SnapBizz gets mom-and-pop retail code right, builds business valued at $100mn
Hiren Tambe, who owns a 500-sqft store in Navi Mumbai, has at least 800 stock keeping units (SKU). Having run the store for over 15 years, he has always understood his typical customer’s requirements....
View ArticleThis startup by IIT-BITS Pilani alumni has given out Rs 1 cr in credit to...
The e-commerce world has influenced our buying experience as never before. Products are now just a click away. The ease of buying has also helped pushing up the demand. Deepak Malhotra(L) and Rajan...
View ArticleHow these second time entrepreneurs are building a WhatsApp and Dropbox-like...
In a world of mobile phones and health apps that connect you to doctors, help in consultations, and deliver medicines, there still is the problem of dealing with all the patient follow-ups and calls....
View ArticleE-commerce market sellers get a helping hand from Ligo
E-commerce changed the way business was conducted and the marketplace model changed it even further. Now the space is open for millions of potential sellers to mark their presence in the online world...
View Article[Startup of the day] How Glowship is making solar solutions and services...
The initial barriers that most small businesses face are discoverability and the inability to estimate demand for their products or services. Larger and more established companies have long had the...
View Article[Startup of the day] How Saral Rozgar is connecting 6 million blue-collar...
Online platforms have changed the traditional way of doing things — from shopping to travelling to searching for job opportunities. Vivek Chandok According to a report by McKinsey Global Institute,...
View ArticleBootstrapped and clocking sales of Rs 1,00,000 per day, AutoKartz aims to...
Twenty-seven-year old Sagar Paliwal was in a fix. His SUV had several mechanical and electronic issues, due to all the usage during floods. But when he took to to the brand’s dealer, he was asked to...
View ArticleHow Jaipur-based gems and jewellery firm Gemporia is witnessing daily sales...
Keeping a tight grip on their USP Direct to Home TV Channel, Jaipur-based gems and jewellery firm Gemporia India claims to witness daily sales of Rs 20 lakh, with 96 percent of the business coming...
View ArticleHow this archaeologist became the CEO of an IT company
Proximi.io is a unified API (Application Programming Interface) of positioning technologies, a tool for developers, a tech company. So, it comes as a surprise learning that the CEO of this...
View ArticleHow Indore-based TM Store creates a unique app development product for startups
Anshul Maheshwari, a former marketing executive, decides to create a platform for housewives or grandmothers wanting to sell homemade delicacies and organic products. But he didn’t want to invest a...
View ArticleHow this trio built a Rs 125cr optical business in 8 years
It is not every day that you meet entrepreneurs who have a very minimal social media presence. These are individuals who know that business is ultimately about presenting solutions that increase...
View ArticleHow these 24-year-olds are changing the country’s tax returns scenario, one...
While 2016 has seen a rise in fintech activity, there is another segment that seems to be catching the fancy of young entrepreneurs. With players like ClearTax, TaxZippy, and Makeyourtax already...
View ArticleThis Indore-based food-tech startup is profitable and on its way to clock Rs...
Back in 2012, Indore had won the ‘Best Foodie City Award’ by NDTV Good Times Food Awards. Food startups have a competitive market with a plethora of options from local vendors, street food shops and...
View Article[Bootstrap Heroes] Why this cloud computing startup turned down 4 acquisition...
Advances in cloud computing have brought in a technological revolution in recent years. Now, small and medium scale businesses don’t need to physically invest in infrastructure like servers and then...
View ArticleHow this 10-year-old bootstrapped travel marketplace is thriving despite...
It was late Sunday evening, but Sunita Verma was hunting for things to do and planning activities for her upcoming holiday. She knew that the hotel had a concierge that would possibly help her with...
View Article[App Fridays] How NewsDog aims to be your smartphone’s best friend
Before the internet took over the world, man’s best friend, the ever loyal dog, was traditionally tasked with the important chore of fetching the newspaper from the sidewalk every morning. In the...
View ArticleIn the exam preparation category, Gradeup is betting on its mobile-only...
The early years of this decade witnessed a huge proliferation of edutech startups; most of them preferring to offer solutions in the examination preparation category. (L-R) Sanjeev Kumar, Shobhit...
View ArticleHow this IIT/IIM alumni are helping you save better
Varun Gupta, a 29-year-old former IIT-Madras alumnus, was always interested in analytics. During his college days, he founded a startup that built a talent discovery platform for sports. The business...
View Article[Startup of the day] A family of doctors turned entrepreneurs to connect the...
A family of doctors and pharmacists, the Khemka family always wanted to do something related to healthcare. And they got the required push and inspiration in the US. “When we were in the US and had to...
View ArticleHow this student-professor duo bootstrapped their startup and broke-even in...
History has shown us many successful companies that have had their origins in colleges. In most cases, college students or recent graduates have co-founded companies with their peers or have gone...
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