Entrepreneurship

The briefing The prevalence of ADHD, substance use disorders and mood disorders appears to be higher in entrepreneurs than in the general public A third of the entrepreneurs reported two or more concurrent mental disorders The connection between entrepreneurship and mental health conditions Entrepreneurship has long been associated with qualities such as risk-taking, persistence and …

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nensuria / iStock.com The trend with side runs is not going away any time soon. According to a recent survey by Zapier, 40% of Americans currently have side businesses—up from about 34% in December 2020. Discover: 10 American cities with lots of jobs and affordable housing Learn: How to protect your wealth from a potential …

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Image credit: Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto/Getty Images Some of India’s biggest startups are taking a haircut in their valuations, at least in the eyes of their investors, as some backers adjust their estimates amid the weakening global economy. BlackRock has cut the valuation of Byju’s, India’s most valuable $22 billion startup, by nearly half to $11.5 billion, …

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London-based accounting and financial management platform Translucent has raised a pre-seed round of £2.7 million. The round was led by LocalGlobe and includes angel investors Gary Turner and Craig Walker (both from Xero), who both join Translucent’s board, and founders from GoCardless, Jeeves, Karbon, Libeo, ComplyAdvantage, Ignition, Hubdoc and KashFlow. “Michael has already built one …

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Founders who don’t want to rely on outside capital from VCs or angels can build their startup by relying on their own savings and income—what’s known as bootstrapping. And with the slowing pace of VC investment, it’s an opportunity that can unlock freedom while minimizing dilution under a tough funding landscape. But it’s not all …

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Tamil Nadu has 576 start-ups with all women founders and about 3,654 start-ups with at least one woman founder, data compiled by YNOS Venture Engine shows. Of these, 2,076 startups are based in Chennai, Coimbatore comes second with 488 startups and Madurai has about 119 startups. Tiruchi, Salem and Tiruppur also have a significant number …

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Image credit: Suppachok Nuthep/Getty Images Early-stage investments inherently have a higher risk of failure, but those risks also come with potentially higher rewards: Getting in on the ground floor of a startup’s journey gives VCs more bargaining power. This applies especially to much early pre-seed stage, where companies may barely have a working product to …

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