Entrepreneurship

Every entrepreneur is under the impression that he or she has the best idea for a business — nobody has...

New reports out of Redmond this weekend have Microsoft set to purchase the popular coding site GitHub. Bloomberg is citing...

A bad idea, gross mismanagement, or a poor work ethic can kill a startup before it’s even out the gate....

Entrepreneurs have proven they can tackle really big issues and solve many of the world’s problems — even ones we...

Essential Products Inc., co-founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, will reportedly go up for sale, and has even received interest...

Walmart Inc., controlled by the Walton family, led a group that bought a 77 percent stake in Flipkart Online Services...

A month after the RBI barred regulated lenders from facilitating cryptocurrency transactions, trading volumes have surged dramatically alongside a sharp...

A casino is synonymous with gambling and has transformed the face of entertainment in a great way. It is a...

Most organizations focus on learning ability and agility of the prospective talent. Everyone wants an employee who can scale up...

The Funding is Expected To Value Dream11 At $450 Mn Mumbai-based fantasy gaming startup Dream11 is looking to raise $100...

As the quality of air becomes worse, there is a need to find a long-term, sustainable solution to a problem...

The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do." Sarah Ban...

The clothing industry today has reached a whole new level of revolution and expectations. People peep for clothes that are...

Entrepreneur Kathryn Minshew is the Co-founder and CEO of The Muse. In her seed round of investing, she was rejected...

  Have you ever faced the problem of delayed food order? When you place an order around 9 pm and instead...

You started out with a brilliant idea. You thought you had it all planned out. But it didn’t work. Your...

A good product strategy will help you organize your product planning and research, capture your customer’s views and expectations and...

The State CM Had Launched The Startup Promotion Fund During Kota Digifest Last Year “We hold startups very close to...

It is important for every founding team to be thinking about how to market in efficient, low-cost ways, as it...

Employee training programs are necessary to produce expert employees’ in order to attain better quality work from them. These programs...

Lohia Auto, part of the diversified Lohia Group, today launched battery-operated three-wheeler Comfort E Auto. The company has priced Comfort...

Design students from various leading fashion universities showcased innovative techniques at the second edition of Wool Runway that was held...

The Transition From Print Media To Social Media Marketing "Currently, 93% Of Marketers Use Social Media For Their Business And...

"10 MOVIES ON ENTREPRENEURS THAT MIGHT JUST INSPIRE YOU TO SET OUT ON A BUSINESS JOURNEY YOURSELF" Movies always have...

"Skillenza Will Use The Funding To Disrupt Skill Building And Talent Engagement Activities" Bengaluru-based online platform, Skillenza (formerly known as...

"Toppr Will Use The Funding To Accelerate User Acquisition And Expansion" Mumbai-based personalised elearning solutions provider and online test preparation...

It is indeed an era of entrepreneurs, of creativity, and of able individuals stepping out to take risks and face...

"The Fund Aims To Invest in Startups In The Natural Resource Space With A Ticket Size Of $769K - $30.75...

"Artiman Ventures is Currently Looking To Invest In Whitespace Startups At Early Or Early To Growth Stage" Once a techie,...

"If The Deal Goes Through, It Would Likely Raise BookMyShow’s Valuation To $700 Mn" Ecommerce company Flipkart is reportedly looking...

"The Funding Comes Three Months After The Company Poured $260 Mn In India Based Amazon Seller Services" Just over three...

"With The Newly Secured Capital, The Startup Is Looking To Enter Health, Life And Accident Insurance" Gurugram-headquartered auto insurance aggregator...

Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about why some...

Mid-October is turning out to be interesting in terms of fund-raising. This week, apart from Ola confirming its recent fundraising...

The Board of Directors at Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) has approved the acquisition of 100% stake in 9X Media...

Windows Phone is officially dead. The company's Vice President Joe Belfiore took to Twitter to confirm the news. He said...

If The Launch Goes As Planned, Jio Payments Bank Will Be The Country’s Fifth Operational Payments Bank Jio Payments Bank,...

"If you have a choice between a lower valuation with an investor you like versus a higher valuation with someone...

A couple of days back, an idea popped into my head, what we call "Eureka Moment", glamorously. I was basking...

Ideas can come from anywhere. Google News came from an employee. Google Maps came from an acquisition. Google Desktop came...

It seems start ups and traditional financial institutions are moving in opposite directions. Start ups have got game changing ideas,...

Vivek Wadhwa,former entrepreneur and Vice President of Academics and Innovation at Singularity University "Today, it is...

"Good entrepreneurship is like having a delicate recipe cooked by an expert chef with ingredients added in the right amounts...

A Startup is an obsession.  Don't start a company unless it's an obsession and something you love. There must be...

Popular culture continues to glamorize startups, often overlooking the harsh reality that 90 percent of them fail. There is so...

Storytelling is crucial to startup success. Failed attempts to effectively pitch and present information to potential investors, customers, and partners...

"Entrepreneur Speaks" tells you about the spirit of entrepreneurship.  It lets you peep into the life of  an entrepreneur that...

Inventing the future sounds like a mysterious but is a magical process! And, most of us are engaged in this...

Have you seen night time twinkling of fireflies that flash to attract mates? I guess, you have seen them umpteen...

Is Creativity genetically encoded?  Can't say Is Creativity magical ? Seems so... Since childhood, the itch has been there. Wanted...

