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March 30, 2022

Using Subscription Services to Convert Prospects to Subscribers

Subscription services for products have been popular for many decades, everything from Amway detergents to Wen shampoo to Stitch Fix clothing boxes — and often, businesses will seek to convert prospects using subscriptions.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

How to Map Out Your Initial Business Plan

Founders start businesses fueled by a passion that makes them willing to invest a substantial amount of time and savings into getting it off the ground. At the same time, one of the very last things on the mind of someone just starting their new venture is financial planning of their new business.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

Small Business Start-up Series – What Does It Cost to Start a Business?

Start-up costs can add up quickly, but if you plan for them, you can launch with confidence and avoid running out of money before you make any. Some businesses are more cash intensive than others so analyzing the start-up costs at the beginning of your project can help you ensure that you’re starting a business that is attainable for you to get off the ground.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

Crypto’s Current Volatility

6 second take: Volatile assets will be volatile at times. People who cannot afford crypto’s volatility shouldn’t invest in it. 2It’s been a volatile start to the year for cryptocurrency. Scanning the news it would seem that the bottom fell out, with crash and plummet, among other dramatic words, describing the situation.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

How to Tell If It’s Time to Launch Your Business

Are you wondering if now is the right time to vet your business idea, even in these unprecedented times we’re experiencing? If your offering solves real problems that people need solving now, it may be the perfect moment

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

Understanding Pain Points: How to Communicate the Value of Your Offer

You see clearly how your prospective client can implement your solution and save time, money, grow sales, or whatever the outcome will be, but you can’t seem to communicate it effectively enough to get them to share your vision and buy from you.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

How to Be an Entrepreneur: My Success Story

And though BLS doesn’t collect data on how often individuals shift careers, the data demonstrates that workers in their early or mid-careers are more inclined to change jobs than previous generations.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

What Is Ethereum?

What is Ethereum? Well, it isn’t bitcoin. It’s a cryptocurrency, true, but Ethereum is different than bitcoin, the crypto granddaddy everyone is talking about. Ethereum is the second-biggest cryptocurrency in the world, and it’s vastly different from bitcoin in terms of purpose, capability, and technology. It’s much more than a digital currency, in the sense that it is programmable.

by ajay

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March 30, 2022

Is It Time to Invest in Cryptocurrency?

With major changes in the crypto market, investors are weighing whether or not they should buy digital currencies — here’s what to know before you buy. Cryptocurrencies are getting a lot of hype. Major players now allow crypto to be purchased on their platforms, and there seems to be a shift toward embracing this still-new technology.

by ajay

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February 3, 2022

51 Essential Small-Business Tools for Your Company

It all starts with an idea. It’s a great idea, to be sure. But how are you going to get the idea to the people, your customers? How will you market your idea? Implement it? Schedule it? Pay for it? And deliver it on time?

by ajay

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February 3, 2022

What Type of Business Should I Create?

Remember, key factors to consider are financial, economic, legal, and tax business ramifications. Attorneys, CPAs, and other professionals can also help. And though there are DIY tools out there, forming your business can be a smart place to invest in professional advice.

by ajay

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February 3, 2022

5 Reasons Why Your Competitors Are Also Your Friends

When thoughts about your competitors pop into your head, the last thing you may think of doing is reach out to them to start a relationship. After all, you’re going after the same customers so what if you accidentally give away a secret or worse see what they’re doing and start feeling like they’re better than you.

by ajay

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February 3, 2022

The Secret to Hiring A+ Talent to Grow Your Business

You lie awake at night realizing you must delegate operational responsibilities that you’ve always done yourself, so that you’re not the bottleneck to profits. You also know that you need to hire A+ talent to get the results you expect.

by ajay

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February 3, 2022

What Does It Take to Grow a Company From Concept to Reality?

Most entrepreneurs would agree watching your vision come to fruition is a greater reward than the grueling hard work, effort, and sacrifice.

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January 1, 2022

Musings of an Entrepreneur

I often sit back and wonder about the many changes that seem to have taken place over the past so many years. Or was it decades ago? Actually, it was and it shows how fifty years have rushed by. Seems like just yesterday that I was still in Coke, full of myself and out of IIM (4th batch 1967-69), for those who might be curious. All set to change the world.

by ajay

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October 6, 2021

[Funding alert] AI-based edtech startup SP Robotic Works raises $3M in Series A round

The funding round witnessed additional participation from BCCL and its existing investors Indian Angel Network and multiple renowned Angel Investors like Ajai Chowdhry (Founder, HCL), Raman Roy (Chairman and Managing Director – Quatrro), and others.“SP Robotic Works believes in building a scalable and highly qualitative platform that can enable practical learning of concepts in a fun way.

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October 5, 2021

[Funding alert] MLOps platform NimbleBox.ai raises $1M in seed round led by Venture Catalysts

NimbleBox.ai, a Techstars portfolio company aiming to build and provide a complete toolkit for developers focused on artificial intelligence, on Tuesday raised $1 million in its seed round led by Venture Catalysts. The round also saw participation from The Chennai Angels, Nanavati Family, and Astarc Ventures.

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October 5, 2021

Mindler Raises $1.5 Million In Pre-series A Funding

Ecosystem Ventures, Inflection Point Ventures, nVentures Singapore and The Chennai Angels are prominent investors in the recent round of funding. Mindler provides a SaaS platform for educators and ed-tech partners along with a comprehensive career guidance platform for students.

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October 5, 2021

What’s Fueling The Rise Of Angel Investors From Smaller Cities

India’s startup ecosystem is going through a paradigm shift in many ways. One such shift is the rise of angels investors from places beyond major cities. This is despite the risks associated with this asset class. The trend goes hand-in-hand with the increasing number of founders starting out from smaller cities. Success stories of these founders have led to more angel investors from the hinterland and vice-versa.

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October 5, 2021

The Chennai Angels invests ₹2.61 crore in start-up Blaer Motors

The start-up has been working on hybrid and electric drive-train solutions for two-wheelers and three-wheelers and collaborating with multiple OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) for commercializing drive-train solutions.

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October 5, 2021

The Chennai Angels invests in Bumberry

With participation from Bumberry’s existing investors Konglo and Kerala Angels, the total investment stands at Rs. 3.11 crores. Bumberry was Kerala Angel Network(KAN)’s first investment after formation of the network, early last year.