Why VCs are betting on technology-enabled startup restaurants

Feb 01, 2015

Food lovers in India have never had it better; the recent times have seen an explosion in the variety of cuisine, experiments with formats that meet convenient and luxurious needs and an infusion of technology to better logistics on all

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Where Data meets Marketing

Feb 01, 2015

Today, marketing, be it online or offline, is all about driving better ROIs. This simply means that the role of insights drawn from analytics is crucial, irrespective of the medium on which…  

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Playing monopoly

Dec 07, 2014

Google being synonymous with Internet search is just one example of brand monopolies; these are the brands that have channeled their business on consumer insight and owned the category with their solution. Increasingly, the only way to succeed, especially in

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More than just a game

Dec 01, 2014

Passion for computer technology and gaming prompted Nitish Mittersain to start a gaming company, Nazara Technologies. Today, its technology and distribution have enabled it to eye an annual revenue of close to Rs. 500 crore in the next two years

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A perfect case!

Dec 01, 2014

Kapil Hetamsaria of Velvetcase.com, which recently designed and manufactured the Indian Premier Tennis League trophy, wants to disrupt the online jewellery world through a deep focus on customer-centricity

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Putting the experience in travel

Dec 01, 2014

Seedfund-backed V Resorts aggregates private properties in emerging tourist destinations and offers an experience-based opportunity for working professionals to plan quick getaways from the metros. Currently based in New Delhi, it plans to enter Mumbai by March 2015

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The evolving role of CFO

Dec 01, 2014

From balancing profit and loss statements, today, the finance head’s role has evolved to become a key integrator, a role critical at the strategic level

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On a concrete footing

Dec 01, 2014

Anand Sundaresan, Vice Chairman & Managing Director of SCHWING Stetter talks to us about the construction equipment sector, how the company has grown amidst tough operating environments and his future plans for the company

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“India is a very significant, yet very complex market”

Dec 01, 2014

N K Ranganath, managing director, Grundfos Pumps India, aims to take the company’s revenue to Rs. 850 crore to Rs. 900 crore by 2017 through organic growth, localised production and maybe, one acquisition

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Where every drop matters

Dec 01, 2014

Backed by the likes of Harvard Angels and Google’s Rajan Anandan, Karthik Naralasetty’s Socialblood aims to be a global one-stop platform for blood donation. In his own words, he wants to bring innovation into this space and

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