Startups
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Temasek cautious in investing in weakening global economic outlook
The investment company's India portfolio has grown smartly over past five years with investing in new-age companies
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How a multimillion-dollar ice cream startup melted down (and bounced back)
A Brooklyn-based ice cream shop was getting buzz, and Disney was pitching a brand partnership. So how did the business wind up filing for bankruptcy? A case study by Thomas Eisenmann and Lindsay N. Hyde examines the rise and fall—and recent rebound—of Ample Hills Creamery
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Battling stereotypes, Romita Mazumdar of Foxtale is now a proud woman entrepreneur
Romita Mazumdar's transformation from an i-banker and a venture capitalist to a 'proud woman founder' is a fascinating and gritty tale of how women entrepreneurs are forced to acknowledge their gender and then fiercely protect the tag
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After India's craft beer and gin revolution, homegrown Black Bow aims for India's whiskey moment
Shivam Ginglani is making an audacious bid to stir the alcobev market. Can the whiskey underdog take on the Black Dogs of the world and find more love for whiskey?
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From Vijaywada to Silicon Valley, meet crypto's X factor beating the global market meltdown
Meet Vijayawada-born founder Raghu Yarlagadda whose American crypto brokerage platform FalconX has touched $8 billion in valuation despite a slump in crypto market globally
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How to talk about selling your startup without causing everyone to panic
An excerpt from the new book Exit Right explains why you should have the "exit talk" early and often
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Udayy's Saumya Yadav: In search of a new dawn
After three years, Saumya Yadav's edtech venture Udayy shut down this April, and not for lack of funding. Now the gritty founder is valiantly picking up the pieces
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Legitquest: On a quest to building a legal technology framework in India
The startup aspires to be a platform that makes legal research sharper, faster and simpler, with features that help in reducing the time required for reading and understanding judgments
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Can quick commerce startups ride out the downturn?
As cheap capital becomes unavailable, can the cash-guzzling startups that put groceries on people's doorsteps in under 20-minutes survive?
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Flat is the new up: A fight for survival, and an opportunity ahead, for Indian startups
Cheap money is done, and profits are sexy again, but it's still a great time to start up in India, investors say
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Being your own boss can pay off, but not always with big pay
Working for yourself might bring freedom and autonomy, but it increasingly comes with a major risk: low pay. Research by William Kerr explores the shifting sands of self-employment