Articles from Indian startups

1. ExcitingLives.com pampers you with amazing gifts

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 21 2008)

   Do you want to be the co-pilot of a fighter jet ? Do you want to test drive a F-1 racecar ? Do you want to take your own private hot air balloon trip ? Well, if you have the moolah then ExcitingLives.com can make it happen for you.  ExcitingLives is a new service that promises to provide you India’s most exciting gifts and experiences. And it makes so much sense. With the booming economy (discount the crisis in the last couple of months), the number of rich and super rich people in India has increased significantly. There are about ... (Read Full Article)
   

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2. BITS Pilani Business plan competition Conquest 2009

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 21 2008)

   The Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (CEL), BITS Pilani, is inviting entries for its annual business plan competition - Conquest 2009.  The competition is open to all students and corporates in the country. It encourages business plans from all industries - IT, Manufacturing, Pharmacy, Health Services, Rural Development, Infrastructure, Biotechnology, Finance & Marketing etc.Prizes of more than INR 3 lakhs and Angel funding opportunities up to 20,000$ are up for grabs. The deadline for entries is December 12th, 2008. Symbiosis Institute B-plan competition “Endeavour” Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, 2006-2008 (Read Full Article)
   

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3. HT Media signs deal with Velti Plc for mobile marketing

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 21 2008) Mobile , Social Networking , Acquisition

   HT Media has signed a deal with Velti Plc for providing mobile marketing services to brands and ad agencies. HT’s digital subsidiary, Firefly e-Ventures Ltd. will own a 65% stake in the venture and Amit Garg, head of Firefly will manage the joint venture.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  This is an incredibly smart move by HT, since this adds another advertising channel for HT Media, which owns HindustanTimes, Livemint, a radio network (Fever 104FM), a job portal and social networking site.  via Livemint HT Media acquires DesiMartini - a few thoughts Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, ... (Read Full Article)
   

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4. Medical tourism in India gets a huge boost

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 21 2008)

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   As per a story in NYT, Wellpoint, a big health insurer in US, is testing a new program that provides patients the option of going to India for medical surgery. The plan includes no out of pocket expenses for the patient and includes free travel for the patient and a companion.  The cost savings are just too big to ignore - knee surgery that costs about $70k in the US costs around $8k in India.  For those who are familiar with it, it wont shock them when I say that the health sector in the US is pretty darn screwed ... (Read Full Article)
   

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5. India planning to launch satellite for Internet connectivity

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 19 2008) Mobile

   Fresh off the success of its lunar mission, Chandrayaan, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is working on a satellite, which will provide Internet connectivity to rural India. The satellite is planned to be launched within the next two years. Earlier this year, Japan launched a satellite that provides crazy fast Internet. Brand reputation Management for Indian companies A very Happy Diwali Does music help you focus better while working ? Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, 2006-2008 (Read Full Article)
   

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6. Infibeam acquires Picsquare

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 17 2008) Acquisition

   Nikhil reports that InfiBeam has acquired Picsquare. Picsquare was one of the first startups that I covered on StartupDunia. No details about the deal are available, but assuming that Picsquare had a lucrative exit, want to congratulate Manish and Kartik on the successful exit. Expedia acquires TravelGuru stake - No Deal iTasveer, Picsquare introduce Picasa integration Online digital photo printing gets some serious competition Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, 2006-2008 (Read Full Article)
   

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7. Does music help you focus better while working ?

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 17 2008)

   Earlier today, I came across this interesting question on Hacker News. Considering that music plays an integral role in the lives of Indians, I thought it’d be interesting to ask the same question to all of you. Do you listen to music while working / programming ? If so, does it help you focus better ? What music works best for you ? Let me know your thoughts - experiences. KamlaShow on LiveMint, Sramana’s book ‘Entrepreneur Journeys’ Apologies about the feed republishes What a Shame Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, 2006-2008 (Read Full Article)
   

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8. BankBazaar - comparison shopping for loans

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 17 2008)

