With increasing business opportunities due to increase mobile usage, mobile app development is something every entrepreneur wants to adopt to boost sales. However, having an iOS or Android app has its own challenges. More and more businesses have keen interest in getting an app developed to reach out to their customers. Before building an app, answer these top 10 questions, so that you can head […]

Startups at nascent stage, are small, simple and ambitious! They are yearning to become big and hence set ambitious goals for their employees.   But amidst all the noise and the pressure to financial targets, where does an HR fit in a startup environment? Startups are often seen to employ executives with dual roles, one being that of a human resources officer.  This probably works well […]

This column is part of a series brought to you by Entrepreneur Coaching.  to learn more. Everyone has to start somewhere. Whether he or she works for the largest corporation or the hottest start-up, every entrepreneur starts at square one. Related:  What separates the haves from the have-nots, however, is the path they take after stepping off square one. Though many paths lead to success, some are more […]

There is one thing that almost all businesses have in common: they were born from a simple idea. Whether something innovative and never before attempted, or simply a new take on an old process– without this initial spark, few businesses would exist. But what value does this initial spark of an idea hold? That all depends on what happens next. In its raw form, an […]

Entrepreneur is on the road with startup platform Rise of the Rest. Check out  for stories from the October road trip as well as for insights from thought leaders and community leaders showing there’s an entrepreneurial world outside Silicon Valley. Today, we toured Denver on a bus to see an entrepreneurial ecosystem that, actually, compared to many places, is doing pretty well. According to the […]

Companies struggle with deadlines for new product builds. It can take a long time to get everybody around the table agreed on a product — so much so that nobody dares let it fail. They throw money, time and effort against the wall, and launches get postponed again and again. In a  of managers across 500 major U.S. companies, 67 percent admitted that their companies were […]

If watching all those sci-fi movies or underwater documentary films in 3D was cool, then IMAX took it to next level. But still, there’s nothing better than sitting in your house and getting the same feeling you would have, when Bungee jumping from Bhurj Khalifa.  This is the power of augmented reality, and because of the immense popularity it has gained in such a short […]

Lush green gardens, complacent weather, vintage coffee houses like Koshy’s are some of the key things that are usually tagged along with Bangalore. However, over the last few years, the term startups has also become synonymous with Bangalore. Bangalore or rather Karnataka has been showered with attention from large MNCs, VC funds and startup talent over the last couple of years. The city, which is home […]

As a start-up, you don’t always have the luxury of access or big budgets as some of the more established firms, while building your brand. On the plus side, the fact that you are a young company means that you are nimble, can adapt quickly and are far more receptive to change. In the race towards making your brand’s mark in today’s overcrowded and oversaturated […]

In the second quarter of 2014, roughly  invested in startups was invested in those located in Silicon Valley. For startups not located at this epicenter of emerging companies, it might seem like an uphill battle, but it doesn’t have to be. In fact, tech has already undergone a substantial geographical shift from the core of Silicon Valley to San Francisco and beyond. Silicon Alley, Silicon Beach, Silicon […]