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Little Linked Linked - Shagun Singh We all have scribbled down a few lines of poetry sitting on the last bench at some point in our life, right? Now, what if we tell you that this passion and hobby can get a platform outside your regular school and college? Yes, a place where art and talent are appreciated. Introducing to you,  Little Letters Linked , founded by Shagun Singh in 2018. Little Letters Linked aka LLL, as they call it is a platform for micro-tales and musings. Upon receiving a heartwarming response, they are now headed also towards becoming one of the most promising media houses in India delivering quality content in the form of videos, texts, live events, etc.  Little Letters Linked was started as a mere hobby of writing, as stated by Shagun. He also said, “We believe that small ideas can do wondrous things if given a proper platform. LLL aims to encourage all writers and poets to showcase their talent to the world.” Singh, who has completed an executive degree f

A few years ago, Artificial Intelligence seemed like a distant dream, but now it’s an everyday reality. From chatbots to self-driving cars, AI is learning more about humans and simultaneously assisting them to make everyday life easier. AI is now increasingly being used in creating digital marketing strategies and has proven to be way more effective than traditional marketing methods. Jumping on to the bandwagon of AI operated marketing, Indian-American entrepreneur Gurbaksh Chahal founded RedLotus. Chahal is a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist who is using AI to completely revolutionize the way digital marketing works for brands. Born in a small town in Punjab, India, his family moved to California when he was four. Over the course of his career, Chahal founded multiple internet advertising companies, which he later sold for great profits. One of his ventures, BlueLithium was sold to Yahoo for $300 million in 2007. Since then, Chahal has founded many other companies which

Top ten startups to get no-holds-barred Masterclasses by the who’s who of global start-up industry and one to one mentorship by a Lightspeed Partner Extreme Entrepreneurs is ready to level the playing the field for ten high potential startups by providing access to the world’s best ideas, people and practices for zero-equity, no strings attached. The second edition of the business training series witnessed a phenomenal response: more than 870 startups applied, a 90% increase over the first year, from across 102 cities. These top ten startups will get a chance to get candid Masterclasses by some of the most iconic global startup leaders including Max Levchin, co-founder and CEO of Affirm, previously co-founder PayPal; Anu Hariharan, Partner, Y Combinator; Ritesh Agarwal, CEO and Founder, OYO rooms; and Sriharsha Majety, CEO and Co-Founder, Swiggy. amongst others. In addition, they will receive 1:1 mentorship by a Lightspeed Partner every week. The business training series will r

Lightspeed India is bringing back the second edition of the exciting startup training series, Extreme Entrepreneurs (EE2019). Extreme Entrepreneurs provides 8 high potential founding teams with exposure to world-class people and ideas, business model validation & pressure-testing and inspiration to fuel their journey. Highlights: Turning Outsiders into Insiders Open for entries till 15 th  August Masterclasses by the who’s who of the global start-up industry and 1:1 mentorship by a Lightspeed Partner for 8 startups Extreme Entrepreneurs has a three-session format and will be live every Tuesday, September 3rd till October 8th in Delhi. Testy Tuesdays start the morning with a startup-access only masterclass with a business luminary sharing candid learnings. Through the afternoon, the selected startups will have their business and points of view tested by a Lightspeed Partner. The evening cocktails will help shortlisted entrepreneurs become insiders to the broader startup, i

Week-long events provide insights into business-friendly Bahrain as a regional centre for startups Highlights Bahrain’s dynamic diversification drive towards a digital economy Bahrain’s focus on shaping a regional hub for entrepreneurs as part of its ongoing efforts to meet key goals within the Economic Vision 2030 comes under the spotlight next month when it hosts Startup Bahrain Week, a series of inspirational networking events for entrepreneurs, investors and businesses. Running between 3-7 March 2019, the fast-emerging regional startup community will be able to enjoy a platform of events to network and learn about the startup ecosystem that has been created by Bahrain thanks to its business-friendly economic and regulatory framework. H.E. Khalid Al Rumaihi, Chief Executive of the Bahrain Economic Development Board , said: “ Startup Bahrain Week promises to be a week-long of inspirational events for entrepreneurs and investors that will encourage innovation and gro