Category Archives: Economy Downturn Startup Survival

13 Dec

Recession & Impact on Media – Outlook group up for sale?

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Recession & Impact on Media - Outlook group up for sale?

The media business is solely dependent on advertising dollars – and is precisely the most hit in the times of recession. Here is a recap of what’s happening with media businesses: Outlook group, as reported in Businessworld is up for … Read More »

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10 Nov

“..Heads down execution and a laser-like focus on our core business” – Hrush Bhatt, ClearTrip

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“..Heads down execution and a laser-like focus on our core business” – Hrush Bhatt, ClearTrip

Continuing with our series on Recession, Downturn and Startup Survival, here is an interview with Hrush Bhatt, co-founder of ClearTrip. How are you adapting your business model to the current circumstances. How are you now thinking about revenue and monetization … Read More »

   
30 Oct

“There is lesser noise in the market now..” – iTrust Founders on Recession

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Continuing with our series of articles on Economic Recession & Perspectives (from Startups/VCs & Industry Leaders), here is an interview with Dhruv Agarwala & Kartik Varma, founders of iTrust, a personal finance advisory firm (our review here). How are you … Read More »

   
23 Oct

“..when going gets tough, we really really need to focus on execution” – Lalit, Mobisy

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Continuing with our series on Economic Downturn and Startup Survival, here is a quick QnA with Lalit, Co-Founder of Mobisy. What are you doing now that you were not doing previously – has anything in your execution changed? Lalit: Not … Read More »

   
21 Oct

“..best companies are created in tough times” – Suvir Sujan, Nexus India

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Continuing with our series on Economic Downturn and Startup Survival, here is a quick QnA with Suvir Sujan of Nexus India Capital (earlier co-founded Baazee which was acquired by eBay) Early and start-up stage funding is getting difficult to raise … Read More »

   
18 Oct

What will you pay for?

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The best shield in recession times is to have a product/service that users will pay for. But what are those services? Asks Rajesh (@startup forum) Now that the market is down and even India is slowly heading towards recession, I … Read More »

   
16 Oct

Recession and Some Cool Advice

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After all the recession talks, comes a breather: An interesting take on Sequoia’s presentation

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16 Oct

Recession – Crisis or Opportunity?

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Recession - Crisis or Opportunity?

[Guest post by Sujai Karampuri, founder of Sloka Telecom. This post is a must read for entrepreneurs] The Wall Street as we know it doesn’t exist. This could be the onset of worst financial crisis in the last fifty years. … Read More »

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16 Oct

“..downturns are a good time to start companies is a fashionable thing to say” – Ashish Gupta

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Continuing with our series on economic recession and startups – here is an interview with Ashish Gupta of Helion Ventures. Early and start-up stage funding is getting difficult to raise – what would you suggest as sources of capital for … Read More »