One of the welcomed announcements was finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s proposal to set up Knowledge Translation Clusters across different technology sectors, including new and emerging areas.

And, once the clusters are set up, the locations tests and training facilities will be set up nearby.

Welcoming the setting up of knowledge translation clusters and a common infrastructure for hardware companies, he, however, said that the industry needs a push from the government to expedite work on such clusters.

To scale up knowledge translation clusters, the government has also proposed establishing fabrication and validation of proofs of concept, harbouring such testbeds and small scale manufacturing facilities.

Once the clusters are set up, the locations tests and training facilities are expected to be set up nearby,” said Shankar. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581400808.52391/How-Knowledge-Translation-Clusters-Will-Encourage-Product-Experimentation?ref=audio_experience

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) , over 37,000 people were killed in motor vehicle accidents in 2017.

Employers must do what they can to keep their employees safe when acquiring or leasing vehicles for employee use, as well as to reduce business liability of company vehicle accidents.

Lane-keeping systems help you stay in your lane should you slightly move out of your lane (or too much to one side of your lane) while driving.

When used with blind spot sensors, safety exit features can help prevent unexpected accidents to the rear and from either side of your vehicle.

For your employees and the communities they drive in, investing in vehicles with these features will enhance safety and reduce your potential business liability. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581399006.2159493/The-Startup-Magazine-Six-Vehicle-Features-That-Keep-Your-Employees-Safe?ref=audio_experience

Today, we have Mr Akshay Moorthy as our interviewee.

Akshay Moorthy is a Freelance App Developer.

You will learn a lot from this story of Akshay Moorthy in his own words.

Mr Akshay MoorthyIf you're asked to choose three words for your autobiography, what would it be?

Usually, it includes me checking emails for clients responses and going through product hunt, exploring the new launches and also trying it out if its an interesting product. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581397206.8555222/Interviewing-Akshay-Moorthy?ref=audio_experience

Brandless Inc., a direct-to-consumer personal care and packaged goods company, is closing down.

“I'm confident the next great brands of tomorrow will be built from this experience.”The closure marks an embarrassing failure for SoftBank, which is struggling with other investments made by its $100 billion tech fund, including Oyo Uber Technologies Inc., and most notably, WeWork.

SoftBank bid up the valuation of WeWork parent company We Co. to $47 billion before a failed attempt at an initial public offering sent its value plummeting and forced the Japanese conglomerate to bail out the co-working startup.

The company is cutting all of its staff except for about 10 employees, who will say on to fulfill outstanding orders, handle customer questions and the like.

SoftBank invested the following year after its chief executive, Masayoshi Son, inspected an array of its products—from olive oil to eyelash curlers—flown to Tokyo for his perusal. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581395406.0681808/SoftBank-backed-Brandless-shutters-less-than-2-years-after-investment?ref=audio_experience

Most DFIs have been created by governments allowing them to encourage money lending to the right causes and thereby boost economic growth, as well as supporting social development.

In fact, they have an even greater role to play in the new millennium than ever before.

But, private development financial institution partners can actually keep lending.

DFI’s are also a useful tool to cover shortfalls in funding on the riskier private sector projects.

These are projects that the private sector can’t afford to finance as they are too risky. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581393607.5085924/The-Role-Of-Development-Financial-Institutions-In-The-New-Millennium---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

To capture this trend ourselves, we decided to study some of the best strategies you can use to get your Instagram up and beyond in 2020.

Quite simply, people want to know what your brand and company is about, as well as how you express it.

Despite how much we talk about the numbers being important for Instagram, a lot of brands don’t do enough to track their Instagram metrics.

In turn, they end up looking at Instagram likes and comments on a small scale, usually only within the time frame of a couple of days to a couple of weeks.

Take the time to get to know those around, and in return, you’ll end up with a much better rate of partnerships with a better return than if not. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581391909.0202208/The-Best-Strategies-For-Boosting-Your-Brand's-Instagram-In-2020---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

Centre for Accountability and Systemic Change (CASC) has sought an immediate rollback of the WhatsApp Payments pilot project.

The independent think tank had previously filed a public interest litigation (PIL) before the Supreme Court against the launch of WhatsApp Payments.

The CASC questioned WhatsApp and Facebook’s data localisation compliance and WhatsApp ability to handle digital payments.

WhatsApp Payments has been in testing mode with 1 Mn users since 2018.

As per a report last week, NPCI has given its approval to WhatsApp Payments, but in a phased manner. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581390006.296271/Petition-Filed-in-SC-Seeking-Ban-On-WhatsApp-Payments-Pilot?ref=audio_experience

Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” In reality, all risks are not the same.

The challenge is to avoid bad risks, while actively seeking and managing the smart risks.

All the rest are bad risks, including problems you didn’t anticipate, competitors you didn’t know about, and customer expectations that you can’t meet.

An age-old measure of startup health is how much time top executives spend on containing bad risks, versus proactively exploring new risk opportunities.

If the majority of your time is in recovery mode, your whole startup is likely a bad risk. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581388207.920255/10-Manageable-Risks-That-an-Entrepreneur-Should-Take?ref=audio_experience

Posted by admin on 2/11/20 • Categorized as OthersAs a small business owner, you’re probably aware of the existence of online business directories.

When you do the legwork and make sure the details on business directories like IncityLife Business Directory, about your business are accurate, you make it easier for our business to be quickly discovered when customers are looking for a business like yours.

This occurs because listings and business directories take details from bigger directories and create listings.

When an online business lists on a business directory, it, therefore, means they will be listed on more.

In fact, the first page of results often features online business directories. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581386412.2924109/How-Business-Directories-Are-Still-Beneficial-For-Businesses---Young-Upstarts?ref=audio_experience

The startup will use the funding to invest in enhancing the company’s core tech platform, expanding its business into Tier II and III cities, and growing its current team.

Founders of Brick&Bolt - Arpit and JayeshFounded in 2018, Brick&Bolt operates in the residential construction space and has 260 projects in Bengaluru, with a roster of 250 curated contractors.

Brick&Bolt is also planning to enter the commercial construction (B2B) market in the next few months.

“Currently, Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) laws are applied only for large construction projects, whereas smaller residential projects do not have any specific laws in place to manage them.

Brick&Bolt is helping customers realise their dreams by implementing RERA like features in home and small construction making it transparent and reliable for them,” said Arpit Rajpurohit, Co-founder, Brick&Bolt. | To read full story, visit https://startuparound.com/read/1581384607.26383/[Funding-alert]-Brick&Bolt-raises-$1.5M-led-by-Sequoia-Surge-and-others?ref=audio_experience