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Some Serious Questions Asked From Two Varanasi Boys About Their Startup Dawailelo.com

25Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Some Serious Questions Asked From Two Varanasi Boys About Their Startup Dawailelo.com

How many of you live in metro? And your family lives in tier 2 and tier 3 cities? Who takes care of your family’s health when in need while you are busy in your work? Two youngsters also came across same questions and came up with a solution: Dawailelo. Dawailelo helps the people through their services in tier 2 and tier 3 cities where there is acute need of genuine, affordable and accessible health care services. Hailing from tier 2 city like Varanasi, the two founders Arpit Sarin and Aditya Agrawal wanted to know whether others are facing the same problem and thus they conducted a survey of 2000 residents to understand the roots. They came to know that majorly the old age patients are suffering from one or other chronic diseases and need health care at home, peopl...

Meet Dhobistore Team- India’s First Dry Cleaners Market Place having more than 400+ Dry Cleaners

22Jan By RishabhNo Comments

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Meet Dhobistore Team- India’s First Dry Cleaners Market Place having more than 400+ Dry Cleaners

As truly it is said, “Marriage is about the most expensive way for the average man to get his laundry done!”, but holding on to this quote at present times might not seem appropriate. These are the high times and enough measures have been taken to cater for the general needs. Serving one such problem of Laundry and Dry Cleaning comes Dhobistore.com. Started by Shahnawaz Siddiqui a.k.a. Gabbar and Mudassir Siddiqui aiming to serve the regions of Delhi and NCR, Dhobistore.com is the India’s First Dry-Cleaners MarketPlace having more than 400+ Dry Cleaners on board! It’s the only laundry and dry cleaning startup that does not white label the vendors. It enables the user to choose a vendor of their choice according to their price, rating and reviews. “We openly disclose their contact details...

This Train Journey Chat Between Two Business Persons Goes Viral on Twitter

20Jan By NitishNo Comments

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This Train Journey Chat Between Two Business Persons Goes Viral on Twitter

Today I read the most innovative way to express stories on Twitter. RajuS a twitter user tweets a train journey chat between a Marwari boy and a girl who works in a startup. The Guy was trying to sell his product service to the girl sitting next to him. The whole storytelling idea is impressive. We would recommend you to read these tweets one by one, 1/ Marwari boy is trying to impress the girl sitting next to him. 15 mins later, he's pimping his business ?#Dhandho#ShatabdiExpress — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016 2/ The girl works in a startup. Of course. Boy makes an offer the girl can't refuse - fantastic price for supplying branded t-shirts. — Raj S (@Raj_S) January 20, 2016 3/ Boy has already called his factory to check the production schedule, and is pr...

IBM Team Launched An App to Measure “Holy River Ganga is Clean or Not”

18Jan By NitishNo Comments

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IBM Team Launched An App to Measure “Holy River Ganga is Clean or Not”

An Indian research-based team in IBM has made an app called "Ganga Watch". The app will measure the condition of water in the Ganga basin and beyond Water. It is intended for the common public who want to see water condition and safe limits, as well as relevance based on different purposes. Our vision in this regard is that India’s river data be as easily available as her rivers’ water. This means any historical data and new real-time sensing data be accessible for lay users as well as technical people to drive their decisions, whether individual like bathing, health or agriculture; or institutional like sewage treatment, industry inspection or dolphin conservation said IBM Research Team. First, a quick refresher on data. It can be quantitative in nature meaning expressed as numbers (li...

Big Startups Are Ready to Enter Into the Indian Share Market

17Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Big Startups Are Ready to Enter Into the Indian Share Market

Every Indian entrepreneur asking this one question most when they met with their fellow entrepreneurs and Investors in events. When Flipkart and other companies will go for an IPO? Are they go to list their companies in India? The answer was partially disclosed yesterday, in the last session of Startup India "Show Me The Money: How do we capitalize Entrepreneurship rolls". Where Mr. Jayant Sinha, MOS Finance, asked the same and very important question to all the panelist which includes Radhika Agarwal (Shop Clues), Ritesh Agarwal (OYO Rooms), Sachin Bansal (Flipkart), Naveen Tiwari (Inmobi), that "Will you place your company's IPO in India?" The founders had given mixed reply but said if Indian Government and regulators are ready to support us then we can also look into it. ...

ISB and NIT Graduates Startup HopCar to Connect Car Buyers to Sellers

15Jan By Sonia MotwaniNo Comments

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ISB and NIT Graduates Startup HopCar to Connect Car Buyers to Sellers

The second-hand car market in India is huge. Close to 3.5 million used cars are bought and sold every year, and that number is just going to increase to more than 10 million in the next five years. That means over 20 million customers will be engaged in this market, and all with an average transaction value of Rs 3Lakhs. Anish Karan, Rahul Thakur, Rahul Anand and Arijit Biswas decided to tap into this market and start up in June 2015 to capture a sizeable chunk of the market. “The market of second hand cars is complicated and there is absolutely no solution available, particularly for Peer-to-Peer transactions,” says Arijit Biswas, an ISB graduate. The company connects Buyers directly to Sellers assuring quality at accurate prices to help you effortlessly hop cars. “We thought the name Ho...

