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"Make in India" To "Skip India": Viral LinkedIn Post Highlights AI Startups' Growing Frustration
Indian AI startups are increasingly avoiding local enterprise clients due to unpaid pilots, delays, and lack of financial commitment, a trend now dubbed "Skip India." Founders warn this behavior threatens India's innovation future.
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Indian-Origin Founder Opens Up About Existential Crisis After Selling His Business For $500 Million
Siddharth Shankar, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, experienced post-exit emptiness after selling his business for $500 million.
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Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Launches New Blood-Testing Company Similar To Theranos
The company is planning to start with pet health before expanding to humans, and it seeks to raise more than $50 million.
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"Real Double Standard": Founder's Take On Corporate Vs Startup Exploitation Sparks Debate
She highlighted the bias where corporate burnout is seen as gaining valuable experience, but similar expectations from a startup are mocked as having a "bad culture."
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Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal Praises Rival Ather Energy On Market Debut: "Milestone For Indian EV Industry"
The rare show of camaraderie between competitors drew praise online.
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Indian-Origin Founder Reacts Sharply To Ex-Employee's "Got Fired" Post, Gets Slammed Online
An India-origin startup founder is being slammed online for his blunt response to a former employee's viral post about getting fired.
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"It's Not Just My Story": Bengaluru CEO Says He Struggled To Afford Rent Despite Raising Rs 120 Crore
Harsh Pokharna, the co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based OKCredit, recently shared that he was "broke" in 2019 and living paycheck by paycheck despite securing Rs 120 crore in funding for his startup.
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Passport Office Security Guard Denies Entry To Man Wearing Shorts, Sparks Debate
A startup founder has ignited a heated discussion on social media after sharing that a young man was recently denied entry at a passport office in India because of his attire.
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Coinbase, Animoca Brands Announce Web3 Accelerator Initiative in the UK
Coinbase, Animoca Brands, Fabric Ventures, and Founders Factory have announced an accelerator initiative in the UK, focused on Web3 projects. Alongside the cash reward, the initiative also offers 16 weeks of industry experience from Founders Factory, a startup accelerator firm based in London, UK.
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Switzerland Trials Railway Tracks With Solar Panels To Power Trains
The technology has been developed by Sun-Ways after its founder, Joseph Scuderi, first had the idea in 2020 while waiting for a train.
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AI Startup Founder Lucy Guo Replaces Taylor Swift As World's Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire
Taylor Swift claimed the title of the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the world in 2023. But two years later, she has been overtaken by Lucy Guo, the 30-year-old cofounder of Scale AI.
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Indian Immigrants Now The Largest Number Of AI Founders In US: See List Here
25 out of 42 companies in the top AI-related startups in the Forbes AI 2025 list, or 60% of the list, were founded or co-founded by immigrants, with India leading the list with nine founders.
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After Piyush Goyal's Startups Jab Stirs Debate, Support From boAT Founder Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAT, has stepped into the debate over India's startups with a message of solidarity for Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose recent remarks drew both criticism and concern from across the startup ecosystem.
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OnlyFans Founder, Crypto Foundation Submit Late-Stage Bid To Buy TikTok
A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.
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Bengaluru Entrepreneur Stunned As Pilot Recognises His Startup Mid-Flight
Udayan Walvekar, the founder and CEO of GrowthX, a social learning platform for growth leaders, shared the story on X.
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"Make in India" To "Skip India": Viral LinkedIn Post Highlights AI Startups' Growing Frustration
Indian AI startups are increasingly avoiding local enterprise clients due to unpaid pilots, delays, and lack of financial commitment, a trend now dubbed "Skip India." Founders warn this behavior threatens India's innovation future.
-
Indian-Origin Founder Opens Up About Existential Crisis After Selling His Business For $500 Million
Siddharth Shankar, an Indian-origin entrepreneur, experienced post-exit emptiness after selling his business for $500 million.
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Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes' Partner Launches New Blood-Testing Company Similar To Theranos
The company is planning to start with pet health before expanding to humans, and it seeks to raise more than $50 million.
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"Real Double Standard": Founder's Take On Corporate Vs Startup Exploitation Sparks Debate
She highlighted the bias where corporate burnout is seen as gaining valuable experience, but similar expectations from a startup are mocked as having a "bad culture."
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Ola's Bhavish Aggarwal Praises Rival Ather Energy On Market Debut: "Milestone For Indian EV Industry"
The rare show of camaraderie between competitors drew praise online.
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Indian-Origin Founder Reacts Sharply To Ex-Employee's "Got Fired" Post, Gets Slammed Online
An India-origin startup founder is being slammed online for his blunt response to a former employee's viral post about getting fired.
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"It's Not Just My Story": Bengaluru CEO Says He Struggled To Afford Rent Despite Raising Rs 120 Crore
Harsh Pokharna, the co-founder and CEO of Bengaluru-based OKCredit, recently shared that he was "broke" in 2019 and living paycheck by paycheck despite securing Rs 120 crore in funding for his startup.
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Passport Office Security Guard Denies Entry To Man Wearing Shorts, Sparks Debate
A startup founder has ignited a heated discussion on social media after sharing that a young man was recently denied entry at a passport office in India because of his attire.
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Coinbase, Animoca Brands Announce Web3 Accelerator Initiative in the UK
Coinbase, Animoca Brands, Fabric Ventures, and Founders Factory have announced an accelerator initiative in the UK, focused on Web3 projects. Alongside the cash reward, the initiative also offers 16 weeks of industry experience from Founders Factory, a startup accelerator firm based in London, UK.
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Switzerland Trials Railway Tracks With Solar Panels To Power Trains
The technology has been developed by Sun-Ways after its founder, Joseph Scuderi, first had the idea in 2020 while waiting for a train.
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AI Startup Founder Lucy Guo Replaces Taylor Swift As World's Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire
Taylor Swift claimed the title of the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the world in 2023. But two years later, she has been overtaken by Lucy Guo, the 30-year-old cofounder of Scale AI.
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Indian Immigrants Now The Largest Number Of AI Founders In US: See List Here
25 out of 42 companies in the top AI-related startups in the Forbes AI 2025 list, or 60% of the list, were founded or co-founded by immigrants, with India leading the list with nine founders.
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After Piyush Goyal's Startups Jab Stirs Debate, Support From boAT Founder Aman Gupta
Aman Gupta, co-founder of boAT, has stepped into the debate over India's startups with a message of solidarity for Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, whose recent remarks drew both criticism and concern from across the startup ecosystem.
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OnlyFans Founder, Crypto Foundation Submit Late-Stage Bid To Buy TikTok
A startup run by Tim Stokely, founder of adult content social media site OnlyFans, has partnered with a cryptocurrency foundation to submit a late-stage plan to acquire short video app TikTok from Chinese owner ByteDance, the two said on Wednesday.
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Bengaluru Entrepreneur Stunned As Pilot Recognises His Startup Mid-Flight
Udayan Walvekar, the founder and CEO of GrowthX, a social learning platform for growth leaders, shared the story on X.
