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India’s food delivery and quick commerce sector is showing signs of fresh momentum after a bruising year, prompting analysts to turn bullish on the country’s biggest platforms. Brokerage Motilal Oswal on Friday upgraded Swiggy to a “buy”, with a target price of Rs 560, implying a 32% upside, while reaffirming its recommendation on Eternal of a target price of Rs 420. The calls mark a sharp shift from just months ago, when weak discretionary spending and aggressive cash burn clouded the outlook for the industry that had grown rapidly during the pandemic years.The brokerage expects food delivery growth, which slowed to…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Big companies have full teams: marketing departments, content writers, designers and salespeople all working together to grow the brand. But solopreneurs and small business owners don’t have that kind of support. Sometimes it’s just one person, or maybe a part-time virtual assistant or freelance copywriter. That’s why using AI tools isn’t just helpful — it’s necessary. With the right AI systems in place, small teams can get more done, move faster and compete with bigger players without needing a big budget or staff.The truth is, speed now beats size. A decade ago,…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Here’s a moment every technical leader knows too well: you’re in a room full of executives, creatives, agents or business leaders — and you’re the only one who speaks “tech.” Maybe you’re a new CTO. Maybe you’re just the most technical person in the room. You have ideas that could solve real problems. But no one gets what you’re saying.I’ve been there more times than I can count — at UTA, the Clippers and now as co-founder of SkaFld Studio. And here’s what I’ve learned the hard way:It doesn’t matter if you’re…

The month of September began on a modest note for the Indian startup ecosystem, with venture capital funding recording a marginal increase as the total amount raised during the week hovered around the $100 million range.The total VC funding for the first week of September came in at $166 million across 19 deals. In comparison, the previous week saw a total amount of $122 million. This looks like an increase in funding, but this is not significant as the total amount still comes around the $100 million range.Over the last four weeks, there has been a steady decline in weekly…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I remember the eureka moment I had about procrastination when I was still a high school Latin teacher. There was a lot of talk about “time management” and “SMART” goals going around the faculty in-service day training. But then one of the teachers spoke out, “This isn’t time management as much as it’s about an emotion they’d rather avoid.” At the time, I volunteered to be a practice client in a coaching session, having stepped in as a practice client for one of my future wife’s classmates.The burning question that arose was,…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I’ll never forget the moment I got the call: an audition for a movie with Robert De Niro.My brain short-circuited as soon as I heard his name. De Niro. The Godfather. Heat. Goodfellas. How could I not get distracted?As the big day drew near, I spiraled. This wasn’t just another audition. This was the audition. What if this is my big break? What if I blow it?What should I wear? Do I look the part?What if I forget my lines? What if I forget how to speak?Maybe I’m not ready. Maybe I’m…

President Donald Trump hosted a dinner for some of the biggest names in tech in the U.S. on Thursday, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.Tesla CEO Elon Musk was notably absent from the table but said on X that he was invited but could not attend, and sent a representative in his place.Trump started the event by praising every person at the table as “brilliant” and part of a “high IQ group.””This is taking our country to a new level,” he stated.Related: President Donald Trump, Apple to Announce $100 Billion Investment in…

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In 2014, Snapchat acquired our startup, Scan, for $54 million, back when QR codes were still relatively new.Most people hadn’t tried them, and phones didn’t support them natively. The technology was promising, but the experience wasn’t, so it sat behind a clunky UX. We removed that friction and made QR codes easier to create, scan and deploy, which led to quick adoption.The deal with Snapchat was seamless, not because of flashy decks or famous backers, but because they saw how we were focused on closing a real usage gap, how we moved…

More than half of deeptech founders say they are confident of raising their next funding round, even though a similar share worry that capital is hard to access, as per a survey of nearly 100 founders carried out by TDK Ventures and Kae Capital.A little over five in ten respondents (53%) reported that funding is difficult to access. At the same time, more than 58% said they are confident they can secure their next round. Only around three in 100 founders described funding as abundant. That mix of hope and friction shows a market in transition, not one that has…

Mark Zuckerberg has a really hard time making dinner reservations. People hang up on him constantly. Trying to live a normal life for the last two decades has been tough. He can’t even keep a Facebook page.That’s because Mark Zuckerberg is a bankruptcy lawyer from Indianapolis, Indiana, and not the cofounder of Facebook and CEO of Meta, Mark Zuckerberg.”I can’t use my name when making reservations or conducting business as people assume I’m a prank caller and hang up,” he writes on his blog, iammarkzuckerberg.com. “My life sometimes feels like the Michael Jordan ESPN commercial, where a regular person’s name…