AI, Media, Health: Test Your Business Creativity with Edition 176 of Our Weekly Quiz!
This insightful feature invites you to test and strengthen your business acumen! Here are five stimulating questions to kick off this 176th quiz edition. Are you ready to dive in?
Lateral Sparks, the weekly quiz, challenges your domain knowledge, business acumen, and lateral thinking skills. In this edition, we delve into issues that real-life entrepreneurs have faced on their startup journeys.
Imagine yourself in their shoes. What decisions would you make? As this quiz concludes, you will discover the strategies these entrepreneurs and innovators employed. Would your approach differ?
Comics have emerged as a burgeoning industry, encompassing a vibrant community of creators, educators, and entertainers. How can digital media propel this industry into new markets?
Post-harvest losses persist as a significant challenge for many farmers. Current solutions often fail to scale effectively or prevent fungal infections. What strategies could resolve this persistent issue?
In India, an estimated 270 million people grapple with chronic pain. The demand for comprehensive pain management solutions is surging, yet treatment options remain fragmented. How can we address this growing problem?
The efficient management of buildings is crucial, particularly in enhancing water and energy utilization. What role can digital technology play in achieving this efficiency?
Startups often face hurdles in attracting the right talent during various phases of their development. Traditional recruitment agencies frequently impose substantial fees without guaranteeing successful outcomes. How can this hiring conundrum be resolved?
Congratulations on reaching this point! There is more to discover—answers to these five questions, followed by insights into the solutions implemented by these entrepreneurs. Happy reading, learning, and creating!
The Toonsutra app, catering to a diverse range of Indian audiences, offers webtoons in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, alongside collaborations with global publishers. Boasting over two million downloads, Toonsutra has demonstrated the Indian audience’s readiness to embrace digital fandom and storytelling. According to co-founder and chairman Sharad Devarajan, this represents a thrilling integration of digital innovation and cultural resonance within one of the world’s most dynamic markets.
Founded by Monika Tiwari in 2022, Khetar is an agritech startup utilizing solar dehydration to preserve agricultural produce, thereby extending shelf life. This innovative approach enables produce to be processed, packaged, and sold to food processors or exporters. The company developed hybrid energy solutions to dehydrate a variety of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, with plans to expand operations beyond Rajasthan to Maharashtra and Uttarakhand. Their dehydration capabilities are set to include items like chikku, strawberries, onions, and tomatoes.
Nivaan Care, founded by Nivesh Khandelwal and Vishwas Singh, is a chain of multidisciplinary chronic pain management clinics. With recent funding, they plan to expand to ten new clinics across two cities and introduce regenerative medicine treatments. The company is dedicated to providing non-surgical, evidence-based solutions through a multidisciplinary approach encompassing medical, psychological, and rehabilitative care. To date, they have treated over 10,000 patients and have performed 1,400 minimally invasive procedures.
75F, founded by Deepinder Singh and Pankaj Chawla, specializes in the development and manufacturing of IoT-based building management systems, facilitating data-driven facilities intelligence. With more than 1,800 installations across nine countries, they leverage IoT, cloud computing, and machine learning to enhance energy efficiency in buildings. According to Deepinder Singh, the company’s founder and CEO, they are demonstrating that sophisticated energy management solutions can be both powerful and user-friendly.
YourTribe, a startup founded by Deepak Subramanian, Shravan Kumar, and Varun Gopalakrishnan, assists startups in attracting top talent by merging AI technology with employer branding. Their Recruitment-as-a-Service (RaaS) model allows startups to pay a fixed fee for high-quality hiring services, rather than traditional high-commission fees per hire. This Chennai-based enterprise was notably highlighted on Startup Singam, Tamil Nadu’s first mainstream startup reality TV show focused on startup and MSME investments and growth. To date, YourTribe has facilitated over 400 hires for more than 75 different companies and recently secured substantial funding.
