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The story of how Instagram started and what entrepreneurs can learn from it

Here’s how two geeks from Stanford University made a billion dollar company worthy of royals and Presidents
Early-stage Indian startup incubator Venture Catalysts forays into Dubai; selects six startups on its launch-day

Dubai has been breaking new grounds as an emerging global startup and innovation hub, and was recently ranked 29th in Nestpick’s 2017 Startup Cities Index ahead of the more established ecosystems including London, New York, and Tokyo.
From Failure to Persistence: 5 quotes from Tesla founder Elon Musk for entrepreneurs

You might not be planning to send over a million people to Mars but you owe it to yourself to dream big. These quotes by Elon Musk will give inspiration to aspiring entrepreneurs and help them achieve their dream, even if it seems impossible for now
5 most valued ICOs of 2018 so far, which raised millions of dollars in hours

In 2017 Blockchain and cryptocurrency startups raised over 3.5x more capital through ICO’s over traditional VCs.
Global Industrial IoT market to touch $232 billion by 2023; Asia Pacific region to witness maximum growth

The Asia Pacific region is expected to witness the highest CAGR in the global IoT industry and this comes in primarily due to large scale industrialisation in Asian markets like China, India and Japan
Ola steps up passenger safety, sets up safety council in sync with Brasilia Declaration

The council will also work alongside policy makers, state transport authorities, traffic police departments, and other relevant stakeholders to create solutions that enhance ride and road safety on Ola as well as the ecosystem at large.
Airbnb property management platform Guesty raises over $19 million to scale its services for house owners

Guesty enables its users with a wide range of tools that help them post their properties on platforms like Airbnb and lets them operate at scale.
DFID India, Shell Foundation and Zone Startups India announce POWERED, an entrepreneurship Program for women entrepreneurs in the energy sector

The three year program, will seek to on board around 100 women entrepreneurs in the energy access domain from across India and provide them with mentoring, corporate connects and get their proof of concepts (POC) off the ground.
Sky9 Capital and Caerus Ventures float $200 million and $100 million funds to invest in early-stage startups

The Chinese venture fund founded by former Lightspeed China Partners managing director Ron Cao, invests in early stage tech companies and looks to be more sector agnostic in its approach
Here’s how Amazon collects employee feedback — One question a day

With inexperienced entrepreneurs making it big, ever thought what goes on the inside? How do these companies compensate, treat their employees? Is their work culture hospitable or repulsive?
SAIF Partners invest over Rs 50 crore in Indian NBFC Arman Financial Services

The funds were invested by way of subscription to 16,66,667 Compulsorily Convertible Debentures (CCDs) of the Company, having face value of INR 300 per CCDs.
Half the people who profit from cryptocurrencies do not want to report gains, survey shows

Failing to report the taxes on cryptocurrencies would hold the same consequences as failing to pay taxes on investments. The regulatory authorities would come after you and one could face legal actions, like time in jail and a hefty fine of $250,000.
Elon Musk’s Boring Company raises $112.5 million; denies raising funds from VCs or outside investors

According to the Boring Company, Musk has invested over 90 percent of the amount. Further, the company stated that the money came in from former employees with zero involvement from venture capitalists and outside investors.
Healthcare focussed fintech startup AffordPlan raises $10 million from Lok Capital, Kalaari Capital and others

Founded in 2015 by Tejbir Singh and Hemal Bhatt, the company is focussed on making healthcare accessible to the populous. Its users further receive discounts on medical bills and diagnostic services
Netflix wants to save millions of dollars just by changing its font, and it’s not the first one to do so

Netflix spends billions of dollars on producing new content, but this new move by the company is actually the one that may save it a whole lot of cash and it’s all to do with the font it uses on its platform.
Beyond Blackstone Group: Here are 5 global PE behemoths investing millions of dollars in India

With Private Equity firms floating large funds in India, we take a look at the 5 biggest PE firms currently investing in India
Electronic Vehicles company Emflux Motors raises Rs 2 crore from Fabian Brian Crain, Samar Singla and others

Emflux Motors was founded in 2016 by a group of technology enthusiasts, Varun Mittal, Vijay Raj Somashekhar and Ankit Khatry, to launch various electric products in the transportation sector
Venture Catalysts invests $1 million in insurance-based management startup Ideal Insurance

The company plans to use the freshly secured funds to build infrastructural support for operations and backend teams.
Unicorn sightings become common: A look at billion-dollar startups of India and China

The unicorn club is growing by the day, over 57 startups around the globe took the status of a unicorn in 2017. With India and China being the hotbeds of startups, let’s a look at the top 5 unicorns operating in the countries
Indian Cab hailing company Ola offers two free rides on its launch in Melbourne today

The Indian cab hailing company further plans to expand its operations in major Australian cities including Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Gold Coast and Brisbane.
Ripple invests $25 million in XRP to a $150 million Blockchain and digital currency focussed venture fund

The $150 million fund is handled by Blockchain Capital — one of the oldest venture firm focussed on the development of digital currency and blockchain technology.
Nandan Nilekani and Sanjeev Aggarwal’s Fundamentum invest $12 million in TravelTriangle

TravelTriangle is planning to use the funds on Research and Development (R&D). The company further stated that they are planning to develop a recommendations engine where users will be displayed with the most relevant holiday packages
Meet the 9 Virtual Reality startups selected for T-Hub and Facebook India’s Innovation Hub Accelerator Program

A cohort of nine startups focused on Virtual Reality have been selected and each startup will get access to training, mentors, workshops, research, and Facebook’s VR Innovation lab located at T-Hub as a part of the three-month accelerator program.
Udacity initiates Foundation Nanodegree Programs to enable non-technical people access technical career paths

While around 15 million of young professionals are entering the job market annually, only about 25% of them are job-ready or have required skill-sets.
Breaking Stereotypes: 50 year old founders more likely to see success than entrepreneurs in their 20’s or 30’s

Founders in their early 20’s have the lowest likelihood of a successful exit or creating a 1 in 1,000 high growth company
Jack Ma’s Ant Financial looking to raise $9 billion ahead of IPO, says report

The round will mark Ant Financial as one of the most valuable companies in the world, giving it a $150 billion valuation
Mark Zuckerberg Congressional hearing live streaming online in India: When and how to watch Facebook CEO’s testimony

With controversies surrounding the Facebook founder, just last week, the company had to explain why they had secretly deleted all of Zuckerberg’s Facebook messages without informing the recipients.

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