After Start-up India launch, focus turns to implementation
Photo: Kamal Kishore/PTI New Delhi: After the hype of Start-up India, the government initiative that brought young entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and policymakers under one roof, all eyes are on the…
Ola appoints Raghuvesh Sarup as chief marketing officer
One of the so-called unicorn start-ups in India, Ola has closed over $1.3 billion of external funding so far. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Bengaluru: Taxi-hailing service Ola, owned by ANI Technologies…
KartRocket raises $6 million from Bertelsmann India, others
The company will use the money for product enhancement, team expansion and marketing initiatives. Photo: Mint New Delhi: BigFoot Retail Solutions Pvt. Ltd, which owns and operates e-commerce-enabling solutions provider…
The fault in our start-ups
Start-ups will die. 97% will fail. About 1% will get acquired. Another 1% will go on to become paper unicorns. Only the final per cent will actually become sustainable digital-first…