Startup India – How useful is it for entrepreneurs?

I’m thrilled to find out more and write about startup India today. Just the last month, our PM marked 16th January as National startup day – calling startups the backbone of the Indian Economy. As an entrepreneur and startup founder, I’m excited to see the amount of support coming in for budding startups. We all … Read more

Wordle sold for 7 figures in just 4 months after release?!

I’m fascinated to read about this today. The headlines roared that wordle – the online puzzle game has been sold to New York Times for an undisclosed 7 figure number. (Source) The news is startling from the sense of a common startup belief about the hockey curve and exponential growth. Normally new startups go through … Read more

National Startup Day, The backbone of New India and Golden Age

National Startup Day, startup, entrepreneurship

It is refreshing to hear that the 16th of January has been officially coined as the National Startup Day as a mark of recognition of the contribution of startups to the country. The PM Office proudly calls startups the backbone of New India. Of course, startups have a huge influence on the economy, creating jobs … Read more

Are startup accelerators worth it?

One of the earliest challenges as a startup founder for me was to keep up the motivation and drive to build the business idea. Apart from developing the business plan, product, investment and even the sales cycle, the toughest part was still being amongst a group of people who could understand my journey and support … Read more

When does a startup stop being a startup?

when does a startup stop being a startup, startup j curve, startup curve, startup hockey curve

The most inspiring dream of a startup is to create a business capable of scaling. The stage where a business idea is beyond trying to figure out what sells for the customer and establishes a niche for itself. The initial stages of a startup are the most important ones because this has the highest probability … Read more

How to use Product Feedback in developing your startup?

Product Feedback

I’m a huge fan of agile processes in product development. It’s an iterative process where you develop incremental improvements. These developments are consistently reviewed to see how it impacts the end-user. The review process allows a customer to access the product and provide feedback. You use this feedback to improve the product’s next iteration. The … Read more

5 Key Reasons on Why startups fail in India

I was recently researching the main reasons why startups fail in India – the results surprised me a little. Although my immediate stock response was lack of funds, it was interesting to see the stats pointing towards strategy, business plan and innovation. There are plenty of reasons for startups to fail and as we know … Read more

Top 8 Entrepreneurial skills to build a successful startup

Entrepreneurial skills: In this article, we talk about key entrepreneurial skills required to create and manage a startup. As you already know, entrepreneurship has its own set of challenges and risks as opposed to an established business. In this article, we explore the key skills required to deal with the challenges of being an entrepreneur. Entrepreneurial … Read more

5 Reassuring Reasons on Why you want to be an Entrepreneur

Reasons why you want to be an entrepreneur: As you know, entrepreneurship inherently has risks. Your business idea can either succeed or result in failure. However, there is an urge in entrepreneurship that makes you want to try. Key factors for the reasons why you want to be an entrepreneur are – Passion, desire to create … Read more

Define the term Entrepreneur, Types of risks undertaken

Define the term entrepreneur: Points covered in this article are – Define the term entrepreneur, type of risks taken by them. Risks taken by an entrepreneur are broadly classified into financial, opportunity and societal risks. We explain each of these risks with a small discussion. Please do share your thoughts with fellow entrepreneurs to enrich this … Read more