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Tag: Entrepreneurs Talk

Cafe Coffee Day founder goes missing, Commits Suicide
30Jul By AnkitaNo Comments
News

Cafe Coffee Day founder goes missing, Commits Suicide

Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha was reported to have gone missing after he left from Bengaluru on Monday night, police said. Siddhartha, the son-in-law of former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna, was headed for Sakaleshpur but on the way, he had asked his driver to go towards Mangaluru, according to the police. On reaching a bridge over the Netravati river in the Kotepura area in Dakshina Kannada district, he got down from the car and told his driver that he was going for a walk. "He (Siddhartha) asked the driver to wait until his arrival. When he did not return even after two hours, the driver approached the police and lodged a missing complaint," deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Senthil Sasikant Senthil told Pixr8 News. More than 200 policemen and ...
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Rakuten Launched Social Accelerator in India
20Jun By PriyankaNo Comments
INDIA

Rakuten Launched Social Accelerator in India

TOKYO, Japan & Bangalore, Karnataka, India: Rakuten, Inc., a global leader in internet services headquartered in Tokyo launched its social innovation initiative, Rakuten Social Accelerator in Bengaluru, India. Drawing on the success of the program launched in Japan during 2018, Rakuten India selected three local non-profit organizations, Robin Hood Army, Wildlife SOS and Samarpana Charitable Trust for The Disabled, as inaugural partners for 2019. By working with Rakuten, these partners will be able to make full use of the company’s global portfolio of online services and brand visibility, as well as gain access to industry talent to move their business plans forward at a previously unattainable scale. “I’m thrilled with the launch of Rakuten Social Accelerator in India,” sa...
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Here are The Most Powerful Women in the Business World
17Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments
INSPIRATIONAL

Here are The Most Powerful Women in the Business World

Even if we have crossed all the levels of inequality, being a woman entrepreneur is the most powerful thing for a woman today. For a long time now, women have been showing a lot of contribution in the business space and we have witnessed some of the most powerful ones emerging out like no one else. Today, these women have created such a world where they have their own identity and have proved their worth. Not only women but even men should take inspiration from the ladies that have built themselves and have become the most powerful women in the business world today. Here we have some of the lady entrepreneurs that you must look after for major business inspiration.   1) MARY BARRA   Mary Barra is the Chairman and CEO of General Motors Company. Talking about her ...
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5 Web Series You Must Watch to Bring Out the Entrepreneur in You
7Sep By Gauri SinghNo Comments
INSPIRATIONAL

5 Web Series You Must Watch to Bring Out the Entrepreneur in You

The trend of web and TV series these days is touching heights and people are quite addicted of watching these series. Moreover, these series seem to be short and crisp and thus, are loved by everybody. They aren’t a lot time consuming yet interesting to watch. Web Series have been launched in all spaces including comedy, romance, drama and much more. Today, we will tell you about the five best business oriented web series that would definitely bring out the entrepreneur in you. Reading books is okay, but a visual guide to help you embark on this journey definitely does a better job. From the last few years, many series have come up related t startups and entrepreneurship that are making it to every young entrepreneur’s ‘must watch’ list. So here we go!     TVF PITCHE...
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Sushil Modi Sets Up First ‘Startup Hub’ in Patna
19Mar By Sheldan RungasamyNo Comments
INDIA

Sushil Modi Sets Up First ‘Startup Hub’ in Patna

Bihar’s Deputy Chief Minister, Sushil Kumar Modi inaugurated Bihar’s first ‘Startup Hub’ in Patna on Saturday and along reaffirmed the state’s commitment in providing the necessary tools to assist youths aspiring to become entrepreneurs in Bihar. Addressing to his young audience, the IT Minister stated, "youths should come forward in setting up startups. They should take risks and try to do something different. The state government is committed to providing necessary assistance in the field." He further vowed that the state government will set up workstations and office spaces equipped with free of cost “plug and play facility” to 31 startup companies in the recently installed startup hub. ALSO READ: Bihar Govt Approves Start Up Policy For Entrepreneurs   The st...
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Top 10 Indian Startups That Failed In 2017
1Oct By RishabhNo Comments
BLOGS

Top 10 Indian Startups That Failed In 2017

Yes, startups fail, but entrepreneurs don't! This is an undeniable fact. 2017 has seen some of record breaking fund raisings and set new milestones for the ecosystem; not to forget Flipkart's $2.5 billion funding from SoftBank Group. If we look at the report by Institute for Business Value and Oxford Economics, it highlights that more than 90% of startups fail within the first five years. Whereas, 2016 NASSCOM states that the reason behind the failure of startups in India is none other than lack of innovation which led some startups to shut their shops within a few years of their inception. Top 10 Indian Startup FailsYes, startups fail, but entrepreneurs don't! This is an undeniable fact. 2017 has seen some of record breaking fund raisings and some heartbreaking startup shutdown...
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10 Pearls Of Wisdom Shared By Jeff Immelt To His Employees
8Aug By RishabhNo Comments
INSPIRATIONAL, Story