     BankBazaar is another another online loan comparison engine for the Indian market. Users can apply for personal and home loans and lenders compete to earn your business and provide you a loan. Within minutes of filling your application, you are presented with offers from various lenders, alongwith what each lender is offering, including a breakup of repayment info. There are already several players in this market like ApnaLoan, Deals4loans etc.  However, unlike its competitors, BankBazaar doesnt redirect you to a sales agent and instead provides you the results instantaneously. The other players mainly act as simply a lead generator ... (Read Full Article)
   

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9. KamlaShow on LiveMint, Sramana’s book ‘Entrepreneur Journeys’

   Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 16 2008)

   As part of blogging, I came in touch with Kamla Bhatt and Sramana Mitra, two people whom I respect a lot, and who reached a great milestone in their lives recently.  Kamla’s radio show recently got a syndication deal on LiveMint and has been launched as LiveMintRadio. If you havent heard her show before, I’d definitely recommend you to give it a try. You’ll love it. Meanwhile, Sramana has published her first book titled “Entrepreneur Journeys“. Its a collection of amazing entrepreneur stories including how they started, their ups - downs and how they succeeded. The following description sums up ... (Read Full Article)
   

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10. Cleantech - key to India’s future

    Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 16 2008)

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    A few weeks back, Rajesh Jain wrote a small post on why India needs a CTO & CEO.  The post struck a chord and got me thinking real hard.  Without a doubt we need some hard core professionals and visionaries to lead India and lay the foundation for its future. Amongst other things, I think one of the key areas where India needs some serious leadership and experience is cleantech. Energy sector in India is a crisis waiting to happen. Due to the subsidized oil prices, state run oil companies are bleeding money. India spent close to $55 billion on ... (Read Full Article)
    

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11. Nows a good time for moonlighting as an entrepreneur

    Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 13 2008)

    Given the crazy economic scenario and the numerous layoffs happening these days, it’d take a great amount of faith and gut instinct to make the leap to a full time entrepreneur. Current times are challenging enough for experienced entrepreneurs to rethink their decision about launching a new venture. It’d be an even more daunting and uphill task for first time entrepreneurs.    Taking that into account, now’d be a great time to moonlight your entrepreneurial idea. Moonlighting (if doable), would be a great strategy during healthy market conditions as well, but considering that holding on to your day job has ... (Read Full Article)
    

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12. Accel India closes $60 million fund

    Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 12 2008) Mobile , Acquisition

    Accel India, formed from the recent acquisition of Erasmic India, has closed a $60 million round to invest in seed and early stage companies. The company plans to invest in 25- 30 early stage companies over the next 3-4 years.  Typically, they’d invest $200K - $500K and stay invested for 5 years.  This is a great thing for Indian startups. Very few Indian VC’s do early stage or seed funding. via BS Accel Partners and Erasmic Venture Fund team up, launch Accel India Venture Fund Chakpak gets funding from Erasmic Venture Fund Myntra gets seed funding from Erasmic Venture Fund ... (Read Full Article)
    

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13. How much is too much ?

    Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 12 2008)

    The economy is shaky and the credit crisis has impacted technology startups as well. Almost daily, I end up coming across yet another interview, yet another perspective on the current economic crisis and what entrepreneurs / startups need to do to survive this crisis. Advice from experienced entrepreneurs and VC’s is great. Its invaluable. But then how much is too much ? Lately, it seems that everybody who is somebody, is offering the same set of advice, topped with a personal touch. Its the same set of principles, no matter which way you spin it. I say enough of it ... (Read Full Article)
    

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14. Sunoh.fm launches Orkut app, Nunook launches widgets

    Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 11 2008) Social Networking

    Sunoh.fm has launched an Orkut app, which probably makes the best sense and strategy for them going forward. This move will most likely provide the social context to the site - be it social sharing or social discovery. I havent tried the app myself, but I hope the user interface is a more pleasant experience than my initial testing of the service. You can access the Orkut app here.   Nunook, the social gaming network that I profiled earlier, has launched widgets for publishers. Widgets might be a win-win solution for Nunook, which gets viral traction alongwith additional distribution channels, ... (Read Full Article)
    

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15. Apologies about the feed republishes

