Category: Startups

Wolverine happened to be the first 3-D movie that I watched in a cineplex. Overall, it was a very nice experience and it opened up a lot of thoughts in my mind. 1. If your idea is unique, there might be people who would want to replicate it, which means potential competition. Yashida wants to acquire powers that Logan enjoyed. So, prepare yourself for a real battle when you enter the market. 2. It’s good to rely on your experiences, … Continue reading “5 lessons entrepreneurs can learn from movie Wolverine”

Below are some of the startups that have been funded recently. Kinetic Social, a leading social media advertising technology company, has raised $8 million Series A funding VeryLastRoom, a hotel booking app that lets you negotiate last minute prices even cheaper than on the web, gets €400,000 seed funding DraftKings, a leading provider of daily fantasy sports online, has closed a $7M Series A round of funding Chute, a startup that offers tools for collecting and displaying photos, has raised … Continue reading “Startup funding news of the last week”

Here are some funding updates of startups. These are compiled from various online sources and social media sites. Netchemia, the leading provider of cloud-based talent management software for K-12 school districts and institutions, raises $6.5M funding 20Jeans, a men’s online retailer, has raised ~$1M seed funding from investors including Baroda Ventures, Plus Capital & Siemer Ventures MindMixer, an startup focused on community organization and local movements, has closed $4M Series B funding Business listings management startup Local Market Launch has … Continue reading “Startup funding news of the week”

From a simple reviewing site that catered to the needs of users who wanted to know more about various cars available in the market, Vicky.in has increased its operations and range. The founders continued their effort and built a complete portal where users can buy and sell cars, know more about them and share the information that is useful to almost everybody. We had an email interview with Karthick. Q1. Tell us how you got the idea to start Vicky.in? I (karthick … Continue reading “After Vicky Leaks and not Vicky Donor, It’s Vicky.in”

In the times when companies, startups, and entrepreneurs are looking to sell almost every product on internet, furniture has remained an item that is considered too pricey (and even unique) to try online. Some of the consumers state that furniture carries a certain kind of emotional value to the purchase because they will be using it both for its functionality as well as decoration purposes. In the challenging scenario where selling, delivering and post-sales services could pose stringent situations for … Continue reading “MebelKart–selling furniture online”

Have you ever thought of giving your laptop a personalized look? If yes, then what is the method that first flashed in your mind. More often than not, putting up some stickers or perhaps a skin would flashed. And yes, this is one of the easiest and best methods to impart a personalized look on your gadgets. To cater to this need and demand, a startup theskinmantra.com has come into play and they are doing good. The venture is started … Continue reading “Startup Theskinmantra.com: Offering laptop skins for personalization”

Where you will find the latest information about Delhi colleges, universities and events organized by them? Where you will like to go if you want to network with students from various campuses of Delhi? Where you will get to know what’s happening around and what you should do, if you are student in Delhi? Well, there is a place to go for. Fuccha.com It’s a first online presence that helps you get latest information of almost everything that’s happening around … Continue reading “Startup Fuccha.com: Giving every information of Delhi student life”

SaaS is the next big thing in the future of using software applications. Many software service providers are already switching their models to SaaS and the ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) tools are no exception. An entrepreneur must look for opportunities in the growth sectors so as to make odds favour his startup. Sensible Softwares Pvt. Ltd. is one such startup which offers ALM as SaaS through its flagship product – BootStrap Today. In an email interview, Anand Agarwal, CEO of … Continue reading “Startup Bootstrap Today: Focusing on business idea around SaaS”

Rajat Soni has a rich and diversified experience across various industries including chemicals, banking, IT, and advertising. He started Eduledge to bring fun and effectiveness to the process of learning. The process of learning and skill enhancement has always been an area of concern for the HR department. He has also authored a book: “The Little Guide to Equity Mutual Funds”, which has gained momentum globally and is a testimony of his experience as an investor and private banker. Rajat … Continue reading “Eduledge: Making learning fun”

About LeadsAndDeals.com www.LeadsAndDeals.com (Leads And Deals Limited) facilitates an international business-to-business (B2B) trade platform by connecting global buyers with suppliers (SMEs) through business directories, online product catalogues, buy-sell leads and industry specific marketplaces. Our aim is to provide a better, fairly faster and free service to: Reduce Business Costs Save Time & Effort Increase Global Exposure Reach Business Prospects Directly To Maximise Returns LeadsAndDeals.com offers a variety of rich value added services, secure and user-friendly tools to make online trade … Continue reading “Startup leadsanddeals.com: A B2B trade platform”

It as a modest story to start with in 2007, but Dogspot.in has come up as India’s No. 1 portal under pet category. As clear from the name itself, the startup focuses on dogs and is India’s most visited dog portal. The team members of the startup enjoy a love of dogs and then making entrepreneurship reach every nook and corner of a business opportunity. This throws another example of following ones dream, believing in it and creating a success … Continue reading “Startup Dogspot.in: Creating headlines in pet industry”

Importance of SEO for online businesses It sounds a cliched statment that entrepreneurs need to do some SEO stuff for their online ventures, but the veracity of this statement makes it imperative that it is preached repeatedly. As an entrepreneur, if you are starting up and making your presence felt in the market, you need to have a tall figure in the virtual world. Even if the nature of your business is real-time and physical, you need to create a … Continue reading “Why entrepreneurs need SEO for their online ventures”

I am writing this article based on some brain-storming that we did over couple of weeks while looking for some ideas. The ideas suggested here are purely random and some more research might be needed to gauge the scale and potential of the idea. I am considering Indian entrepreneurs as the main audience for this article and will keep the figures India-related only. 1. An info-portal for retirees An information portal for retirees could go a long way. Going by … Continue reading “5 small scale online business ideas for entrepreneurs”

I will discuss some economically cheap methods that you can explore to advertise and market your online startup business. You can also call them cheap marketing methods. 1. Printing on the car/mobike I have personally tried this method and it works. Get the website URL of your online startup on your car, bike, scooter. Whenever and wherever you roam, you are advertising. The choice of color in which you will get the name printed does has an impact. Though you … Continue reading “Economically cheap ways of advertising your online startup”