur of 21st century turned 65 today. An all-rounder entrepreneur, who started his first business venture at the age of sixteen, now become a proud owner of Virgin Group (comprises more than 400 companies, estimated net worth of US$4.9 billion). On his 65th birthday, he wrote a beautiful article to share what he is feeling (we shared it below). We all wish him a very happy and healthy birthday!!! I was once the youngest entrepreneur in the world. I blinked. And now I'm one of the oldest! It's my 65th birthday, an occasion that is supposed to carry associations with that incomprehensible word, retirement. I can assure you I have no plans to retire. I can't imagine not working, as I've never seen w...

9 Things I Learned from Working in Venture Capital – Omar Hmaissy

17Jul By No Comments

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9 Things I Learned from Working in Venture Capital – Omar Hmaissy

In January, I participated in the Chicago Booth Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab, where I had the opportunity to work with the great team at Second Century Ventures, a consumer and SMB tech focused VC based in Chicago, for 6 months. Having spent a considerable amount of time talking to entrepreneurs, sourcing deals, conducting due diligence, and developing investment theses, I thought I would share my learnings with all those interested in Venture Capital as a career path. Below are my thoughts on what working in Venture Capital is about, what is expected from the investing team, and what it takes to succeed in the industry. 1. ABS — Always Be Selling: One of the most important aspects of Venture Capital is deal sourcing. VCs have one goal — and that is to get in on the best dea...

The difference between marketing and Publicity – Rebecca coleman

25May By No Comments

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The difference between marketing and Publicity – Rebecca coleman

I am a freelance theatre publicist, and I often get asked “what’s the difference between marketing and publicity?” so I thought I’d write a post on it. Marketing has a much larger reach. Marketing includes anything to do with your brand. I can hear you now: “I’m an artist. I paint. I don’t have a brand.” But I would argue that you do. You may not hire a big-ass ad agency to create an overall branding “look” for you, but if you have an online presence (or “footprint”), which can include website, blog, and participation in social media, then you have a brand. If you have a logo, or even a signature, that is part of your branding. The key is to keep things similar across the board: choose similar colour schemes, fonts, and wording when you explain what it is you do, and who you are. ...

Buffer App – A Startup that developed formulas for sharing Equity and Salary

1Apr By NitishNo Comments

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Buffer App – A Startup that developed formulas for sharing Equity and Salary

It is quite common for the founders to split equity in their company early on in the process and an even-split is the common scenario seen in most of them. Every startup in the world faces "ups and downs" due to equity sharing issues. One thing which creates a big difference between good Startups and ordinary Startups in this matter is transparency. Good startups will always have better sharing equity structure and individual breakdown process. Many startups have failed just because of this sole reason due to lack of knowledge and experience about these structures. To solve this problem, we would like to introduce you to a startup, Buffer (social media tool and company name). It was founded by Joel and Leo (both are co-founders) in 2010 as a way to easily schedule twee...

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 ...

Startups Promotion with Internet Marketing in 2015 by Sunita Biddu

31Dec By Sunita bidduNo Comments

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Startups Promotion with Internet Marketing in 2015 by Sunita Biddu

With over 243 billion Internet users and 14% growth in 2014, India not only makes the third largest user base in the world but also drove dramatic revolution in business practices and economy. When it comes down to the business world, startups are the closest entities that can benefit the most from this bustling impact of online revolution. There are several startup companies which have turned their small ideas into super revenues by the amazing use of Internet marketing, for example advertising on facebook or other social media platforms. To name a few; Chumbak, Freecharge.in, UrbanLadder, DelhiPedia and more.. So, I am writing this post to share some ideas on how Indian startups can expand using Internet at the fullest. You will be reading what 2015 has in pipeline and what start...