Yogi Adityanath's UP govt explains why it scrapped the ₹25,000 crore deal with 1-year-old startup Puch AI within daysPuch AI-UP Govt deal cancelled: The Government of Uttar Pradesh has formally cancelled a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bengaluru-b...
27 Mar, 2026, 02.11 PM IST
Industries losing faith in Karnataka, migrating to other states, says Union Minister KumaraswamyUnion Minister HD Kumaraswamy urged companies to remain in Bengaluru despite infrastructure challenges, criticizing the Karnataka governmen...
18 Sep, 2025, 02.45 PM IST
'Had capability' but no job for a surprise reason: Bengaluru techie recalls struggles after his first startup shut downShyam Achuthan's experience highlights the overlooked struggles founders face after a startup fails, encompassing legal, financial, and emo...
16 Sep, 2025, 04.16 PM IST
ESOPs fables hide risky endsEmployee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) are gaining traction as a tool for wealth redistribution, but their effectiveness varies. While ESOP...
26 Jul, 2025, 12.53 AM IST
Startups bat for net-neutrality, 128 founders write to TRAIIn February 2016, Trai issued the Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations restricting the discriminatory prices...
27 Sep, 2023, 12.54 AM IST
Charting Success: Leadership Training for Start-up VisionariesLeadership training for start-up founders is crucial in equipping them with the skills needed to navigate the unique challenges they face. ...
04 Sep, 2023, 05.35 PM IST
How startups can increase the odds of escaping the valley of deathThe VC approach is risky as the mortality rates in any VC portfolio are high. This is attributed to the approach focusing on ‘growthat any ...
11 Jul, 2023, 11.02 PM IST
US admin's stance on Silicon Valley Bank reassuring for Indian startups who have funds there: Nasscom SVPThe US government's announcement that depositors of failed Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) will have access to their money, has given hope and wi...
13 Mar, 2023, 10.00 PM IST
Startups are worried about paying employees after Silicon Valley Bank collapsePayroll service provider Rippling notified customers on Friday that some processing had stalled because SVB helped handle its payments.
11 Mar, 2023, 08.39 AM IST
25% of Indian startups in serious trouble if COVID-19 persists for long: Expert"About 25 per cent of the startups have less than six months of runway," the co-founder of IT major Infosy Ltd, told P T I. "They will be i...
10 May, 2020, 04.28 PM IST
With WiJungle, Karmesh Gupta finds success in his third entrepreneurial betWhen digital assets were confined within the office network, a firewall was sufficient to ensure security. However, with the evolution and ...
03 Dec, 2019, 10.27 AM IST
Delink business failure from entrepreneur: Nandan NilekaniNilekani was speaking at a fireside session in Bengaluru along with renowned venture capital investor Vinod Khosla.
03 Aug, 2019, 12.30 PM IST
After RBI, Sebi & IRDAI launch initiatives to boost startupsIRDAI said that with the regulatory sandbox approach, fintechs “will have a safe and conducive space to experiment and where the consequenc...
21 May, 2019, 09.48 AM IST
RBI working on regulatory norms for fintech cosAs many as seven payments banks have commenced their operations.
26 Mar, 2019, 07.51 AM IST
Layoffs in startups: What's the other side of India's entrepreneurship story?As funding dries up and ventures either flame out or slowly grind their way to an inevitable death, it is the workforce that’s proving to b...
12 Sep, 2016, 02.28 AM IST
The Holy Grail of starting up – a memoWhen starting up, the first thing to assess is the need, and the likelihood of a partner. Once that is evaluated, the next step is finding ...
31 May, 2016, 10.30 AM IST
- Start-up biz: IIT-B graduates get 'cover' if venture fails
IIT-B students took the entrepreneurial plunge after graduating. There was no safety net to fall back on if their start-up ideas failed.
13 Dec, 2011, 03.45 AM IST