Battleground FMCG: How consumer product startups are battling roadblocks to stand out amid giantsOver the past 4-5 years, consumer product startups have been making their mark in a domestic startup ecosystem dominated by consumer intern...
13 Oct, 2017, 02.58 PM IST
Nestle India CMD Suresh Narayanan’s leadership mantra: Quick decisions, have a Plan BFive business heads share what goes into keeping a steady hand while striving to reach the goal.
05 Sep, 2017, 11.55 AM IST
You say coffee, I say chaiOutlets such as Chaayos, Chai Point, Chai Story and Chai Thela are giving stiff competition to coffee biggies like Starbucks and Cafe Coffe...
06 Aug, 2017, 05.58 PM IST
In first flush, tea startups aim for perfect brewWhile giants such as Tata and Hindustan Unilever sell tea to the majority, startups are trying to create a market, both in India and abroad...
26 Mar, 2017, 11.21 AM IST
When Teabox founder Kaushal Dugar got an order from KiribatiThe startup ships to over 105 countries globally and sometimes even places that the team hasn’t heard of.
02 Jan, 2017, 11.55 AM IST
How India's startup story changed in 2016Flipkart, Snapdeal, and Ola, the poster children of the Indian startup scene, watched their valuation dropping — Flipkart, most notably, fr...
26 Dec, 2016, 12.35 PM IST
Start-ups will continue to disrupt business, say investors"Traditional businessmen understand business in their own way. That person will discount you in the first place. For a tech guy, that is pa...
22 Sep, 2016, 06.40 PM IST
Better quality, pan-India e-auction put tea on boilThe reduction in production has resulted in tea auction prices (for the CTC and the north varieties) reaching a five-year high at Rs 104.79...
08 Jul, 2016, 10.05 AM IST
Teabox raises funding from Ratan TataFounded 3 years ago, Teabox sources premium teas directly from the plantations in Darjeeling, Assam, Nilgiri and Nepal, and ships them to c...
27 Jan, 2016, 05.12 PM IST
Power of Ideas Startup roundtable: Can Bengal become like Bengaluru?Kolkata can evolve to be India’s next startup hub with the West Bengal government and other relevant entities keen to support new ventures.
24 Sep, 2015, 07.11 AM IST
Online tea retailer Teabox uses algorithms to help pick the right cuppaAn online tea retailer is blending traditional wisdom of tea tasting with new age recommendation algorithms to predict what you will love t...
19 Aug, 2015, 05.41 AM IST
Need some office space? Investors like Matrix Partners, Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital make co-working space for startupsEarlier, fledgling ventures had to fight to attract the attention of venture capitalists, these days investors are vying to welcome them in...
19 Jun, 2015, 05.33 AM IST
Teaxpress: Assamese entrepreneur Kaushal Dugar using e-commerce to supply quality packaged teaHis tech team uses search engine optimization for visibility, customer analytics and complex algorithms to predict demand and delivery.
20 Apr, 2014, 05.13 AM IST
Keeping It Simple: How to make the perfect elevator pitchKeep it simple is the message that successful entrepreneurs have for those looking to make the right first impression on investors hard pre...
21 Mar, 2014, 09.08 PM IST