    Explore Article Indian startups (Nov 11 2008)

    I was doing some maintainence on the blog the last few days and it seems that accidently got the feeds to get re-synced. Apologies for any duplicate feed udpates you may receive in the next day or two.  I know I have been missing in action for the past few weeks — I was hacking away at a personal project of mine. Got a working demo completed with several kinks still to be figured out. Boy !! When you get to a working demo, it gives you such a sense of accomplishment, no matter how small the coding task might ... (Read Full Article)
    

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16. A very Happy Diwali

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 27 2008)

    Wish all of you a very, very Happy Diwali. To those who hail from Gujjuland, wish you a happy and prosperous new year as well. Been caught with shit @ work — regular blogging should resume soon. Brand reputation Management for Indian companies Startup jobs galore and looking for a SEO expert Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, 2006-2008 [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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17. What makes entrepreneur entrepreneurial ?

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 20 2008)

    I came across this highly interesting paper which tries to uncover what exactly it is that makes entrepreneurs entrepreneurial ? Can ‘entrepreneurial thinking’ be taught or successfully applied across all domains ? As part of the research, the author identifies a set of principles, which he calls ‘Effectual reasoning’, that establish the existence of a form [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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18. Sipacon 2008 - Free tickets and discount codes

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 17 2008)

    The Silicon Valley Indian Professionals Association (SIPA) is organizing their annual event, SIPACON 2008, on November 8th at the HP Auditorium in Palo Alto. The theme of this year’s event is “Social Media & the Enterprise“. Speakers include: Ravi Belani (Draper Fisher Jurvetson), Justin (Founders Fund), Ross Mayfield (President and co-founder at Socialtext), Andras Boross (CTO, Mobile [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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19. Metrics for Online Gaming sites in India

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 15 2008) Gaming

    Here’re some metrics for online gaming sites in India: Reach: 27.4% Total Unique Visitors: 8,295,000 Average minutes per visitor: 45.4 Average visits per visitor: 4.3 India ranks lowest in terms of popularity of online gaming websites in the APAC region. Additionally the ‘average visits per visitor’ metric also seems to indicate that number of “repeat visitors” is incredibly low as [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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20. NearHop finds you the best possible travel plan

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 13 2008)

    NearHop is a Hyderabad based startup, which hopes to provide you the best possible itinerary. Once you enter your trip details, NearHop will discover all possible routes to your destination, which includes travel via air, train and bus. So, for instance, if I am searching for a trip from Ahmedabad to Bangalore, the NearHop engine [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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21. Excellent Twitter guide by Amit @ DI

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 13 2008)

    Amit @ DI has an excellent Twitter guide for some very common Twitter tasks. Seriously recommend adding it to your bookmarks. Brand reputation Management for Indian companies Copyright © Pranav Dharma -StartupDunia, 2006-2008 (Read Full Article)
    

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22. Soft economy and the Web 2.0 business model

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 13 2008) Social Networking

    For the past 4-5 years, Web 2.0 has evangelized the ad supported business model, which seems to have become the norm for majority of today’s startups. The mantra for startups has been - “Get the users and the advertising dollars will follow”.  Instead of developing a solid revenue model and building a sustainable business around [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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23. Startup jobs galore and looking for a SEO expert

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 12 2008)

    Soft economy ? No worries - startup jobs galore on our job board. Check out some of the openings: * Flash programmer at Delhi-NCR * Software Engineer (PHP), MySQL DBA, Senior S/W Enginner (Java) and other openings at Burrp ! * Rockstar tech lead at InvestmentYogi * PHP coder at ThinkMantra * Web designer at FirstPhera I’m also looking for a SEO [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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24. Locomi nails the local search for India

    Explore Article Indian startups (Oct 12 2008) Maps/Local , Mobile , Social Networking

    There are some services which give really give you an ‘aha’ feeling when you try them out. Locomi is one such startup. Locomi has developed a Facebook application, which leverages your social graph on Facebook and marries it with location based search for major Indian cities. Once you add their Facebook app, you can set your [...] (Read Full Article)
    

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