Articles categorized as "Special Features"
Impacting a social change, from portugal to india
Nov 10, 2014
Every month, we share stories about how successful startups have been built, how entrepreneurs have given life to their ideas, and what aspiring entrepreneurs can learn from it. This time, for a…  
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The road between tinder and matrimony.com
Nov 01, 2014
TrulyMadly, a modern matchmaking startup, founded by Sachin Bhatia and Rahul Kumar of MakeMyTrip, and Hitesh Dhingra of Letsbuy.com, aims to do what traditional matrimony sites haven’t done in the last 15 years – understand and address the compatibility
Advertising Branding Dating Letsbuy.com MakeMyTrip Marketing Sachin Bhatia Startup Marketing TrulyMadly
Quikr’s cmo, vineet seghal, gives us a peek into the marketing mix of a startup
Oct 01, 2014
MADHUMITA PRABHAKAR Vineet Seghal, the newly appointed chief marketing officer of Quikr, the online classifieds startup, believes in seeing an opportunity in every limitation. Here’s why. Having worked for over 18…  
Advertising Branding CMO Ecommerce listing portal Marketing Quikr Startup Marketing
“The expectation from a CFO has changed dramatically”
Oct 01, 2014
In his first week as CSS Corp’s CFO, Veerasundar Veluswamy had to oversee the company’s transaction with Partners Group and in successfully doing so, his impact was immense. Today, he believes in adding value to the organisation by
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Scaling up new ideas
Oct 01, 2014
In 2010, when the Chilean government opened its doors to entrepreneurs from across the world to be a part of the Startup Chile program (a six-month seed accelerator program in Chile…  
The patient capital conundrum
Oct 01, 2014
Investors and entrepreneurs often grapple with identifying the optimal holding period (time from investment to exit) for an investment in a growth company. In this feature, we speak to two entrepreneurs and two investors to gather their thoughts on the
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Rane group’s harish lakshman discusses why his business is becoming truly global
Oct 01, 2014
Harish Lakshman is Director at Rane Holdings, the 55-year-old Group that specializes in the auto components space. In this feature, Harish talks about why going global is critical for the Rane Group, its future growth plans, and also
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Tailoring the perfect fit
Aug 01, 2014
The founders and HR heads of Knowlarity, Lenskart.com, TaxiForSure and Unmetric share with us the many different hiring techniques they use to attract talent into their respective firms
In love with businesses
Jul 01, 2014
Sanjay Kamlani, angel investor, serial entrepreneur and founder of Pangea3, the legal process outsourcing firm that he exited, says it is the process of building a business rather than a glamorous product offering that keeps him thrilled. Kamlani explains: “How
All that shines is not gold
May 01, 2014
In conversation with Sukanya Dutta Roy, managing director, Swarovski Consumer Goods Business (CGB), India, on the reasons behind foraying into the single-brand retail format and her five-year plan for the India market