I  believe that my current roadmap is 'fuzzy', a bumpy road lurks ahead. Is it a FEAR? Thwarting my imagination...

“Because the world needs more Awesome, the world needs more Startups.”- Hugh Macleod After months, I am here to share...

"...this is the nastiest of all startup sins: failing to involve customers and their feedback from literally the first day...

"In 90 days the team pivoted the product, saved a major account, captured a large order, cut schedule from 18...

Proprietary innovation, expertise and data should no longer be jealously guarded and labeled as “for internal use only.” Rather than...

Thanks Steve, for reminding these lessons to someone who has set off for an eternal journey of entrepreneurship. A journey...

This weekend just gone, I attended TechSparks 2012.Such conferences definitely provide adrenaline boost to the aspiring entrepreneurs, where they meet...

In this motivational snippet, Andy Bechtolsheim,Co-founder Sun Microsystems, speaking at the Stanford Engineering Hero Lecture discusses the process of innovation...

"Converting an idea into a business concept requires thinking about how the product or service will be sold and who...

"For most of the past 50 years, finding the successful formula for repeatable startup success has remained a black art....

Founding a company is a sheer act of will and tenacity in the face of immense skepticism from everyone—investors, customers,...

Steve Blank, author of recently released The Startup Owner’s Manual highlights the Customer Development process, best practices, tips and instructions...

"Business journeys originated in a different place, a place we call the Heart.They were conceived not with a document but...

Angel List is a hybrid social network, communication and crowdsourcing platform offers a greater degree of visibility to startups that...

I am perplexed. Yes, I am. I am perturbed and perplexed by perpetually vexing problem of  how to invent a...

The seeding of my dream was because of my participation in an Interactive Discussion "Experiences in Entrepreneurship in America and...

"Customers can't or shouldn't participate much in the innovation process". It's a myth. Break the myth. Turn your company into...

"When you innovate, look at the forest, not the trees — and get the overall design of your activity system...

 Today age is no barrier to success.Experience continues to count for a great deal. Mark Pincus was 41 when he founded...

You shouldn't worry too much about monetizing your business idea, initially. Rather, should work towards converting your idea into a...

I am assiduously trying to create my future....carve my own niche... I have made a futuristic decision.Are you on the...

WITS ZEN  thinks that Deewar is one of the best movies ever made on Indian Celluloid. It's a cult movie...

Innovation is a demographic, not a geographic, phenomenon. What a Statement! We are in an age of, largely positive, conspicuous...

"A startup is a "temporary organization searching for a repeatable and scalable business model"-a structured search process maximizes your chances...

Somewhere, it feels truly " orgasmic" (Oops! it sounds a bit Sexist!) being a "Startup". So first start with euphoria,...

Welcome to our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”. We understand  being an entrepreneur means running into challenges, roadblocks, and...

“Anyone whose goal is 'something higher' must expect someday to suffer vertigo. What is vertigo? Fear of falling? No, Vertigo...

Innovation is a prerequisite for corporate growth, but can it be achieved with Hangers-On? Forbes Insights’ recent study identifies five...

What an awe-inspiring insight! Your first idea is wrong in some meaningful way. There is a  wide Gulf between the...

Welcome to our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”. We are  back again after a shot hiatus. We understand  being...

I have an interesting story to share with you. Today, I accompanied my nephew in his car to reach my...

If you are  an Entrepreneur, at some point in your entrepreneurial journey, you're bound to have some apprehensions about your...

Are you an Entrepreneur? Or, maybe, you are on the path of entrepreneurship. Lots of apprehensions...One apprehension or another keeps...

Welcome to our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”. We are  back after a shot hiatus. We understand  being an...

I am excited, with a tinge of nervousness (!), to announce that I have stepped out of my full time...

WITS Zen has discussed" The Lean Startup " a number of times on this blog. It is something in which...

Welcome to our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”. We understand  being an entrepreneur means running into challenges, roadblocks, and...

Jason Calacanis interviewed Eric Ries, entrepreneur and author of " The Lean Startup". Eric gave advice for all levels and...

Welcome to our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”. We understand that being an entrepreneur means running into challenges, roadblocks,...

Clayton M. Christensen has been named the most influential management thinker in the world by Thinkers50! Clayton is the Kim...

Welcome to our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”. We understand that being an entrepreneur means running into challenges, roadblocks,...

This is WITS Zen initiative to post series of insightful inputs and wisdom nuggets from the book "The Lean Startup",...

Have a look what a VC pitch is like to help new entrepreneurs have a better sense of what it’s...

Fred Wilson has been funding NYC-based startups as a venture capitalist since 1986. His firm, Union Square Ventures has funded...

Welcome to  our weekly series, “Motivational Snippets for Entrepreneurs”.  We understand that being an entrepreneur means running into challenges, roadblocks,...

" Crowd funding (sometimes called crowd financing, crowd sourced capital, or street performer protocol) describes the collective cooperation, attention and...

Running a company is distinctly different from simply having operating experience in development, sales or marketing. None of that can...

This is WITS Zen initiative to post series of insightful inputs and wisdom nuggets from the book "The Lean Startup",...

When you’re just starting out in e-business there’s a lot to learn and even more to do, and for many...

Fighting unnaturally large battles is part of the technology industry’s DNA, and yet it would seem that every startup begins...