Israel loses its heroic sheen

Israel is no longer the valiant and beleaguered underdog, but increasingly seen as an increasingly arrogant oppressor seeking to crush another old nation under its jackboots, says Mohan Guruswamy.......

Are investors to partly blame for the start-up crisis?

They encouraged start-ups to pay for acquiring customers rather than focusing on the business fundamentals. Start-ups in India are again in news but for the wrong reasons - restructuring, layoffs,......

Indian start-ups offer high salaries, flexible timings

Many Indian start-ups are doling out handsome pay packets, with junior level employees getting not less than Rs 5 lakh a year besides providing flexible work timings as they look to attract talent,......

It's official: Fund-raising of start-ups is fast drying up

Deal values have been falling steadily since May this year, when it touched a high of $851 million. When Nikesh Arora of SoftBank said in August that start-up valuations were ahead of reality, he......

When investors turn entrepreneurs

Venture capitalists are leveraging their experience to build something new. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com.   Alok Mittal, Rohini Chakravarthy, Ashish Mohapatra, Anshoo Sharma, Raul......