The First Class of The Indian Internet Startups

This article was originally published on NCrypted. You are wrong if you think Flipkart pioneered the Indian startup story. It wasn’t even India’s first E-Commerce startup. Of course, Flipkart’s recent US$16 billion acquisition by Walmart (for a 77% stake) ‘sort of’ validated the Indian startup story. But, it wasn’t the pioneer of this saga. Flipkart can be contributed as the Indian startup story’s poster boy as many founders and entrepreneurs got inspired by the success...

9 things to consider for your startup before you start

This article was originally published on NCrypted. Startup or starting an online business venture requires long-term technical, functional, financial, and emotional commitment. We work with startup founders and entrepreneurs every day, listen to the problems that they want to solve, see them passionately wanting to start their dream project. While doing this, we have created a plethora of do’s and don’ts, kind of a knowledge-base, for startups. We are now able to understand why some...

Top 7 Startup Business Models and Revenue Models for Internet Startups

This article was originally published on NCrypted. Entrepreneurs most of the times get puzzled when it comes to defining a firm startup business model and revenue model for their startups. A business model describes the rationale of how the startup creates, delivers and captures value. Quite surprisingly, many business owners often overlook this very important aspect of starting a business and get into a catch 22 situation later on. For the startup, it is foremost important to understanding...

APJ Abdul Kalam got it wrong, for once. Here’s why.

APJ Abdul Kalam got it wrong, for onceI came across one of the famous quotes of Dr. Abdul Kalam a few weeks back. It read:"Love your job,but don't love your company;because you may not knowwhen your company stops loving you."This is a dangerous quote. I don't agree with it. And I'll tell you why you shouldn't either.I have not yet verified it myself whether this really came from Dr. Kalam or not. People share this...