Emil Zatopek, a Czech long-distance runner, once quoted: “An athlete cannot run with money in his pockets. He must run with hope in his heart and dreams in his head.” This quote completely signifies the strategy adopted by Omidyar Network, the company we’re featuring on the cover this month.
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Jayant Sinha and Omidyar Network are slowly but surely building a venture capital model to solve large-scale social problems
Pierre Omidyar, Founder of Ebay and Omidyar Network, Speaks:
One of the most important lessons we’ve (Omidyar Network) learnt is that while money matters, impact matters more.
Healthkart.com wants to make a dent on the online healthcare product retail space. The founders’ prior experience complements each other and it might just be the secret behind Healthkart’s early progress
With its unique affordable products that facilitate learning English faster and better, EnglishHelper hopes to continue to build scale through people whose lives have been touched by its products
Dipak Basu, founder, chairman and CEO of Anudip Foundation wants to create livelihood opportunities for rural people by introducing IT related training and employment
Bringing back the family physician
By creating a chain of primary care clinics, NationWide Primary Healthcare aims to reintroduce the family doctor to every Indian household and build the family medicine career vertical for Indian medical graduates through its training programmes and employment opportunities
read moreZipdial has a business model woven around the missed call concept, so popular among the cost-conscious Indian telecom customers
read moreIn the business of purifying water, Kent RO is looking to educate more consumers about the importance of reverse osmosis for drinking water. And by capitalising on this growing awareness, the company aims to grow at a sustainable pace of 40 per cent every year
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“In reality, we’re asking ourselves the question: can we make money?”
The Smart CEO caught up with Kumar Shiralagi, Managing Director at IndoUS Venture Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm in India to discuss the Indian startup ecosystem
read moreSchool management services firm, K12 Techno Services has firmly made a mark in the education space in Andhra Pradesh and is now looking to replicate its success as it ventures to other states
read moreNeha Arora wants to make others happy through her company, The Yellow Cycle, which helps people live their out-of-the-ordinary experiences. In due course, she hopes to offer more interesting experiences and also rope in corporate customers
read moreA ‘Summer Holiday Travel’ survey conducted by TripAdvisor, an online travel portal, with over 1500 of its users has thrown up some interesting finds.
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How can local mom and pop retail stores fight against the might of the bigger ones and the looming threat of foreign direct investment in retail? Aaramshop, a New Delhi-based startup, might have the answer
read moreDhaval Udani of GiveIndia, that helps raise funds for various NGOs, transitioned from being a volunteer at the organisation to becoming its chief executive officer. His primary focus is to establish stability by putting together a team of performers, who can support donors and NGOs alike
read moreSaurabh Srivastava shares what he has learnt from his professional journey and talks about the quality of entrepreneurs that have mushroomed in the country in recent times
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Anirudh Dhoot shares the lessons he learnt during his early days in the Videocon Group and his plans for the organisation in the coming years
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The story of a serial entrepreneurThe drive to go through the hardship of starting up multiple times is one key reason why Krishnan Ganesh, founder and CEO of TutorVista, is a four-time entrepreneur. He shares with...
The Wise LeaderNarayanan Vaghul, former chairman, ICICI Bank, draws ideas from American Generals during World War II, the life of Mahatma Gandhi and even Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing career to...
Rahman. Rockstar.How A.R.Rahman has almost perfected the art, or should one say the business of continuously re-inventing himself...
How you can own a slice of India’s next billion-dollar startup?An inside peek into Mumbai Angels, one of India’s first angel investing clubs, and several reasons why angel investing can be exciting and rewarding...
Plan A to Plan B and beyondAn entrepreneur’s move from Plan A to Plan B must be ‘process-oriented’, says John Mullins, professor of management practice at London Business School and co-author of ‘Get...
Inventor. Entrepreneur. Investor.Vinod Dham, who is acknowledged as ‘Father of the Intel Pentium’ and currently founding-managing director at Indo U.S. Venture Partners, has constantly reinvented himself to st...
The People ManInfosys’ Mohandas Pai is a man on a mission. His biggest challenge today: meeting the aspirations of 1,30,000 Infoscions...
It’s not a myth; it’s a beliefDevdutt Pattanaik shares his experience as the chief belief officer of Future Group and how his understanding of India has helped shape his career and the ethos of Future Group...
The business of quick service restaurantsFor an Indian QSR, the best way to approach a business is to make smart choices - on menu, format, location and process. And for those who have managed to build a strong foundation...
Sanjeev Bikhchandani’s search for a NaukriInfo Edge’s executive vice-chairman, Sanjeev Bikhchandani, launched his first Internet portal, Naukri.com, in 1997 when India had only 14,000 Internet users. Today, he is churnin...