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ENTREPRENEURS 
December 2, 2019 How these entrepreneurs started small and became leading Indian brands — our top success stories of SMBs this week
Talk about any big brand, and there is invariably a story of great grit and hard work behind its success. SMBStory, this week, covered the journey of a few Indian brands that started small and went on to become leading names in their offered category. Here are their stories. The Diamond Factory Gautam Singhvi and Prasanna […]
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STARTUPS 
October 25, 2017 Social Capital has started investing in startups, sight unseen
There’s little question that former Facebook executive and venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya thoroughly enjoys challenging the way that startups are funded. Because he has the hot hand, so to speak, he’s able to get away with it, too. Last month, for example, Palihapitiya’s firm, Social Capital, took the unusual step of raising $600 million in an IPO […]
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STARTUPS 
December 31, 2016 Take That Amazon! 7-Eleven Drone Delivery Has Already Started in the U.S.
Move over Amazon! 7-Eleven, the iconic chain of convenience stores with locations throughout the United States and Canada, has already completed more than 70 routine commercial drone deliveries in the U.S. And all this while mega-online retailer Amazon, which first floated the idea in a big way, remains mired in regulatory red tape and forced to […]
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STARTUPS 
December 31, 2016 Did You Know? Times Square New Year’s Eve Party Started As a Business Event (Watch)
The History Behind New Year’s Eve’s Biggest Party The Music That Moved Us In 2016 ‘Star Wars’ Actress Carrie Fisher Dies At Age 60 ‘Rogue One’ Hogs ‘Sing’s’ Spotlight When you think about New Year’s Eve, a few things likely come to mind. There’s the champagne, noisemakers, silly glasses — and of course, Times Square. […]
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SUCCESS 
September 1, 2016 Unwrapping That Home Computer Started Lonely Kid on a Path to Business Success
Mykel Nahorniak was a youngster growing up in Orton, Ontario (pop. 2,595), an hour northwest of Toronto, when his father brought home an Atari computer. The future techie, barely old enough to read, took to the little machine as if it were skates and a hockey stick. As Nahorniak got older, the computer became his […]
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SUCCESS 
July 1, 2016 Unwrapping That domestic computer started Lonely youngster on a direction to business success
Mykel Nahorniak changed into a teenager developing up in Orton, Ontario (pop. 2,595), an hour northwest of Toronto, whilst his father delivered domestic an Atari computer. The destiny techie, slightly antiquesufficient to read, took to the little system as though it were skates and a hockey stick. As Nahorniak were given older, the laptop have […]