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Shaadidukaan’s CSR Initiative Silver Stag India – Ekam at Prism of Possibilities Edition 1.0: An activity based inspirational initiative by “Chalo Jaipur”
Deadline to sign up for the National Startup Awards 2020 extended to 15th January.
Funding for Early-Stage Startups increased to a four year high in 2019.
Government planning to set-up Startup Advisory Council chairing some of the biggest names in India’s startup ecosystem.
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At CES 2020, six startups showcased their innovations. Wagr unveiled a tracking device for Dogs, Strom Motors displayed its 3-wheel electric car, Artifarm introduced produce growing smart box, Hyper Lychee presented a hand held electric scrubber, Calamus revealed its smart e-bike, and STEMpedia offered learning kits for children.
Byju Raveendran’s edtech startup BYJU’S became India’s 3rd most valuable startup, following Paytm and OYO, at $8 billion after raising funds from Tiger Global Management. The valuation of Paytm and OYO stands at $16 billion and $10 billion respectively.
Mukesh Bansal, the founder of fashion platform Myntra, and now the head of health platform CureFit, in an interview predicted his vision about how Indian Startup Ecosystem is changing. He said that the money raised and GMV built will no longer determine a company’s value. It’ll be more about which companies are building a sustainable profit-generating engine.
Mantra Capital, an early-stage venture capital and consulting firm is scouting for startups in India and US to make its initial investments. Its focus is on startups that provide services that use advanced science and leading technologies like AI, Machine Learning etc. in the Food, Agriculture and Healthcare sector.
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Best Advices from established Entrepreneurs

Laksh Vaaman Sehgal, director of Samvardhana Motherson Group, advises your entrepreneurs to take risks without worrying about the results. It’s Failure if you stop but an Obstacle to overcome if you keep going.
Rakul Preet Singh, Actress turned Entrepreneur, owns gym franchises and Tennis Premier League. She says that everyone faces ups and downs and it is chasing the dream and working towards achieving them, that makes the journey beautiful.
Deepak Garg, Founder & CEO, Rivigo, advises entrepreneurs to solve real problems that have a large impact. The best way to grow is to make mistakes and reflecting upon them. Startups can perform better when they focus more on customers and less on competition.
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, Director of Biocon Ltd. believes in following the ‘mantra’ of being problem solvers instead of being task-doers. She believes that leadership is not about controlling but more about empowering.
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Inspiring stories to get you started

The Steel Tycoon Laxmi Mittal had modest beginnings in India. Being born in a poor family in 1950, he started small and laid out a strong foundation for over two decades working in the steel-industry.
Toral Singh, A NIFT graduate started off with working for a leading apparel brand and then decided to quit her job to start with her own business. The first product was to make a crystal studded dress for her friend’s neighbor and that’s where the venture ‘Studs and Stones’ took off.
Sreelakshmi Suresh is the youngest web designer and CEO in the world. At just a mere age of 10, she started her venture named eDesign which is now a web designing company that caters to all the web-related services for its clients.
Ritesh Agrawal dropped out from college and started a new startup named Oravel Stays, a budget hotel chain. The venture went forward to become OYO Rooms with modest start offering just 11 rooms at a Gurugram Hotel. The venture is now a behemoth offering 1.2M+ rooms in 35,000+ hotels across 6 countries.