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The fuss about Startups getting taxed. The Angel Investor just got poisoned.
This 2012 budget has introduced a controversial tax provision that demands that if Startups receive money from Angels that are not ‘Venture Capital Funds’, then they will have to pay a hef...
When Angels fall – Budget 2012 !
This article was first posted on DiscountPandit Blog Let me begin with a story today. Long, long ago a king ruled over LaLa Land. He was known for his wisdom and knowledge. He had been to the most ren...
Marketing Support for our Start-Up
Hi, We are a start-up called BLUE TONGUE based in Bangalore. We are into manufacturing of handbags. How different are we.? Well, we started with customization of bags. Just like the T-Shirt customiza...
Is this what you have to stoop to, to get funded?
This morning, I was pointed to an investment deck by a Company called ‘Brand and Me’ that was available in the public domain – https://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/21925134/1233689099/name/...
My letter to the Finance Minister as featured in the Economic Times
The full transcript of the letter appears after the image (so don’t strain your eyes reading the text on the image 🙂 I wrote this letter at the behest of the Economic Times as a post budget re...
Death Knell for Angels & Entrepreneurs in INDIA???
Pls read this: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/article3007348.ece Read this budget proposal, its clearly anti angel & venture capital investments. Its clearly targetted at the IT...
startup office … firstoffice.in
Hi Me & the accounts team were looking at this years P & L ( profit & loss statement ) and were wondering what can we do to cut down costs and / or improve revenue … while wal...
What the hell is happening to Indian Print ads?
I saw these 2 ads today in the Economic Times: Huh???!! So, a reputed, well known and respected Company like Canara Robeco should advise Indians that they should follow their Grandmother who ‘ho...