start-ups
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Who Gets to Own India’s Future?
Today, India has developed one of most vibrant start-up ecosystems in the world. We now have more than 2.2 lakh “recognised” start-ups, and have created more than a hundred “unicorns” in the last decade or so. Many of our smartest kids today dream of “doing” a start-up, instead of migrating to the US. This is… Continue reading
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When Twenty-Somethings Build Unicorns and Rockets: The New India
When I finished college in 1983, start-up was not even a word! There were no VCs and no angels. The few brave entrepreneurs were suppressed, heavily taxed, lacked access to capital and were viewed suspiciously by our socialist leaders. The Babus decided who could make what, where and in what quantity – and who they… Continue reading
