Start UPs

Starting a company with little capital is a bold move for anyone. To succeed, you need courage and confidence. Of...

It seems like more and more people are launching their own startups these days. If you’ve been thinking about doing...

With the plethora of start-ups flooding the markets often the million dollar question that arises is whether all of them...

Google's Launchpad Accelerator will focus on machine learning and artificial intelligence startups solving India’s present needs The selected startups will...

89% of B2B marketers and 86% of B2C marketers report they are using content marketing to increase leads and drive...

The advancement of technology is well noticeable when it enabled businessmen to organize their work from anywhere in the world....

All-Woman Hyperlocal Delivery Startup Raises Seed Funding Hey Deedee, an all-woman last-mile logistics services startup, raised a pre-seed funding of...

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

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

In this day and age, with the growing popularity of the Internet and technological advancement, is it much quicker and...

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

When pick a brand name that time, experts often advise businesses to choose a brand name that describes their product...

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...

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...

As Part Of Its India Entry, The Company Will Partner With UIDAI, Passport Dept. And A Few Banks UK-headquartered digital...

The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has pulled out all stop to showcase investment opportunities in...

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

"The secret behind creating real products is to transform ideas that solve actual pain points or helps even a bit....

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

"I want to build a product made in India consumed in the developed world - Vijay Shekhar Sharma" Paytm, India’s...

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

"Park Easy Will Shift Its Base To Netherlands Post The Completion Of The Funding Deal" Machine learning based parking discovery...

"The Two Startups Have Been Locked In Battle For A Long Time As They Prepare To Enter The Country’s Food...

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

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

"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...

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

Online eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has picked up a minority stake in US-based 3D virtual try-on and frame...

To bootstrap or not to bootstrap? It has always been a difficult choice to make for a Startup. If not...

AR Rahman & Shekhar Kapur’s media startup Qyuki Digital Media has raised an undisclosed amount of angel funding from former...

Start-up Village, Cochi-based India’s first telecom incubator, has received Sebi's approval for its angel fund of $10 million that could...

A new research by Harvard Business School’s Shikhar Ghosh shows, 75% of all start-ups fail However, “lean start-up” has emerged...

What is common between Square, Hailo, Codecademy, Pinterest, Tumblr? Square's  allows entrepreneurs to accept credit card payments via smartphone. Hailo...

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

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Asha Jadeja Motwani has launched an annual fellow ship programme, Rajeev Circle Fellowship, to enable Indian...

India’s economy is indeed going through a slowdown. But that should not dampen a startup’s spirit. In reality, customers are...

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 all about starting small...

Don't look for the idea of your life or a revolutionary one, because there is no way of knowing what...

“Services businesses are not scalable and the market won’t reward this revenue so make sure that third-parties do your implementation or...

  To promote the Startup Ecosystem in the country,  NASSCOM, IT-ITeS industry body,  aims at building 10,000 start-ups in the...

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

How is your product different from the existing players in the market? It's the most obvious question you face as...

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...

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

“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...

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...

"....first-time entrepreneurs often fail to realize that when you build something new, no one will care. People won’t use your...

"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...

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...

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

"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,...

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

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...

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

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

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...

" 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...

In September, 2008 Eric Ries presented his thoughts on the term" lean startup" for the first time. His belief is...

WITS Zen  focuses on the concept,  principles, methodology and various other aspects of Lean Startup, a "term coined by Eric...

" An expression for an individual or company that is making just enough money to cover basic living expenses. Although...

In his recently published book,"The Lean Startup",  Eric Ries has emphasized the concept of Validated Learning for  a startup. Discussing...

"A true entrepreneur has to predict the future. The idea that a businessperson is great because he had "built a...

Find below the 5 principles of the Lean Startup: Entrepreneurs are everywhere. Entrepreneurship is management. Validating learning. Build-Measure-Learn. Innovation accounting....

If you are  a fledgling start up, looking for some good financing options, have a look at the following options:...