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Beyond a good product: What it takes to build a thriving business
Growing and scaling circular economy start-ups from a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) to a market-ready product is crucial for turning ideas into successful businesses. While building a good product is undeniably important, it does not guarantee success in today’s competitive market. Transforming an idea into a profitable and self-sustaining business...
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Accelerating circular economy start-ups through pilot opportunities
In the quest for a sustainable future, climate tech start-ups lead the way with innovative solutions to address the world's most pressing environmental challenges. Yet, despite their noble aspirations, many start-ups face significant challenges in their early stages, where the risk of failure is high. From financial constraints to market...
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Start-up survival guide: How strong corporate governance can fuel your success
In a landscape where many start-ups have been making headlines for governance failures and ethical lapses, the conversation shifts to the importance of robust corporate governance. Is it merely a regulatory checkbox, or does it hold deeper significance beyond ensuring annual compliance? India’s start-up ecosystem, ranked third globally in terms...
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Innovation – An indispensable tool towards building climate resilience
Nurturing innovations with a focus on climate adaptation and restoration is critical for building resilience and food security Soil is a non-renewable resource; its preservation is essential for food security and our sustainable future. An estimated 147 million hectares of land in India is already enduring degradation. 2/3rd of the...
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A full stack approach for advancing innovations for People, Planet, and Progress
Historically, innovators in the climate, health and livelihoods space have been underfunded, discouraging entrepreneurial risk-taking in the development sector. Several reasons contribute to this market failure, including the absence of an empathetic impact-first investment playbook. There is a need to build an ecosystem that can address the challenges of market...
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Towards making healthcare inclusion a reality
Envision a healthcare landscape where cutting-edge medical technologies are not only universally accessible but also remarkably affordable. Imagine a single drop of blood revealing a comprehensive pathology report in the most remote geographies, or consider a future where the need for a blood drop itself is obsolete, and non-invasive technologies...
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Investing in the unconventional – JSP Enviro
Wastewater: A Critical Environmental Challenge Textile belts in India have been plagued by high levels of toxic effluent discharge, which pollutes water bodies and results in public health concerns. Through the Pollution Control Boards, the government has developed regulations regarding effluent treatment, reuse of treated water, and zero liquid discharge...
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Urdhvam: Conducting surgical ops to revive dry borewells
Rahul Bakare (right), a mechanical engineer teamed up with Vinit Phadnis, a hydrogeologist, to set up Urdhvam Environmental Technologies Pvt ltd in Pune The Pune-based startup substantially increases yield of failed and low-yielding borewells in a sustainable and cost-effective manner, contributing to better agricultural output and rise in farm incomes...
Continue ReadingOptimising Investment Instruments for Early-Stage Climate-tech Founders
Co-authored by Kaustubh Rastogi and Rohan Parikh Climate-tech investments in India have taken off, yet funding remains relatively scarce. For early-stage founders building products and solutions in capital-deprived, unproven markets, it is important to raise money smartly. Understanding the implications of using certain investment instruments over others can help them...
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Strawcture offers green alternative to plywood and respite from harmful chemicals
Its high-density panels made from agri residue are ideal for building dry walls, ceilings, doors and furniture The UP-based company's products are eco-friendly with better thermal, insulation and acoustic value than traditional building materials When Shriti Pandey founded Strawcture Eco Private Limited, a green building material company, in 2018, eco-friendly...
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