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More tips for entrepreneurs in a downturn

In today's Mint, we listed ‘ Ten tips for entrepreneurs to combat the downturn' . Expanding on the subject, here are some more thoughts and suggestions entrepreneurs and venture capitalists shared with us: Focus on existing customers : "Do...
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Start-up profile: Bed of roses, at a steep price though

Starting off as a wholesale dealer and exporter of flowers, Laxmi Lobo (45) has now transformed herself into one of the first ports of call for anyone looking to buy flowers online. Spring Blossoms , founded by her in September 2004, was an answer to...

Start-up, shut down

Of the 41 start-ups that have showcased in the first three editions of Proto , three have shut shop, all of them web-based companies: Seraja, an event information and search start-up promoted by serial entrepreneur Rajesh Jain , shut down sometime early...

Pep talks at Proto

Ex-Nasscom chairman Kiran Karnik kicked off the fourth edition of start-up showcase event Proto.in by drawing parallels between the present market slowdown and the dotcom bust of 2000-01. Karnik began his keynote recalling the tough time IT companies...