An Overview of Startup Accelerators in Ahmedabad: Why 1Mby1M Leads the Way

By Snigdha Sahoo and Kaushank Khandwala The Accelerator Conundrumis a multipart series that challenges the prevailing wisdom of the tech startup ecosystem that entrepreneurs should Blitzscale out of the gate. Written by Sramana Mitra, the Founder and CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), the world’s first global virtual accelerator, it emphatically argues that a better strategy is

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Vision India 2020: Elixar

I have always been fascinated by Pixar. “The Incredibles” enthralled me. “Ratatouille” mesmerized me. Apparently, they also seduced many others. The former, with a production budget of $92 million, grossed $631 million worldwide. The latter, with a production budget of $150 million grossed $621 million. I have asked, how?

McKinsey Study on the Growth of India’s Middle Class

Republishing this piece to remind readers why urban congestion is a danger that the Tata Nano aggravates: Great article from McKinsey Quarterly, that offers the following projections: * Over the next 20 years, India will likely grow to become the world’s fifth-largest consumer economy, up from 12th now. * A study by the McKinsey Global

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Offshoring Secrets: Is India Center Becoming Costly?

By Utkarsh Rai, Guest Author, Author of “Offshoring Secrets”. Recently this question has flooded the web and the print media. Some companies are thinking about pulling back from India. So what is the real answer? Globally, weakening of the dollar has impacted almost every country whether it is Israel, China, Malaysia or Poland, and therefore

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