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The Evolution of Startups in India — The Story Up Until Now

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Before we take a plunge into the Startup culture of India, let us first try understanding what exactly a startup is, and how does it function? Then we will tell the evolution of startups in India and the story until now. How did India utilize its resources to become a startup generating machine? What is a Startup?

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Growth Funds Shed Rose-tinted glasses

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Lightspeed India is a VC fund investing $1.5B in India and Southeast Asia since 2008, with 11 unicorns in its portfolio. Partner Dev Khare shares optimism for the Indian market due to technological advancements.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

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I will be traveling in India in April, and doing live roundtables in three cities: Chennai (April 9) , Mumbai (April 16) , and Pune (April 17). Next Jigar Doshi, also from Chennai, India, pitched 3gSimplified , in effect, a comparative shopping solution for mobile plans, which are apparently quite complex in the Indian market.

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The Need For Empathic Business Leadership In The COVID Environment

YoungUpstarts

Similar reports came from India as well. In 2008, Adobe tested its software delivery model and in the next few came up with the SAAS model , which is today one of the most popular service delivery models in the tech world. We stop and find new ways of getting fuel. And it is not an idealistic dream. Businesses have done it before.

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1M/1M Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Making Money From Blogs

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The hosts were Girish Joshi of Microsoft India and 1M/1M Ambassadors, Praveen Karoshi, Rajesh Nair and Thejas Gupta. As for the presenters, first up, Abinash Karana from Bangalore, India, presented Bizosys and his product 10screens , a specification capture technology for software development workflows.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

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First up, Satya Choppadhandi from Bangalore, India, presented Evolutech Networks, a company that manufactures wireless energy monitoring devices for the smart home. The smart home business is still in the very early stages in India, and it will take some time before Evolutech ramps up. These resellers buy devices from the U.S.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Exciting Companies Lined Up For Microsoft Startup Grant Finals

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During today's roundtable, we had four Microsoft BizSpark Startup India Challenge grant finalists present. Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support.

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