10 Pearls Of Wisdom Shared By Jeff Immelt To His Employees

Jeffrey Immelt, the well-known CEO of GE, who recently retired from his company, sent a farewell letter to the employees titled "Things I Learned", sharing 10 pearls of wisdom. Jeff Immelt, 61 was the Chairman and CEO of the manufacturing giant since 2001 who upon retiring handed the post to John Flannery. Today is my last day as CEO of GE. Tomorrow, John Flannery takes charge of the world’s premier digital industrial company. I’ve known John for 20 years. He is a thoughtful, disciplined and inspiring leader. Our teams and customers respect his judgment and his global focus. He is the right person to lead GE into the future. As I transition, I will be working closely with John and key stakeholders. However, this is my last blog to you. I thought I would offer some of the lessons I l...
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Super 30 Will Start Online Coaching For Students: Anand Kumar
18Jun By PriyankaNo Comments
Entrepreneurs Talk

Super 30 Will Start Online Coaching For Students: Anand Kumar

Super 30 founder Anand Kumar today said he has plans to expand the programme to provide online coaching to meritorious students from across the country soon. "I have plan to launch Super-100 to enroll 100 meritorious class X pass out students from across the country to provide them coaching online," Kumar told Pixr8 today. The online application for the proposed coaching were being invited and select candidates would be selected based on merits, he said. While priority for the selection of candidates would be underprivileged, the focus would be to select candidates from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, he said expressing hope the online coaching facility would be launched in the later part of this year. Kumar said he also has plan to open a branch of the Super 30 coaching centre in or...
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Indian Government Made No Provision to Allocate Funds to Startups Under Startup India Initiative
14Feb By AnkitaNo Comments
INDIA, News

Indian Government Made No Provision to Allocate Funds to Startups Under Startup India Initiative

The government has made no provision for its ambitious India Aspiration Fund, part of StartUp India initiative, for the next financial year and has reduced the allocation to Rs 100 crore from Rs 600 crore made earlier for the current fiscal. In order to provide support to startups through Fund of Fund operations, IAF, with a corpus of Rs 2,000 crore, was launched by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in August 2015 to enhance the equity availability to MSMEs. LIC was also made partner and co-investor in the India Aspiration Fund managed by SIDBI. As per the Budget 2017-18 document, the government had made allocation of Rs 500 crore for 2015-16 when the fund was launched. In the following year, a provision of Rs 600 crore was made but reduced significantly to Rs 100 crore as per the ...
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Satoshi Studios, South East Asia’s First Blockchain Incubator, Opens Applications for 1st Batch
1Dec By PriyankaNo Comments
Story

Satoshi Studios, South East Asia’s First Blockchain Incubator, Opens Applications for 1st Batch

South East Asia has got its first blockchain incubator and it's started by the team behind GBMiners.com (South East Asia's largest bitcoin mining pool), and backed/invested by Amit Bharadwaj. The incubator is very aptly named Satoshi Studios and is inviting applications from entrepreneurs working in the South East Asia region. The incubator has a 3-month intensive residence program in New Delhi, India, where the founders will spend time with the GBMiners team and other blockchain startups and receive 50K USD in funding for 8%-15% equity in the company. "Our vision is to build New Delhi (India) as the Blockchain Knowledge Hub of Southeast Asia," says Amit Bhardwaj. Speaking on the topic, Amit said, "South East Asia and bitcoin adoption will be a very symbiotic relationship. The region is...
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Bengaluru Based BHIVE Workspace Launches Its Largest Co-Working Space in Bengaluru
26Oct By AnkitaNo Comments
News

Bengaluru Based BHIVE Workspace Launches Its Largest Co-Working Space in Bengaluru

India’s leading shared office provider BHIVE Workspace has launched its largest co-working office in the heart of the Bengaluru city. The new office will be located at Prestige Towers, Residency Road and will have a capacity of over 600 members.  With this, the company will strengthen its position as the largest co-working space provider in the city. “We are committed to extending the ‘BHIVE Experience’ to all entrepreneurs and professionals at the most convenient and premium locations. Our new co-working space at Residency Road is a huge step in this direction,” said Shesh Paplikar, co-founder and CEO of BHIVE Workspace. “We are focused on delivering the best co-working environment and our new office will set new benchmarks for office design and overall working experience,” he added. ...
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