32 Indian startups to fight it out in ‘Get in the Ring’ competitionThe event will see 32 startups, selected out of nearly 240 that applied, fight it out across three categories— light-weight, middleweight a...
15 Oct, 2015, 12.31 PM IST
Kannada wary parents may rush to CBSE, ICSE schoolsGovernment's recent amendment to the RTE Act to make Kannada the medium of instruction in classes 1 to 5 -which is awaiting the President's...
09 Apr, 2015, 10.42 AM IST
Microsoft to run accelerator programme for startups at global entrepreneurial hotspotsThe software maker which earned the first-mover advantage by setting up an accelerator in India two years ago, runs programmes for startups...
18 Jun, 2014, 03.30 PM IST
Microsoft Ventures may invest in Hyderabad startup NowFloats for India forayMicrosoft Ventures is in talks with a Hyderabad-based startup NowFloats, which if successful will mark the first investment in India by the...
18 Jun, 2014, 05.53 AM IST
Post Facebook-WhatsApp deal, Sequoia Capital to walk away with $3.5 billionThe WhatsApp exit is the latest in a string of successful punts taken by the Menlo Park, California-based marquee venture capital firm and ...
21 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Platform for desi startups to compete for fundsWharton India Economic Forum, which kicks off in Philadelphia on Feb 22, is creating a platform for Indian entrepreneurs to help make their...
20 Feb, 2014, 10.47 AM IST
To pick right customers, startups rely on Psychometric testsThese tests help evaluate the personality of applicants to ensure that their services are directed at the right profile of customers.
03 Dec, 2013, 08.18 AM IST
Investor appetite is back in e-commerce, Yebhi.com in talks to raise $40 mn"I think private equity will continue to focus on ventures that they deem winners, and category leaders," said Mukund Mohan, director, Micr...
27 Nov, 2013, 04.31 AM IST
Bangalore-based startup Dexetra uses artificial intelligence to build appsTaking a tilt at Apple ensured immediate fame for technology startup Dexetra when it built an application that mimicked the iPhone’s softwa...
12 Jul, 2013, 12.45 PM IST
- Chennai's Unmetric tracks how banks use social media
Unmetric scores from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube were added together to determine which banks are reaching out to customers on the net.
10 May, 2013, 06.29 AM IST
- Disciplines work ethic: Secret of successful serial entrepreneurs
Most entrepreneurs will tell you they work extremely long hours. That’s par for the course.
22 Dec, 2012, 05.32 AM IST
The tug-of-war between youth and experience at startupsYoung entrepreneurs are realising that dealing with senior managers is a delicate affair that puts their interpersonal skills to the test.
10 Dec, 2012, 05.30 AM IST
- Startups on overdrive to induct non-executive directors
Many startups and SMEs are now tapping into a rich pool of foot loose former entrepreneurs, retired MDs and VPs to scale up their businesse...
13 Jul, 2012, 06.39 AM IST
- 6 IAS officials; 16 others in fray for regular CIL Chairman job
Twenty two candidates, including six IAS officers, are in the fray for the top job in Coal India (CIL), the world's largest producer of dry...
09 Feb, 2012, 11.10 PM IST
- Mahindra among five Bhopal gas convicts granted bail
Keshub Mahindra & 4 others convicted on June 7 were granted bail.
06 Jul, 2010, 03.34 PM IST
- Mahindra gets bail in Bhopal gas case
UCIL Chairman Keshub Mahindra got bail from session court in Bhopal.
01 Jul, 2010, 10.56 PM IST
- Corporates trek the faith trail
Cos incorporate devotional songs, pujas into work culture. God is in details. ET probes on bended knee.
04 Jul, 2007, 12.00 AM IST