SINE of the times: The IIT-B’s hub powering start-up dreams
MUMBAI: There’s no stopping an idea whose time has come. The year was 1999 and, as fears of…
This AI founder who quit her 9-to-5 law job has a warning for anyone dreaming of doing the same: ‘I’m working harder now than I ever did’
Office workers who daydream of being their own boss may fantasize about calling the shots, earning sky-high salaries,…
Here’s how to build something that lasts, from the founder of a $300 million bootstrapped company that’s been growing for 28 years straight
When I started my company, growth simply meant keeping the lights on and trying everything we could to…
Kenya beats Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria as it rakes in Ksh.127 billion start-up funding
Kenya got the biggest share of start-up funding channelled to Africa in 2025, a study shows. Approximately Ksh.127…
This millennial founder got rejected 73 times before building a 9-figure coffee company. One more no, and he says he would have sold his kidney
But at Stanford, time on campus has proven to be a critical launchpad. Famously, alumni from the Silicon…
A ‘Quit Your Job To Start A Company’ Story For The Ages
Mentorship is the intangible force behind most business and entrepreneurial success. getty Have you heard the one about…
Billion-dollar AI startup founders are getting younger — here’s why
Alexandr Wang, former CEO of Scale, attends an AI summit in Paris in February 2025. Getty Images The…
Tech war: China takes confident strides to develop more AI innovation in 2026
That release was a fitting reminder to the world, especially during the peak of the Christmas holiday season,…
The No.1 reason startups fail in the first two years, according to a VC
Concept Ventures was an early investor in billion dollar AI firm Eleven Labs. Reece Chowdhury A venture capitalist…
Hoping to Grow in Europe, but Bogged Down by Red Tape
Entrepreneurs in the European Union who want to expand their business across borders keep hitting the same hurdle.…
CEO of $8 billion AI company says it’s ‘mind-boggling’ that people think you can work 38 hours a week, have work-life balance, and be successful
“This notion that somehow you can achieve greatness, you can build something extraordinary by working 38 hours a…
American founders more demanding than Europe, OpenAI startup boss says
OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto…