Startups

Google Has a New Division Called 'Area 120' Where Employees Can Build Their Own Startups

Google is creating an in-house startup incubator to help keep its entrepreneurial talent closer to home, according to The Information.

4 years, 12 months ago

After Years of Unrest, Egypt’s Startup Ecosystem Is Booming

As clashes between Egyptian soldiers and protesters left dozens dead in October 2011, Ahmed Zahran was betting his savings on converting the water pumps used by farmers from running on diesel to solar energy.

7 years, 6 months ago

10 Cloud Startups Changing The Data Landscape

While the term “cloud computing” has become trendy and perhaps overused, what many people don’t realize is that it is because of cloud startups that our experience of data has become intuitive and effortless. Below are 10 startups which have had significant impact on the data landscape:

7 years, 9 months ago

5 Tech Innovations Spawning New Start-ups

They're still new themselves but already these innovations are seeing start-up ecosystems grow up around them.

7 years, 9 months ago

Find the Right Hires for Each Stage of Your Startup

It might be a great idea that launches your startup, but don't kid yourself--your company's fate depends on your team.

7 years, 9 months ago

Start-Up: Xavier-Luc Duval Announces Ebony Accelerator for July 15

This project is intended to help young entrepreneurs to become creators of wealth, according to the VPM and Minister of Finance

7 years, 10 months ago

5 Things Founders Don't Talk About

Last week I had a dozen business founders over for beer and pizza to catch up and talk shop. It’s one of my favorite things to do, because I think when you get a group of fellow founders in a room together, there’s instant fraternity among them. People let their guards down. When surrounded by peers, Founders talk about things that no one else can appreciate or understand.

7 years, 11 months ago

Airbnb, Snapgoods and Other Pioneers Of The ‘Share Economy’

In what is called collaborative consumption, the sharing economy or the peer economy, owners rent out something they are not using, such as a car, house or bicycle to a stranger using these peer-to-peer services.

7 years, 11 months ago

4 Secrets to Starting a Company With Your Spouse

Two of the most fraught relationships around: married couple, and start-up co-founders. Don't let that stop you.

7 years, 11 months ago

The Bumpy Ride for Deep Kalra's MakeMyTrip Web Operation

In humongous India, where snaking lines and extended waits are emblematic, instant travel reservations herald a new mobility. Deep Kalra’s MakeMyTrip Web operation, of New Delhi, pioneered the online travel field and at times has felt investor and customer delight.

8 years ago

5 Lessons From 361 Start-ups

After watching hundreds of start-ups pass through MassChallenge's accelerator program, John Harthorne has a few words for founders who want to stand out from the crowd.

8 years ago

9 Things You Need To Know For Startup Investing

Startup investments can be rewarding both financially and personally. By investing in a startup you are contributing to job creation and capital formation.

8 years, 1 month ago

Not So Fast: 10 Hasty Mistakes Startup Founders Make

“Be quick, but don’t hurry” is one of famed UCLA Coach John Wooden’s most famous quotes. By that, he meant learn to do the right things, but then do them quickly.

8 years, 1 month ago

Most New Business Ideas Hatching for 6 or More Months

Entrepreneurs have to be risk-takers, to be sure. But that doesn’t capture the whole picture. Many are also planners.

8 years, 1 month ago

Incubator Project to Boost Youth Start-Ups

The government has embarked on a new project for the youth called the ‘Ebene Incubator’ which is set to become a reality in the next few months. The project’s purpose is to identify start-up professional companies to enter the various sectors.

8 years, 1 month ago