These 5 Startups Will Pitch Live at Startup India Event on Jan 16th

13Jan By NitishNo Comments

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These 5 Startups Will Pitch Live at Startup India Event on Jan 16th

With over $5 billion worth investment in 2015 and 3 to 4 startups emerging every day, India has the third largest number of startups in the world. On January 16th, the Prime Minister will formally launch the StartUp India, StandUp India initiative and unveil the government’s actions plans to support early stage startups. StartUp India, Stand Up India celebrates the entrepreneurship spirit of country’s youth and those that are using technology to change the way we solve problems in India across industries, from medicine and sports to education and the environment. On January 16th, 5 startups will pitch their own solutions live to a panel of esteemed judges, who will select and announce the winner. Prior to this, people around the world and across India can also play a role and vote for t...

13Jan By Sonia MotwaniNo Comments

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Ex-Unilever and Google Executives Launched Smytten, a Platform For Premium Brands to Reach Their Target Consumers

Smytten is enhancing the way affluent Indian consumers discover, interact with, and purchase premium products and services. It was launched in October 2015 by ex-Unilever and Google executives, Siddharth Nangia and Swagata Sarangi. Siddharth and Swagata were studying at ISB Hyderabad when they first met. Post-graduation, Swagata was heading business marketing at Google where he was deeply embedded into the Indian internet and digital ecosystem. “During my interaction with multiple high-end brands across sectors, I saw a clear need of a dedicated platform to reach and engage the premium audience in a crowded and cluttered digital space,” he says. Siddhartha on the other hand, was a director at Unilever UK before taking the entrepreneurial plunge. “Given our background in consumer products...

The Online Jewellery trade in India. Challenges and Solutions

12Jan By No Comments

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The Online Jewellery trade in India. Challenges and Solutions

More than anywhere else in the world, India has had the largest culture of jewelry for hundreds of years. Jewelry, gold and precious stones are deeply rooted in the Indian tradition and go as far back as far as the start of the Indian civilization itself. Until today, jewelry in India is not simply an accessory or a show of status. Each piece, and every stone represents something deeply mystical, be it sacred planets or protection against evil spirits. For women across India, jewelry also often represents a form of financial security. Especially in Tier III cities where many women do not own a credit card or even a bank account, jewelry can be a symbol of independence. While an emerging market of online jewelry sales is surging, displaying rapid growth in the last 5 years, traditional...

Decoding: Is Jack Ma the Rupert Murdoch of China?

10Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Decoding: Is Jack Ma the Rupert Murdoch of China?

Last Year China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba announced to buy Hong Kong’s oldest English newspaper the South China Morning Post (SCMP) and other media properties for an undisclosed amount. People related to tech and e-commerce world was surprised on this move. Many were asking questions on motive of acquisition? But People very close to Jack Ma said, Ma’s ambition to explore the media business is strategic. His e-commerce empire has seen him invest in the media sector and he has publically spoken about his interest in the sector. Jack Ma knows clearly why American and other European companies rule over the world? Reason is Media. So why not invest in it to sustain your power. Jack Ma recently told Bloomberg TV during an interview in November that Alibaba needs the media to promote SME...

Meet A Garbage King Who Started From Zero And Established a Million Dollar Company

8Jan By NitishNo Comments

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Meet A Garbage King Who Started From Zero And Established a Million Dollar Company

Few months back, I was watching a video called, "Ambani the investor". In that video, a poor boy makes money and doubling the money using garbage and products. At that moment, I was inspired and wish that if I could see someone in real life like this boy. After a month, I received a mail from Hritesh Lohiya, the founder of Priti International company. I was started reading his mail and after 5 mins of full read, I felt numb. A truly inspiring story of a person, who started a business and shut down, again started and again shut down but at last, a business which named after his wife "a lucky charm" got worked and his company last year turnover was $8million. So without wasting a moment, i reply him back for the interview coverage and today we published his full fleged coverage. Ki...

Looking For An Investment From RATAN TATA? Follow These Points

7Jan By RishabhNo Comments

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Looking For An Investment From RATAN TATA? Follow These Points

If you are an entrepreneur and looking forward to receive a handsome investment for your million-dollar idea, from Ratan Tata, here are the points that’ll help you do that. Recently in an interview, Ratan Tata reveals the strategy he follows to judge an startup based on several points. Here are the key points: // Are you an entreprenuer looking for an investment from none other than Ratan Tata? Here's his checklist Posted by Shereen Bhan on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 (more…)