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Unicorns are passe. Cockroach is the buzzword as funding winter chills startup sector

Ongoing funding winter sparked by a host of factors, including Russia-Ukraine war, fear of a global recession, and dismal performance of the IPOs of some Indian companies.

Highs & lows of PayTM: How the original e-wallet provider reached first-ever operating profit

This journey to operational profitability has been a long one, and hasn’t been particularly easy for the company, says CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma.

Google-backed ShareChat lays off 20% workforce to cut costs

Bengaluru-based ShareChat is valued at $5 billion, has more than 2,200 employees and is now retrenching due to pressure from investors to cut costs.

RBI unlikely to extend 30 September deadline for credit card security, say bankers, merchants

According to RBI's data, card & internet transactions made up 34.6% of the total fraud cases in FY21.

‘Made in USA—Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association’: How Sindhis created businesses after Partition

Ulhasnagar is part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The town has a population of over half a million, of which around 400,000 are Sindhis—it...

Crochet, clothes, cakes – Gen Z Indians are now small business owners on Instagram

Gen Z entrepreneurs are monetising what they love instead of chasing paychecks. Instagram, Etsy and even Facebook have levelled the playing field.

SubscriberWrites: Incentives, whether long or short term, can be lucrative for Indian business to grow

The appropriateness of the incentive amount should be left to those in charge of those managing and governing the business, writes Jyoti Lahiri.

How GNOX’s price is affected by its supply and what CRO can learn from it

GNOX burns tokens or reduces their supply to increase their price. Early investors are rewarded by this practice.

Metaverse will change the way we function — but here’s what it means for businesses

BMW, Disney, Gucci and Warner Bros are some of the companies already operating in the metaverse. Take a look at a summary of upcoming trends.

Why Elon Musk is wrong about Twitter being better off if it goes private

Whether Twitter will become a better platform for free speech as a private company is debatable. But it would make it perform worse as a business.

On Camera

Faiz Hameed conviction is a message from Munir. He won’t tolerate sympathy for Imran Khan

The political trajectory is clear. Asim Munir is now prepared to convict and sentence Imran Khan for instigating a rebellion against the army chief, with no possibility of mercy.

NITI Aayog flags what India needs for its ‘$30 tn by 2047’ goal—‘a developed corporate bond market’

Report looks at imbalance between equity & corporate bond markets amid India’s growth ambitions and diverse capital needs, while outlining strategy to unlock full potential.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.