Top stories of the week : 23rd Feb – 1st Mar ’14
Bangalore ranked 19th worldwide in a survey of best places to launch a business. It is definitely the best place in India to startup. But at the same time, we cannot ignore the emerging new businesses in other cities. A few days back, we wrote about Lucknow as an emerging startup hub and are hopeful of including many more cities in the coming weeks. Also, we promise you to bring the innovations talking place in tier-2, tier-3 cities of India. For now, here are the top stories of last week on YourStory:
Startup Stories
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An Ezetap device is like a micro ATM: CEO Abhijit Bose on his startup journey
Get international casual wear on an Indian address at American Swan
Need to plan that perfect short break? LifeIsOutside is your answer
How RealtyCompass is trying to get a bigger slice of the real estate pie
iRepair: from repairing iPhones in coffee shops to generating INR 1.2 crore annual turnover
Building on a rich legacy, Lalbhai scion pushes Arvind Ltd to new frontiers
Plastic card based reward app Cardback unveils new look, focuses on Android only approach
Ex-KPMG consultant starts Shubhpuja to tap the $30 billion ‘spiritual market’ in India
Serial entrepreneurs launch Zamoona to make real-estate listing easy and accessible
Learnnovators help other companies perform better
How do you take the road less travelled? The NH4 Motorheads story
The Little Company, a day-care firm helping corporates retain women employees
Resources
From a laid-back Nawabi culture to Hi-Tech hub: Why Lucknow is the new startup destination of India?
Should you take seed funding from a VC ?
15 Tips for mLearning Startups
Open Data Now: the secret to hot startups, smart investing, savvy marketing and fast innovation
How to walk into the hearts and minds of your team
How Adi Godrej, Deep Kalra and Sunil Lulla inspire
How can starting up entrepreneurs deal with stress?
What can entrepreneurs learn from musicians
Straight from the VC: 10-point strategy to build a star team
5 tools non techies can use to manage data
Worldwide
Spain startup showcase at Mobile World Congress 2014
MobileMonday launches in Myanmar
Mark Zuckerberg on all things internet at MWC-2014
News
Matrix Partners invests in Mumbai based business finance company, Five Star
Narendra Modi launches e-Nagar project to make Wi-Fi zones in 53 towns
Indian Angel Network goes global, to invest in UK-based startup SwiftShift
MobileMonday launches in Myanmar
Snapdeal raises $133 million funding round led by eBay
Snapdeal forays into services e-commerce with online learning & education category
Delhi-based Crazy Wolf Games makes it to European Accelerator Techpeaks
